G’Day World #322 – It’s Called MYANMAR not BURMA ffs

by | May 9, 2008 | Podcast

My first show for a month!!! I explain why the big break on the show.

But the main topic for today is Myanmar, or what the ignorant Western media insist on calling Burma. As you’ve heard, they were hit recently by a terrible cyclone and there are potentially 100,000 people dead and millions homeless. Western aid is having trouble getting there because the Myanmar government won’t let them in.

But why? That’s what I ask on today’s show. How did Myanmar get to this place? What is it’s history?

Listen to the show to learn about the role in Myanmar’s history of the British military dictatorship, American gas interests and foreign spies infiltrating NGOs and charities, and then 6 o’clock news might make more sense.

Links:

Chevron’s involvement connected to HR abuses in Burma

Aid groups shelter spies


Condi Rice’s relationship with Chevron

Wikipedia’s entry on Myanmar

Today’s music:

Light Rides the Super MajorUp The Empire
“Volcano” (mp3)
from “Light Rides the Super Major”
(The Cougar Label)

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GetUp! Campaign to Stop Lobbyists

by | May 8, 2008 | Uncategorized

I just signed this online campaign being run by GetUp! to stop lobbyists from the BAD energy companies (oil, coal, etc) subverting the Federal Budget’s investments to clean up Australia. You should to. Only take a couple of seconds. They are trying to get 15,000 votes and they currently have about 4700.

Cameron-Reilly, LLC

by | May 4, 2008 | Uncategorized

I stumbled across this company today. Apparently they make roads in Washington state! The company is owned by two guys – Jim Cameron and Mike Reilly. I’ll have to see if one of my listeners in Washington can snag me some of their company swag! I especially like the images on their website of large road signs with “Cameron” written on them. Now they could come in handy at the next MODM Block Party.

Watching Christopher Hitchens Videos

by | May 4, 2008 | Atheism, religion

I’ve only discovered this morning how brilliant Christopher Hitchens (author of “God Is Not Great”) is when he talks. Check out this video for starters then make your way through some related YouTube clips.

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A Tip For Using the Lexmark z1420 on Leopard

by | Apr 22, 2008 | Uncategorized

If you, like me, bought a Lexmark z1420 wireless printer and you, like me, have spent the last four hours trying to get your Macbook Pro to connect to the bloody thing then you, like me, should go to THIS SITE and download the special Leopard drivers which Lexmark neglected to put on the frakking installation disc or even make reference to in their little booklet! It’s April 2008. Leopard was released on October 26, 2007. Not good enough. Thanks for wasting four hours of my life Lexmark – I hate you.

My Free Will Flowchart

by | Apr 18, 2008 | free will

As I’m continually finding myself discussing the subject of free will with people recently, I created this flowchart to better explain my perspective on the issue.

Free Will Flowchart

If you have rebuttals and answers to the questions I pose on the negative side of the chart, please contribute them here in the LOTU forum.