http://www.truthnews.com.au A hard hitting talk radio show which boldly ventures beyond the spin, deception and propaganda of mainstream news. en editor@truthnews.com.au Copyright 2017 2017-06-01T04:10:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/update_on_assange_bitcoin_and_abortion_law http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/update_on_assange_bitcoin_and_abortion_law#When:04:10:00Z Today's show covers a wide variety of topics. We take a look at the latest developments in the stories of Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. We discuss the bitcoin bubble and where crypto currencies are headed. We look at a controversial abortion law which was narrowly blocked in the NSW parliament which would have legalised full term abortions. We also present an extraordinary document in the form of a letter to the New York Times written by Albert Einstein about the fascist threat posed by the state of Israel. Related Links Julian Assange rape investigation dropped by Swedish prosecutors after seven years Chelsea Manning, who gave trove of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks, leaves prison Here's why Bitcoin prices rose by 60% over a month 'Completely out of step': Abortion to remain a crime in NSW after reform bill fails Einstein Letter Warning Of Zionist Facism In Israel TOP BRITISH PRIVATE SCHOOL TO INTRODUCE GENDER NEUTRAL UNIFORMS Bitcoin soars above $1,700 as market cap adds $1 billion in just 24 hours Abortion, Bitcoin, Julian Assange, 2017-06-01T04:10:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/is_a_pieing_a_legitimate_form_of_political_protest http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/is_a_pieing_a_legitimate_form_of_political_protest#When:04:45:00Z Is a meringue pie in the face an assault or a political act? Today we look at this question in the context of the pie assault of QANTAS CEO Alan Joyce. There is a long tradition of "pieing" as a political act. Bill Gates was famously "pied" in 1998. Yes it's illegal, but many people who get pied are big enougn not to press charges. Not so in the case of Mr Joyce. We also look at the issue of "universal basic income" as a proposal for alleviating the problems of long term unemployment. Related Links Finland's universal basic income trial for unemployed reduces stress levels, says official Federal budget 2017: Turnbull says welfare drug test policy 'based on love' Federal budget 2017: Welfare groups say new requirements 'vilify the unemployed' Parents with non-vaccinated children to lose $28 in Family Tax each fortnight Gay Rights, Universal Basic Income, 2017-05-17T04:45:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/pope_francis_attack_on_libertarianism_deconstructed http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/pope_francis_attack_on_libertarianism_deconstructed#When:04:04:00Z In today's show we analyse a letter by Pope Francis to the participants in the Plenary Session of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences in April 2017. This letter contains a savage attack on libertarian philosophy which is tantamount to a repudiation of the most basic values of moder liberal democracy. The basic message is in line with a Marxist / collectivist viewpoint which percieves individual rights as a threat to the greater good of the greater number.  It is hard to see how these words accord with the basic teachings of Christianity: Finally, I cannot but speak of the serious risks associated with the invasion, at high levels of culture and education in both universities and in schools, of positions of libertarian individualism. A common feature of this fallacious paradigm is that it minimizes the common good, that is, “living well”, a “good life” in the community framework, and exalts the selfish ideal that deceptively proposes a “beautiful life”. If individualism affirms that it is only the individual who gives value to things and interpersonal relationships, and so it is only the individual who decides what is good and what is bad, then libertarianism, today in fashion, preaches that to establish freedom and individual responsibility, it is necessary to resort to the idea of “self-causation”. Thus libertarian individualism denies the validity of the common good because on the one hand it supposes that the very idea of “common” implies the constriction of at least some individuals, and the other that the notion of “good” deprives freedom of its essence. Other topics covered in today's show include the US posture on North Korea and some alarming developments in Australia reagrding parental rights and vaccination of children. Related Links Donald Trump says 'major, major conflict' with North Korea is possible, but prefers diplomacy North Korea: Tillerson tells UN failure to act on nuclear abilities could be catastrophic Nonlinear warfare - A new system of political control 2014 Adam Curtis Pope