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I may come back, but at the moment I'm pursuing the changes in Australia.
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WikiLeaks – Australian flavour!
I’m getting tired of chasing WikiLeaks as it succumbs to overwhelming DDoS and other stuff.
I want to read it, understand it and see if it affects me and my community. I also need to be sure that my Government is doing the best by me, looking after my interests; working for my country. In other words, being the Leader we elected them to be. Caretakers, decision makers with our interests at heart.
It seems I may be dreaming, I hope not. It’s what we all want for us.
I’m beginning to think our elected leaders go to the USA Casino and crap shoot. And the Croupier is – the USA Administration. The President doesn’t count, he or she is just standing with us and watching the reel spin and laying bets on red or black.
This is no way to run a world of billions of people. I know there isn’t much I can do, being a Little Old Lady in Far Western New South Wales … but wait, I have the Internet … I am not alone, so I did some finger tapping. Thought over my options carefully and signed into:
http://pirateparty.org.au/
They’ve created mirror sites for WikiLeaks and I’ll use them, purely because I have a right to know. They're not just there for wikileaks, they're there for us as a community.
You have a right to know too.
Consual Sex in Sweden, so be careful
"Lifted quote from the above article from Crikey.com"
"Apparently having consensual sex in Sweden without a condom is punishable by a term of imprisonment of a minimum of two years for rape. That is the basis for a reinstitution of rape charges against WikiLeaks figurehead Julian Assange that is destined to make Sweden and its justice system the laughing stock of the world and dramatically damage its reputation as a model of modernity."
This is ridiculous. I'm not denigrating the charges the women have made, however, using or not using a condom can be a personal or religious preference. The current Pope has conceded to condom use in limiting the spread of AIDS related infections.
I thoroughly support the use of condoms to help in controlling diseases, especially the ones women contract from male partners. They aren't a solution, they're more of a 'bandaid'. They fail, their construction is suspect, and always has been.
Consensual sex happens frequently among long term partners who trust each other, and they may sometimes decide not to use condoms. It is their preference and a private one. Legislating for or against condom use, to me, smacks of interference and violation of basic human rights.
If I was a Swedish citizen and wished to produce a child with my partner, would I be breaking the law by not using a condom?
I believe Sweden, especially the Prosecutor, NY may need to rethink their condom law.
I'm really stunned why Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, is being pursued by Interpol. Maybe they can fill me in on the nitty-gritty, but I don't think they will.They're too scared they might have a 'whistle-blower' embedded.
I like whistle-blowers, sometime I don't like them much when they affect me. I guess we're all like me, in a way
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It seems the whistleblower site, Wikileaks, has been shot down in a spectacular denial of service, worldwide. British police expect to arrest Julian Assange, an Australian citizen, as early as tomorrow, according to news media reports.
Some countries, mainly the USA, are upset on the first few releases of cables from diplomatic sources worldwide, back to the US State department. From what I've read over the last few days, the cables are reasonably innocuous, contain little more than US diplomatic sneering, personal comments and a little sleeze about the people in power they were dealing with in many different countries
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I Love Money
So do you. I love it for the way I can use it on a day to day basis, e.g buying food, paying the rent, mortgage. Buying frilly knickers for the boss
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If you’re a writer, like me, and you research the Internet, like me, I bet you’re wondering when those scammers who plagued, bleach and strip the USA writers, arrive here.
I give us another year or two of freedom, then they’ll be here.
We’re a small nation (population, 21 Million, give or take a few). We’re creative. Somebody is going to come here and milk the creative Australian cow
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It's so cute. I love this story. I want to keep this photo, this recipe, this story; these other bits and pieces. I'll save them, maybe put them on my blog later and show my friends.
This is Plagiarising another's work and it is THEFT
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I've been watching with great interest our political manoeuverings in Canberra over the last week.
I'm not sure we're getting the whole gen on this. Julia Gillard (with help) gazumps Kevin Rudd in a late night takeover
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I realise that I am not a blogger and know I never will be one. I'm happy about that because I realise what I am.
I'm a writer. I write short stories, articles and essays. I write historical fiction and humorous short stories, some of which have been scripted.
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Comment by Elisabeth Fraser
on Wikileaks Another Fair Game Situation
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Australian Take
We don't always understand the way Asian countries operate. We rush, hurry, hurry. Most Asian countries don't. They're content to examine the problem from all sides.
Kevin Rudd, dear soul, is far too energetic to handle the role of Foreign Affairs, and he may never be.
He is unable to adjust his own agenda to other Nations needs because he runs on 'tramlines'. He is so focused on the end, he forgets the middle - which is often the hardest part in negotiations.
Kevin Rudd is focused on 'completion' not on 'concretion', making a deal stand for the benefit of the Australian community.