Ok Graham, let’s have a dialogue. Let us try and reach across the gulf between a radical and a liberal.
Point One – the “ War is brutal” argument
You said:
Where I am coming from is this. War is a brutal business, and things like this happen. That isn’t to […] Continue Reading…

Graham, What can I say. We seem to be inhabiting different universes. Your piece on the Abu Ghraib tortures was crazy really. I simply don’t understand where you are coming from.
Firstly you absolutely refuse to take on board the functionality of torture in a low-intensity operations. In such cases […] Continue Reading…

In response to my recent blog entry about abuses at Abu Ghraib prison, Graham Young said he’s “sick and tired of people telling (him) that if women ruled the world things would be much more peaceful…”
Now, in my more radical, or heartbroken, moments, I’ve been known to claim, “all […] Continue Reading…

When you have worked for and with politicians for as long as I have, it is hard to feel embarrassed for them.
Yesterday I actually felt embarrassed for the Federal Minister for Community and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony. Anyone else who watched or heard question time in the House of […] Continue Reading…

If the pictures taken in Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq had been taken in a Queensland jail, the person who took the photos would have been liable for 2 years jail. It is an offense to interview, photograph or record a Queensland jail inmate without official permission. As […] Continue Reading…

REGULAR readers will know I have a low opinion of rugby league administrators – about as low as a snake’s belly!
The latest scandal involving the NSW State of Origin player, Mark Gasnier, highlights two facts.
Firstly, the game of rugby league, and its senior players in particular, have a serious […] Continue Reading…

An analysis (RTF, 247 KB) of our poll into voter attitudes toward Latham and Howard provides further insight into why Latham is polling so strongly after the budget. Everyone has made up their mind about Howard, and most have made up their mind about Latham. At the […] Continue Reading…

Although Prime Minister John Howard and President George W Bush are in dire need of fashion tips, they have chosen to alienate members of the community that could take them from drab to fab, or at least from dull to less so, with public statements about protecting marriage from […] Continue Reading…

Conventional wisdom says that the abuses in Abu Ghraib prison damage the US position in Iraq. This wisdom may be true in the very short term, but may not be in the long-term. The US response to Abu Ghraib is already demonstrating the benefits of a western […] Continue Reading…