Francis Warns Against ‘Invasion’ of Libertarianism MIT expert claims latest chemical weapons attack in Syria was staged Media should show skepticism over Syrian chemical weapons attack claims Sydney Pubs Reject Pokies In Favour Of Live Music DTP Vaccine Increases Mortality in Young Infants 5 to 10-Fold Compared to Unvaccinated Infants The Truth About Vaccines Meryl Dorey facebook live Donald Trump, Libertarianism, Vaccination, 2017-05-03T04:04:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/gallipoli_has_australia_learned_anything http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/gallipoli_has_australia_learned_anything#When:16:08:00Z As ANZAC Day approaches, many Australians have once again watched on, shaking their collective heads, as their political leaders display the constitution of a wet lettuce when it comes to resisting their American political overlords. Australia’s Foreign Minister, Julia Bishop, spoke tough when asked about Australia’s position on Nth Korea’s missile tests. Indeed, she could be mistaken for any American Warhawk Politician, except for her refined Australian accent. But, accent aside, Bishop parrots the US Foreign Policy well and, projects it with a kind of refined, constipated belligerence. The way she threatened Nth Korea would’ve delighted her US counterparts, once they’d been reminded of who she was and, in what hemisphere Australia was located. In a world desperately needing rational debate and diplomatic endeavour, we watch our politicians serve their ego’s instead of their country’s interests. She may later earn an Oscar for her role as, ‘ best supporting actress in a World War Three Drama’ but, for real people, she failed her call miserably and once again, spoke like a marionette controlled by an American foreign policy God. She said, “Pyongyang has a clear ambition to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear payload as far as the US.” That may well be the case but, as soon as she said this, her Australian constituent’s quickly acquired a world map to measure if that meant Nth Korea’s missiles could reach Australia too? The next question Aussies asked themselves was, if her aggressive rhetoric may make Australia a legitimate Nth Korean target? Because, it wasn’t before she spoke. And it didn’t take very long to realise that the answer to both those questions was, Yes! In a direct response to Bishop, a Nth Korean spokesman was quoted in the official Nth Korean News Agency, KCNA saying,  “The present government of Australia is blindly and zealously toeing the US line. If Australia persists in following the US moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK and remains a shock brigade of the US master, this will be a suicidal act of coming within the range of the nuclear strike of the strategic force of the DPRK.” Julia Bishop talks tough for a minister of a country where the majority of its people have never held a rifle, let alone fired one. Australians get fined just for possessing a sling-shot!  Australians have surrendered their fire weapons in a Government program initiated after the Port Arthur Massacre in 1996. Considering Australia’s non aggressive history and, its population being comprised of people from most nations of the earth, Australia could play a major role in mediation and advocating peace in this world rather than acting as an American attack dog. Australia possesses a small military for the size of the country and Australian’s famous laconic attitude expresses itself with a general acceptance of other countries and their cultures. Australians are not an aggressive people. However, Australia has watched its politicians voice an aggression and verbosity which is unequal to the force Australia can project. In 2014 for instance, the world watched the then Australian Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, promise to “Shirtfront” Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an embarrassing display of the lack of statesmanship. The absence of Diplomacy is evident and now, we again watch Julia Bishop, keep step with this aggressive, yet empty policy. We in the west have consistently been told that the Nth Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un and, his cadre in power are insane. However, it seems obvious that if Iraq, Libya, or Yemen possessed nuclear weapons their history may not include being bombed or invaded by US/NATO, or, their allied forces. This seems to be the thinking behind those ‘insane’ Nth Korean leaders and, based on recent historical events, that thinking seems perfectly sane. Also, history seems to escape our politicians when commenting on these conflicts. No one seems to remember how nearly all the infrastructure of Nth Korea was completely destroyed by the US Air Force during the Korean war. Also, the Korean War has never officially ended and more importantly, the US forces still command the Sth Korean