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Ultranationalists Prop-up Crumbling Israeli Govt

Thursday, 31 October 2002, 8:56 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Israel’s government collapsed overnight after Labor Party ministers in the Ariel Sharon Cabinet resigned over funding of Jewish settlements. But Sharon will continue to govern Israel in a minority coalition government of rightwing and religious parties, ... More >>

Lessons in Justice: Bush’s European Nightmare

Tuesday, 15 October 2002, 10:12 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Clearly the Bush Administration has been issued legal advice that a pre-emptive strike against Iraq at this time would contravene international law and conventions protecting human rights. Could George Bush be tried for war crimes? Yes. More >>

Butchers Must Be Tried for War Crimes

Tuesday, 8 October 2002, 11:09 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Israel’s latest assault against Palestinian civilians in Gaza would be a crime against humanity if perpetrated by soldiers of any other nation. More >>

Crude Set to Soar

Monday, 7 October 2002, 11:04 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Crude oil prices jumped 1.3% overnight to over USD$30 per barrel after a suspected terrorist attack exploded a French oil tanker off the Yemen coast. More >>

Imperial PAX Americana

Wednesday, 25 September 2002, 12:02 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

This week the USA released its blueprint to advance toward world domination. Sound oddly familiar? Yes you’ve seen the movies too. But this is far from entertaining. This is revelation of biblical proportions. This is the Imperial PAX Americana Blueprint. More >>

Germans return "Red-Green" coalition by a whisker

Monday, 23 September 2002, 1:52 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's coalition of Social Democrats and Greens appear to have clung to power, but with a severely reduced majority. More >>

New Zealand ought to say sorry to East Timorese

Wednesday, 18 September 2002, 5:47 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Back in 1975 Indonesian dictator Suharto was given the green light to invade East Timor by US President Gerald Ford. What followed was 23 years of US-Indonesian oppression of East Timorese. New Zealand sat silent. We ought to say sorry. More >>

Another Ramone Down - Dee Dee's Dead

Friday, 7 June 2002, 12:18 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Dee Dee Ramone (50), a founding member of the pioneer punk band the Ramones, was found dead by his wife of a likely drug overdose on the couch in his Hollywood home. More >>

Say Sorry For Policy Of Silence

Friday, 17 May 2002, 3:00 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

East Timor's Independence must be celebrated. And New Zealand must share in that, but we must also say sorry for past government's policy of silence, a policy nurtured significantly in the 1990s by the then New Zealand Foreign Minister Don McKinnon. More >>

Israeli Professors/Lecturers Support "Refuseniks"

Tuesday, 7 May 2002, 9:29 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Professors and lecturers from universities around Israel have signed a petition supporting students who are refusing to fight in the Palestinian territories. Two hundred and forty four professors and lecturers have signed so far. More >>

Bible-Belt Forces Middle-East Dilemma On Bush

Monday, 6 May 2002, 5:15 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

The Bible-belt believes Israel is “God's Own”, any nation damning its actions will be doomed. Tagging Bush is Falwell and his rightwing gang of pro-Israeli lobbyists opposing a powerful UN backed humanitarian ideal. Decisive leadership is required. More >>

Spectator Launches 'Web Identities' Webhosting

Saturday, 4 May 2002, 11:59 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Auckland based news and publishing agency Spectator.co.nz has launched "Web Identities" an upmarket, affordable at NZ$25 ex-GST/month, webhosting service with personalised support specially designed for home, org, and SME sites. More >>

Israel Wins! UN To Disband Jenin Investigator Team

Thursday, 2 May 2002, 4:10 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan wil disband a fact-finding team that was established to discover the truth about what went on inside Jenin Refugee Camp. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Kieran Prendergast said this afternoon: ... More >>

Again - Israel Denies UN Fact-finding Team

Monday, 29 April 2002, 12:41 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

The Israeli cabinet decided last night not to allow the team in the region. Communications Minister Reuven Rivlin, accused the United Nations backing off agreements made with Israel so it would not be allowed to arrive. More >>

Feedback - Restoring Testosterone

Friday, 26 April 2002, 11:44 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Ms. Burstyn, I want to thank you for your recent article entitled "Restoring Testosterone". While I disagree with many of the qualifications of being "a man", I am pleased at any time that a person recognizes their own prejudices and takes any step to reconcile ... More >>

An ANZAC – In Memory of a Man of Peace

Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 9:32 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

This man lived in Papakura, a town about 30 kilometres south of Auckland City, New Zealand. He had witnessed the worst and the best of human endeavour. He called himself Chino. His simple life's story made an impact, he shared his wisdom and he passed ... More >>

Israel Again Shuts UN Teams Out of West Bank

Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 10:47 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

World Health Organisation experts are being kept out of Jenin refugee camp. And Israel has again changed its mind, stating this morning it would block the UN fact-finding team from entering Israel and the Palestinian territories after granting it access ... More >>

Asylum Seekers Continue Stand-off in WA

Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 9:16 pm | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

A standoff between security at a detention centre in northwestern Australia is now in its fifth day. Australian immigration officials say 28 guards have been injured so far in clashes with the asylum seekers at the Curtin detention centre in Western ... More >>

Israel Changes Mind – Let’s UN Inside West Bank

Tuesday, 23 April 2002, 9:06 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

Israel has decided to allow members of a United Nations fact finding team into the West Bank – changing its mind after first refusing a UN humanitarian team entry to both Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories. More >>

Breaking News: Israel Refuses UN Access

Monday, 22 April 2002, 12:06 am | Selwyn Manning - Scoop Auckland

This news has just come in. The Israeli government has announced that it will not facilitate entry of the UN Human Rights mission into Israel and the Palestinian territories. The mission was to have been led by UN rights chief Mary Robinson, former anti-apartheid ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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