China Rushes to Complete $100B Deal With Iran

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:34 PM EST (The Washington Post)

"The timing is really interesting," said Shen Dingli, an international relations expert at Fudan University in Shanghai. "China and Iran appear to be collaborating not only for energy development but also to increase the stakes in case sanctions are imposed.

us, energy, oil, china, iran, war, world-news

Queensland paper sends cartoon to Iran

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:21 AM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The first Australian cartoon to be entered into Hamshahri's contest. Well, the first legitimate one, after someone sent a Leunig cartoon without his permission.

israel, iran, holocaust, world-news, censorship, cartoon, freedom-of-speech

Australia bans graffiti game

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2006 12:17 AM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Classification Review Board yesterday refused to classify the game, Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, meaning it cannot be sold, demonstrated, hired or imported.

entertainment, video-games, censorship, graffiti

US sinks to new low in eyes of Australians

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:59 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

In interviews conducted between last October and January, only 29 per cent of Australians had a "mainly positive" attitude towards the US, while 60 per cent were "mainly negative" and 11 per cent undecided.

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Batman to kick al-Qaeda's ass

Seeded on Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:00 AM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Comics genius and Batman deconstructor, Frank Miller, is apparently writing a new Batman comic entitled "Holy Terror, Batman!" ... in which

entertainment, comics, al-qaeda, batman, frank-miller, caped-crusader

The Enemy Within: Iraqi Insurgents at Work

Seeded on Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:47 PM EST (The Sydney Morning Herald)

A chilling flash presentation by one of the great Iraq war journalists, Paul McGeough. Includes some pretty horrifying propaganda movies made by Iraqi snipers and insurgents.

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