-
Subscribe to pearls and irritations
-
Most viewed recently
- JOHN MENADUE. The terrorists are over here because our troops are over there.
- GRAHAM FREUDENBERG. Revising history 1914-2017
- JOHN MENADUE. The question Leigh Sales didn’t ask Senator John McCain.
- LYNDSAY CONNORS. Schools Funding: unearthing the facts
- JOHN WARHURST. We need a royal commission into the corruption and decay of Australian politics.
-
Recent posts
- MACK WILLIAMS. Mindanao call to the Caliphate !! 23 June 2017
- CAVAN HOGUE. We always want an outside protector 23 June 2017
- GEORGE RENNIE. Australia’s lobbying laws are inadequate, but other countries are getting it right 23 June 2017
- GEOFF RABY. Where have all the grown-ups gone on China policy? 23 June 2017
- TONY KEVIN. Oliver Stone’s The Putin Interviews – reflections on the first half of this current SBS miniseries 23 June 2017
Categories
- Current affairs (2,963)
- Arts (29)
- Reviews (19)
- Defence/Security (540)
- ANZAC (46)
- Democratic Renewal (117)
- Economy (785)
- Taxation (61)
- Education (141)
- Environment (166)
- Climate change (127)
- Foreign Affairs (931)
- Australia and Asia (290)
- Health (355)
- Human Rights (307)
- Immigration (451)
- Multi-Culturalism (27)
- Refugees and asylum seekers (396)
- Indigenous affairs (36)
- Industrial relations (28)
- Infrastructure (121)
- Media (408)
- NBN (57)
- Politics (1,854)
- Federal Election 2016 (106)
- Religion and Faith (349)
- Science (1)
- Sport (39)
- Tributes (31)
- Vested Interests (149)
- Arts (29)
- Foreign Policy (13)
- Freedom, opportunity and security series (57)
- Making housing affordable series (15)
- Uncategorized (47)
- Current affairs (2,963)
Tag Archives: Ramadi
JAMES O’NEILL. A tale of two cities: Aleppo and Mosul.
The double standards of the western media are clearly demonstrated in the different treatment accorded the liberation of Aleppo by Syrian and Russian forces and the ongoing battle for the liberation of Mosul by ‘coalition’ (i.e. US) forces in northern … Continue reading
Posted in Defence/Security, Media
Tagged Al-Qaeda, Aleppo, Fallujah, invasion of Iraq, ISIS, James O'Neill, Mosul, Ramadi
2 Comments