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Israel “Far Worse” Than Apartheid South Africa
Tuesday, 1 November 2005, 1:49 pm | Christiaan Briggs
The situation for Arabs in Israel & Palestine is “far worse” than that of the blacks in what was apartheid South Africa. This was Ronnie Kasrils’ response to the question of whether Israel could be compared to South Africa during its apartheid ... More >>
Last Straw: Labour Wins The Election
Thursday, 28 July 2005, 1:59 pm | Christiaan Briggs
Forget the fact that Brash is an incompetent warmonger who desperately wants to be another one of Bush's poodles. Now you've got a bona fide middle-class reason to vote Green or Labour. More >>
Christiaan Briggs: Chickens Come Home To Roost
Friday, 8 July 2005, 2:51 pm | Christiaan Briggs
Lucky for that “War on Terror” thing ay? My mother managed to phone me today from New Zealand, to check I hadn’t been blown up. She advised that I take care with my words. The first hint I received of something amiss in London this morning was full ... More >>
Termination of Sumner Burstyn's NZ Herald Column
Thursday, 15 April 2004, 8:25 am | Christiaan Briggs
Well well, it's kick-off as they say. An effort to shut good progressive writers completely out of New Zealand's mainstream newspapers looks like it might be under way. More >>
Letter To U.S. Embassy: Arrest of Bruce Hubbard
Monday, 3 November 2003, 9:03 am | Christiaan Briggs
You have picked the wrong country if you think you can use the NZ police to doing your bidding. More >>
Soak up that propaganda
Friday, 11 April 2003, 8:09 am | Christiaan Briggs
Saddam's regime is on the brink, a joyous occasion to be sure, after years of tyranny, supported by the US, UK and other western governments while committing his worst crimes, and then 12 years of sanctions which made his regime stronger and ordinary ... More >>
Christiaan Briggs Reports On Iraq
Friday, 14 March 2003, 3:22 pm | Christiaan Briggs
I must admit, of all the scenarios, being asked to leave [Iraq] wasn’t the one I expected. I am sitting in a room in South London somewhere. On Friday night I was escorted from Baghdad to a hotel in Amman, Jordan by Iraqi officials along with other ... More >>
Human Shield Volunteers Made to Leave Iraq
Monday, 10 March 2003, 10:00 am | Christiaan Briggs
Hundreds of Human Shield volunteers from over 30 countries have been converging in Baghdad over the past month. Early last week they started deploying to strategic sites that are key to avoiding mass civilian casualties in the event of a US lead ... More >>
Rumsfeld pushes big lie on human shields in Iraq
Wednesday, 26 February 2003, 10:32 am | Christiaan Briggs
Hi everyone, according to Donald Rumsfeld (the man that war criminal Henry Kissinger described as "the most ruthless man I've ever known") I am a war criminal. (click here to read the article). More >>
Why a small-town Kiwi boy's off to Iraq
Thursday, 2 January 2003, 4:45 pm | Christiaan Briggs
I read a book recently that changed my life. This is a little story of the lead-up to that lesson and the point beyond: becoming part of the Truth Justice Peace Human Shield Action Iraq. More >>
Guest Opinion: Let's Be World Leaders
Friday, 26 October 2001, 3:59 pm | Christiaan Briggs
"Did an iceberg sink the Titanic or unfounded technological optimism, over-confidence and pride?" Key Lessons from the History of Science and Technology, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment 2001. More >>
Accusations of Voter Apathy Misguided
Monday, 15 October 2001, 1:56 pm | Christiaan Briggs
Christiaan Briggs, a 25 year old who stood for Napier City Council, is not surprised by another low voter turnout for local body elections around the country. More >>
