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The Starving Millions and “Kylie Minogue’s Ordeal”

category international | arts and media | other press author Wednesday July 05, 2006 15:38author by finch

It’s called distraction, shifting focus, drawing attention away from the real issues that beset the majority of humans on the planet. We are all anticipating another round of distracting emotive images on our televisions; things are not going well for the powers, it’s time for another ‘circuit’ of abuse awareness commercials, always topical and a guaranteed mind-shifter. The public consciousness is a well-managed resource – never doubt it!

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author by Ali H.publication date Sat Aug 19, 2006 13:19author address author phone

"It is a week since news broke in London about an alleged plot to blow up nine commercial jetliners and there are emerging indicators that Bush and Blair exaggerated the truth about the actual readiness of the so-called plot. And yes, I mean so-called plot. Why would Bush and Blair hype a terrorist threat? A very simple answer. The White House was on notice that Seymour Hersh's story that the Bush Administration encouraged Israel to invade Lebanon as part of a broader scheme to set the stage for war with Iran. Tony Blair, Bush's enabler, went along with the ruse."

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author by pingin'publication date Sat Aug 19, 2006 18:59author address author phone

this image first appeared in this article
http://www.indymedia.ie/newswire.php?story_id=69161
which reminded irish people that alone in the EU their kids didn't get and don't get free school dinners.

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