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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 >>