National Observer - Australia and World Affairs articles from December 2005

National Observer - Australia and World Affairs archives from December 2005

Mafia influence and the Whitlam government.(Edward Gough Whitlam, political aspects of Australia)(Editorial)
December 22, 2005... The death of Mr. Al Grassby in April 2005 has elicited wide-spread public comments on his Mafia ties. Mr. Grassby, the architect of "multiculturalism" and non-assimilation in Australia, was an influential member of the Whitlam government, being...

Mr. Peter Costello: white-anting the Liberal Party.(replacement of John Howard as treasirer)
December 22, 2005... There is a serious question how long the Liberal Party can afford the deliberately de-stabilising actions of Mr. Peter Costello, the Treasurer. Mr. John Howard has been a very successful Liberal Prime Minister. He has won four successive...

In this issue.(EDITORIAL COMMENT)
December 22, 2005... This issue of National Observer contains a number of important articles. Dr. Campbell's analysis of "taqiyya" is of particular importance in view of the inflamed position in Iraq and other countries, and the large number of Moslems who...

'Taqiyya': how Islamic extremists deceive the West.(Hezbollah, practice of Muslims blatantly lying to non-Muslims)
December 22, 2005... On 19 November 2003, in the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan Southern Division, Judge Steven Whalen concluded a four-page indictment against Mahmoud Youseff Kourani. The indictment described Kourani as a dedicated...

The rehabilitated reputation of senator Joseph McCarthy.(Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism)
December 22, 2005... During the 1950's Senator Joseph McCarthy spent much time attacking the infiltration by communists of American public institutions. For this he was widely attacked by American liberals and the American left. He was described as a demagogue, and...

Lest we forget: a life in the shadows.(rememberance of war veterans)
December 22, 2005... We are now in the fifth year of the new millennium. In the new century we still remember the dead of the two World Wars and other arenas of conflict. Anzac Day and Remembrance Day come and go with regularity and we are still commemorating the...

Keith Windschuttle on White Australia.
December 22, 2005... Keith Windschuttle (1) has given us the best and certainly the most comprehensive account of the White Australia Policy since Myra Willard's history, which was produced in 1923 by Melbourne University Press. In between these two there was a...

The future of Mr. Peter Costello.(budget and economic policy)
December 22, 2005... The past three months have seen two major political developments--the Prime Minister's so-called "Athens declaration" and associated political brouhaha, and the federal Budget for 2005-06. Common to both are the personality and performance of...

How will Japan's defence change its future?
December 22, 2005... Japan has long centred its foreign policy on its bilateral relationship with the United States, a stance supported by the majority of the Japanese. This relationship took its present shape during the decades of the Cold War, and discussions of...

The increasing powers of the Family court.(Elizabeth Evatt and Alastair Nicholson infulence prejudice of Australia. Family Court)
December 22, 2005... The Family Court of Australia has been unfortunate in that two of its Chief Justices have been political appointments from the political left. The first of these was Ms. Elizabeth Evatt, one of the controversial Evatt family from New South...

Churchill.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... CHURCHILL by John Keegan Phoenix paperback, 2003 That very good military historian, John Keegan, has written a short book on the life and career of Winston Churchill which is to be thoroughly recommended to all. There has been a continuous...

Fewer.(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... FEWER by Ben Wattenberg Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2004, 256pages World depopulation has become the most important, and alarming, new demographic trend to emerge in the past few decades. While the world has experienced low fertility rates...