Category: geopolitics

No Illusions 18 – 18 Feb 2011 Feb 2011

[audio:http://http://noillusionspodcast.com/audio/tpn_noillusions_20110218_18.mp3] First show of the year, new format. Straight news reads of stories I found interesting from the last couple of days, with a little bit of commentary…

The AG’s Letter Feb 2011

Yesterday I received this letter from the Attorney-General’s office. It was sent to my work address. It says “Thank you for your recent correspondence…” but I never sent…

No Illusions Live #17 – All About Wikileaks Dec 2010

Last night Chrissy & I chatted for an hour about Wikileaks. We point out the mistakes a lot of people on Twitter (mostly Americans) are making when it…

Questions for Wikileaks’ Critics Dec 2010

1. Do you think its possible that the US govt has ever committed acts of violence or been involved in corruption of any kind? 2. If so, do…

A Letter to PM Gillard Dec 2010

Dear Prime Minister, I am writing to express my disgust at your government’s treatment of an honourable Australian citizen, namely, Julian Assange. Here is a man who represents…

Wikileaks : The Talking Points Dec 2010

This is a quick guide to the most recent Wikileaks news, for those people who can’t be bothered reading it in detail. I’ve discovered lately that a few…

Some Thoughts on Heroin and Afghanistan Nov 2010

Afghanistan as a whole supplies 92% of the world’s opiates. The Head of the Taliban’s Supreme Council, Mullah Mohammed Omar, declared it “un-Islamic” to process heroin in July…

Bias in Assange News Coverage Nov 2010

How many news orgs, in their coverage of the rape allegations against Wikileaks’ founder Julian Assange, mention the whole story, i.e that both the Prosecution and the Defense…

No Illusions 16 – More Dangerous Than Crack Nov 2010

Links for this week’s live show: Report: Alcohol more dangerous that heroin, cocaine, crystal meth, ecstasy, tobacco California’s Prop 19 Randy Quaid’s Press Conference Gang Stalking World “Boat People” aka…

No Illusions 15 Oct 2010

On last night’s live show, we discussed the Iraq War Logs recently released by Wikileaks, how to tell when you might have fascism on your hands, and a little about…