Armed Forces. When taking these facts into account it’s not hard to understand why mistrust exists within the Nth Korean power structure. Politicians also seem to forget more recent history in respect to a deal that was almost secured in the 90’s with Nth Korea and the Clinton Administration. As part of that deal, Nth Korea ceased its plutonium production for eight years while waiting for the US to purchase its short range and medium range missiles. That agreement also had each country agreeing to cease any hostile intent toward each other. Although the agreement was in place, the Americans decided to walk away from that deal and so, the Nth Koreans went back to developing their nuclear weapons. The present angst against Nth Korea began when they tested their long range missiles into the Sea of Japan. Nth Korea breaks no International Law or International agreements when testing these missiles. Being an Australian myself, I would hope Australia could find a more productive, respected and assertive role in the world as a peacemaker rather than just being an empty echo of US foreign policy. Indeed, Australia’s most revered and celebrated military engagement was the defeat of its forces on the beaches of Gallipoli in World War1. Gallipoli was a terrible defeat for Australia. It proved to be incredibly wasteful of her men and pointless in its objective. It’s widely accepted that the blame of that defeat lay at the feet of Australia’s politicians who, allowed its military forces to be commanded by British Officers. The lesson to come out of Gallipoli was that, Australia would never again allow her forces to be commanded by a foreign military power. However one hundred years on, politicians are repeating the same mistakes that led to the mistakes of Gallipoli. Instead of foreign officers commanding Australian troops as in the case of Gallipoli, it could be argued that our entire political decision making process, when it comes to overseas military deployment, is complicit with America’s political will. Australia’s Military Doctrine is so reliant on America that possibly, Australian Politicians no longer feel they have a sovereign right to oppose any American offensive? They all act like Bishop, totally beholden to any American military foreign policy. And, it matters not if the other side of Australian Politics were in power. The Labor Government would not raise a whimper either against any American military onslaught. Australia’s former conservative Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser, displayed the clarity of a genuine Statesman by arguing the dangers of having such a “blind leading the blind policy” with the US in a book he penned, “Dangerous Allies”. Ironically, Malcolm Fraser replaced Gough Whitlam who, was arguably the last Australian Prime Minister who penned an independent Australian foreign policy. Whitlam’s policies clashed with that of the US’s and, that was seen as an act of betrayal which definitely, played a part in his sacking by Australia’s Governor General, Sir John Kerr or, as Whitlam eloquently referred to him, as Kerrs Cur. Australians yearn for strong leadership on many matters but on foreign entanglements, they deserve to have that strength manifested. Australians deserve a Government who will voice a foreign policy in keeping with its population’s character and wishes, of a fair go for all. Australians deserve better than to see its Government align their forces to a Super Power who, chooses to act unilaterally against sovereign country’s and continually snub International Law when it suits. If history teaches us one thing, it’s that the most powerful should never be allowed to rule with a ‘Might is Right’ attitude. Gallipoli is seared into the consciousness of Australians but unless, we can elect a Government with the backbone to learn from that sad debacle, we’ll be forced to relearn the lessons of Gallipoli that, we failed to learn the first time. © Vaughan Famularo - Source Australia, North Korea, World War I, 2017-04-26T16:08:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/trump_changes_course_to_please_the_globalist_establishment http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/trump_changes_course_to_please_the_globalist_establishment#When:07:17:00Z In today's show we examine the facts surrounding the US airstrike against Syria which took place on April 7 2017. Donald Trump, Syria, 2017-04-12T07:17:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/did_milo_yiannopoulos_endorse_pedophilia http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/did_milo_yiannopoulos_endorse_pedophilia#When:06:54:00Z Today we examine the evidence that Milo Yiannopoulos endorsed or excused pedophilia. We examine this issue in the context of our ongoing study of gay culture (see previous episode on pizzagate). In his conversation with Joe Rogan, Yiannopoulos suggests that inappropriate sexual relations