Putin not attending G20 summit Russian President Vladimir is not attending this week’s G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia. That’s to avoid having the other leaders treat him like a skunk at the garden party. So now, everyone will be able able to breathe more easily. It’s good that this genocidal maniac still has enough common sense to avoid… Read more.
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Tsunami Devastates Indonesia … Again
No doubt you recall the earthquake that struck Indonesia in 2004, triggering a tsunami that killed over 230,000 people. Government officials promised back then to devise a foolproof-warning system to ensure deadly tsunamis would never again wash up on so many people unawares. Sure enough, another earthquake struck Indonesia on Friday, triggering another tsunami. The… Read more.
Xenophobia guiding Australia’s immigration policy
Australia is roughly the same size as the contiguous Unites States. But it has a population of only 22 million people; the US has 307 million. Therefore, you’d think Australia would be solicitous about attracting new immigrants to its shores. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. For the record, over 1 million people… Read more.