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Dear friends As I have previously announced, we are now “freezing” the blog.? We are also making archives of the blog available for free download in various formats (see below).?

offsite link What do you make of the Russia and China Partnership? Tue Feb 28, 2023 16:26 | The Saker
by Mr. Allen for the Saker blog Over the last few years, we hear leaders from both Russia and China pronouncing that they have formed a relationship where there are

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Public Inquiry
Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

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offsite link News Round-Up Wed Dec 25, 2024 00:32 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
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offsite link Starmer Doesn?t Have a Feel for Politics and His Team Lacks the Skills to Run the Country, Says Vete... Tue Dec 24, 2024 19:00 | Will Jones
Keir Starmer "doesn?t have a feel" for the Labour Party or politics in general and his team lacks the skills to run the country, veteran Labour MP?Diane Abbott?has said.
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offsite link Church of England Tells Clergy to Edit Christmas Carols to ?Avoid Unnecessary Offence? Tue Dec 24, 2024 18:00 | Will Jones
The Church of England has told clergy in Birmingham to watch out for "problematic words" in Christmas carols that imply Jesus is the "true Messiah" or other religions aren't valid. And they wonder why the pews are empty.
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offsite link Best-Selling Hybrids Face Net Zero Ban From 2030 Tue Dec 24, 2024 15:42 | Will Jones
Some of Britain?s best-selling hybrid cars will be banned from sale after 2030 under a?Net Zero crackdown?proposed by Ministers, including the mild hybrid versions of the Ford Puma, Range Rover Evoque and VW Golf.
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offsite link Experts Call For Return of Lockdown-Style Social Distancing as Flu Surges, Claiming ?a Fifth of Thos... Tue Dec 24, 2024 13:46 | Will Jones
Experts?have issued an urgent call for lockdown-style social distancing ahead of Christmas Day amid surging flu infections, claiming that a fifth of those infected have no symptoms but can spread it.
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Ever wondered about the Dalai Lama?

category international | rights, freedoms and repression | other press author Wednesday April 13, 2011 11:25author by Celia S Report this post to the editors

In the article below Michael Parenti deconstructs the body myths surrounding the question of the Dalai Lama/Tibet. Very relevant given the love-in going on today. What say you Andy Storey/Afri?

Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth

I. For Lords and Lamas

Along with the blood drenched landscape of religious conflict there is the experience of inner peace and solace that every religion promises, none more so than Buddhism. Standing in marked contrast to the intolerant savagery of other religions, Buddhism is neither fanatical nor dogmatic--so say its adherents. For many of them Buddhism is less a theology and more a meditative and investigative discipline intended to promote an inner harmony and enlightenment while directing us to a path of right living. Generally, the spiritual focus is not only on oneself but on the welfare of others. One tries to put aside egoistic pursuits and gain a deeper understanding of one’s connection to all people and things. “Socially engaged Buddhism” tries to blend individual liberation with responsible social action in order to build an enlightened society.

A glance at history, however, reveals that not all the many and widely varying forms of Buddhism have been free of doctrinal fanaticism, nor free of the violent and exploitative pursuits so characteristic of other religions....What of Tibetan Buddhism?

Related Link: http://www.michaelparenti.org/Tibet.html

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Love-in on Pat Kenny show     Celia S    Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:29 
   Bishop Kenny...     opus diablos    Wed Apr 13, 2011 11:52 
   His highness has spoken.......     Celia S    Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:08 
   lazy lama     me    Wed Apr 13, 2011 13:26 
   Don't be hard.     Not Infallible.    Wed Apr 13, 2011 13:55 
   people always find excuses to kill each other     Atheist    Wed Apr 13, 2011 16:46 
   dalai lama event     Andy Storey    Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:58 
   Dalai Lama's regime     Tibet Man    Fri Apr 15, 2011 18:34 
   truth is     DL    Sat Apr 16, 2011 03:06 
 10   A llama from Delhi?     Mad Jack McMad    Mon Apr 18, 2011 01:15 
 11   forgive and forget??     Criminals    Mon Apr 18, 2011 06:36 
 12   In Defence of the Dalai Lama     Brian    Sat Apr 23, 2011 23:16 
 13   I can accept that...     opus diablos    Sun Apr 24, 2011 14:12 
 14   Gullible Pesants.     Atheist.    Sun Apr 24, 2011 15:01 


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