THE TIME FOR LOUD DIPLOMACY – A COMMENTARY

THE TIME FOR LOUD DIPLOMACY – A COMMENTARY

Despite a year of grace given to the Prime Minister for ‘quiet diplomacy’ to work, the release of Julian Assange from political incarceration and extradition looks as remote as ever – so it seems it’s time to get out the loudhailer once more.

HIGHLIGHTS

‘Top Secret’ NSA map, this extract showing the Pacific Ocean and the XKeyScore surveillance facilities located in Australia and New Zealand and other nations.
The NSA surveillance facilities are located in Australia at Pine Gap (Rainfall) near Alice Springs, the signals intelligence satellite stations outside Geraldton in Western Australia, at Shoal Bay near Darwin, and at the HMAS Harman listening post in Canberra, and in at New Zealand’s Waihopai satellite interception station (Ironsand). (Image: NSA, via Edward Snowden) 
See more in ‘EYES OVER THE PACIFIC

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SILENT COLLABORATOR 

SILENT COLLABORATOR 

EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s official neglect of detained WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is revealed in Federal Government files obtained under FOI legislation.

BOMBER’S REVOLVING DOORWAY

BOMBER’S REVOLVING DOORWAY

There is a never-ending conga line of politicians, intelligence, military and defence officials quick-stepping through revolving doorways onto the boards of lucrative military weapons companies.

WATCHING THE EYES

WATCHING THE EYES

A new history of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance ultimately provides cover for those nations’ modern day crimes.

SECRECY AND EMPIRE

SECRECY AND EMPIRE

Under the guise of protecting the national interest, Australia’s security establishment acts in secret to uphold the global US-led imperial order.

BLOOD IN THE ARCHIVES

BLOOD IN THE ARCHIVES

Newly declassified files from the National Archives of Australia show how the Department of Foreign Affairs provided PR cover for Indonesia’s genocidal scorched-earth campaign in East Timor.

DESPERATE MEASURES

DESPERATE MEASURES

Sympathy for the traumatised Palestinian community was targeted by political vigilantes attempting to influence the Australian election.

DEMOCRACY IN DANGER

DEMOCRACY IN DANGER

‘State capture’ by private interests explains why, no matter which major party forms government in Australia, powerful and well-connected industries always seem to win. 

FIGHTING N.A.T.O.

FIGHTING N.A.T.O.

How a former Australian SAS soldier was hired to bring Russian and South African mercenaries to Libya to fight against NATO for President Gaddafi