between "very young" men and adults is common among the rich and famous Hollywood set with which he has mixed. Yiannopoulos also appears to be comfortable with the fact that he was molested as a 13 year old, describing it as a sort of coming of age experience, and asserts that this is not unusual among gay men generally. Yiannopoulos describes laws regarding the sexual abuse of minors as applying an "arbitrary and oppressive idea of consent which totally destroys the understanding that many of us have of the complexities and subtleties and complicated nature of many relationships". As a result of the public exposure of these statements Yiannopoulos was dumped as a speaker at the CPAC conference and subsequently resigned as Editor of Breitbart News. Yiannopoulos has subsequently apologised for the "sloppy phrasing" of these statements, without totally repudiating their content. Today we probe into this affair and we provide clips of interviews with Yiannopoulos on 2 different podcasts. Related Links Milo Yiannopoulos Defending Pedophilia?! Examining The Evidence. Meet the 16-year-old Canadian girl who took down Milo Yiannopoulos After Comments On Pedophilia, Breitbart Editor Milo Yiannopoulos Resigns I’m a Pedophile, but Not a Monster Milo Yiannopoulos, Pedophilia, 2017-03-02T06:54:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/brendon_oconnell_on_iran_israel_and_freedom_of_speech_in_australia http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/brendon_oconnell_on_iran_israel_and_freedom_of_speech_in_australia#When:06:35:00Z Today we welcome Brendon O'Connell back to the show. Brendon was convicted in 2010 under controversial anti-discrimination laws after posting a series of Youtube videos depicting Israel as a "racist, homicidal regime". After his release, Brendon continued with his activism and was charged again, but fled to Iran while on bail. He joins us today from Kuala Lumpur. Brendon talks of the infiltration of Australian security networks, telcos, banking and medical systems in Australia by Israeli intelligence operatives. He also talks about his experiences in Iran and his understanding of the political currents in that country. Finally, Brendon goes through some of the issues regarding legislation in Australia which threatens freedom of speech and his intention of taking his case to the High Court. A highly unusual and eye-opening interview! Related Links Brendon O'Connell's Blog Alternate Blog Brendon O'Connell's Youtube Channel Brendon O'Connell, Iran, Israel, 2017-02-22T06:35:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/the_iran_gambit http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/the_iran_gambit#When:08:27:00Z Iran, with the 4th largest oil reserves in the world, is a country which has been highly significant for the geoplitical strategies of Western powers since the end of World War II. The West has employed various tactics in its attempt to maintain control, including politcal subversion, destabilisation, installation of puppet leaders, sanctions, the lifting of sanctions and veiled threats of war. Today we take a look at the history of Iran's relations with the West and we evaluate the recent assertion by US President Donald Trump that Iran is the "world's number 1 state sponsor of terrorism". We also reflect upon the interesting observation that each successive wave of extremist ideologies and militant political movements which have emerged from the Middle East has been a response and a reaction to invasions, occupations and interference by Western powers, right up to the emergence of ISIS in the past few years. We further reflect on the way in which the anti-Islam rhetoric of the alt-right is perhaps softening up the general population to accept the proposition that a war against Iran is necessary and just. 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How does the glamourised Hollywood treatment of the subject distract us from understanding the real issues? Related Links Trump: Torture absolutely works Trump: Defense Secretary Mattis can 'override' me on torture S-21, The Torture and Killing Machine Christopher Hitchens - On Newsnight discussing torture "Taxi To The Dark Side" – Trailer Donald Trump, Torture, 2017-02-01T05:16:00+00:00 http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/the_age_of_trump_begins http://www.truthnews.com.au/web/radio/story/the_age_of_trump_begins#When:05:05:00Z In today's show we reflect on the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States. We examine some of the key issues of contention in Trump's policy plans and review some of the earlier TNRA shows covering Trump's campaign. Other issues covered in today's show include the concept of "universal basic income" and its possible connection to the rollout of a cashless welfare card as part of a plan to eliminate cash globally. 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