Name: the silver surfer
Dateline: Sydney
Weblog: blogcritics.org/index.php
Articles: 18
First Published: Thursday, September 28, 2006
Last Published: Saturday, March 1, 2008
Currently listing articles 18-1:
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Soldier of The Queen: Prince Harry's Top-Secret (and Very Bloody Dangerous) Tour of Duty — News of Prince Harry's tour in Afghanistan has led to his recall over security fears, but at least the tabloids are seeing him in a
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Bang Bang, You're Dead— The rich vein of Australia's criminal past is never too far from the surface, even in the 21st century. A new show documents a decade
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The Day We Toppled A Government— There are ways to bring down governments that have outlived their usefulness or betrayed their people, and there are ways. Here's the best way.
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The Man Tipped as Next Aussie Prime Minister 'asked to leave NY strip club' — How a bad night out at an American lap-dancing club turned into a potential vote winner Down Under
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Hitting Mugabe's Murderous Regime for Six— The Australian Government hit back at the murderous regime of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe by cancelling a planned cricket tour.
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A Clash of Civilisations, Lest We Forget— Horrific events of nearly a century ago are more relevent to the future of the English-speaking nations than ever, as history has a habit of
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Crazy Notions About The British Naval Party Drama— Conspiracy theories about the Iranian capture of a British Naval Party hold a lot less water than the Persian Gulf.
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Britain Commemorates Abolition of Slave Trade 200 Years Ago— Britain struck down slavery 200 years ago, but the global battle for human rights rages on.
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Big Ask For Super 14 Opener as Waratahs Trek to High Veldt and Lions' Den— Super 14 rugby begins this weekend, and expect the intensity to ratchet up a notch with Springboks, Wallabies and All Blacks jerseys up for grabs
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Flying the Flag: Sanity Prevails for Australia Day— Millions of Aussies are out in force this Australia Day long weekend to celebrate their metamorphosis from penal colony to party central.
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Australia Day Concert Bans Aussie Flag as a Symbol of Hate— Australians are united in anger over a ban on their own flag because of fears it might incite race riots.
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I'm Dreaming of a White Hot Christmas— It's that time of year again: Surf, sun, feral parrots, dangerous spiders, and iced-chocolate frappes. It's Christmas Down Under, and not to be laughed at.
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Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust— The Ashes cricket series might be the world's most fiercely fought international sporting contest. It’s certainly the oldest and longest-running. But it's war, not sport.
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Satire: Why Burqas Are The New Green— This is a heartwarming story that proves once again the family that plays together, stays together. Even if they belong to al-Qaeda.
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Leaving Iraq: Will History Give Us A Way Out?— As George Bush and Tony Blair now tacitly admit to a sense of failure in the coalition's Iraq adventure, old questions may provide new answers.
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Altered States: How the US Really Achieves Global Domination— US imperialism can take subtle forms, like Halloween and Sesame Street, but you know Americans are rooting for you even if the thong's on the
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Jemaah Islamiyah: Terror in Paradise and Blood On The Sand— George W. Bush's aim of stopping terrorists is no deluded global expedition to tilt at windmills. Chasing psychopaths and mass murderers never is.
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Getting The Boot Down Under— Expanded national sporting competitions in Australia leave Sydney and Melbourne supporting football codes they know nothing about.
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