Post No. 871 – For Sunday evening’s meditation-clearing

My apologies, but owing to the actions of our real estate agent, I have not been able to do a full news report this week.

For everyone’s convenience, I’ve shifted the reminders / explanations about Sunday’s meditation-clearing to this post. I have a simplified blogiography of posts related to this work here, a list of themes I have identified here, and my changing the personality of oppressors and other world leaders post is here. (Also, see here for some investigation into evidence of the effectiveness of this type of work, which shows variability [and mentions causes] and cycles in the energetic/consciousness response … and also here and here are interesting.) A range of information on emotions is here, and suggestions on how to work with emotions is here. This copy of a speech to one of the Parliament of World Religions also has excellent, helpful insights on generational transmission of harm, the cost of war, and ways to heal our hearts. This post reminds us to be patient and persistent (and I like the comment about a sudden “shift” being just another form of apocalyptic thinking).

The purpose of posting these news links is not only to inform: it is also to stimulate a connection to nonBPM units that need to be cleared and BPM units that need to be strengthened. That only works if you don’t let yourself be overwhelmed by this, so take it in small chunks if you need to, but remember to actively clear and heal! … including yourself. Also, it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.

Also, in the same way that activists used to argue that “the personal is political”, the energies we use and manifest in our daily lives contribute to the larger soup of energies that influence world events. If you want to, for example, improve the communication of nations, improve yours. To help stop abuses of power, be always ethical in your conduct. Want peace? Then work in an informed, understanding, intelligent and nuanced way for peace in yourself and your life.

Finally, remember that many others are doing this type of work – for instance, the Lucis Trust's Triangles network (which has been running for many decades),   the Correllian Tradition's 'Spiritual War for Peace' (begun in 2014, and the website was recently updated to include many more activities; on that term, see also here and here), the Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity Spell (also from the Correllian Tradition, in around 2007 or 2008),   the Healing Minute started by the late, great Harry Edwards (held at 10Am and 10PM local time each day, and one can pay to be officially registered. This also has been running for decades);   the “Network of Light”  meditations;   and   also see here and here – even commercial organisations are getting involved (for instance, see here), and there are online groups (e.g. here and here – which I’m not members of, and thus do not know the quality of). No doubt there are many others, so, if you don't like what I am suggesting here, but want to be of service, there are many other opportunities for you.

(Please note that I now specifically have a role for (absent) healers on Saturdays, as explained in the Psychic Weather Report posts. Anyone who wishes to be protector has a role every day :) , including – perhaps particularly - the first permanent issue I list below. At all times, on all levels and in ways, BOTH must ALWAYS be BPM in the way they perform such roles.)

Now, if I am ever late getting my Psychic Weather Report up any week, the default plan is to build up energy in the “Shield of Hope” on Sunday, send energy to West Asia / the Middle East on Monday, and then extend that to include Europe on Tuesday, the USA on Wednesday, East and South East Asia on Thursday and Africa on Friday.

Now, the themes – short, medium and long term - that come to mind for my work this week, after I review all this news, are (and no apologies if this repeats the themes of any previous weeks – in fact, given the size of this task, that is to be expected):

(a)   based on my interpretation of information here and here with Saturn in Sagittarius contributing to finding an authentic balance (until 20^th December, 2017), Uranus in Aries contributing to fresh and possibly radical starts (until some date in the Year 2018), and Pluto in Capricorn contributing to a transformation of power and business (and careers) (until some date in the Year 2024), conditions are ripe for a change for the better in world politics;

(b)   there is an enormous need to clear nonBPM energy – the thought forms, unattached energy and scars of the collective unconscious created by millennia of violence. This need includes rescuing those who have been trapped by that history, and healing the warped views, seemingly “inherent” biases, and other damage done by the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual violence committed on scales large and small in that timeframe;

(c)   viewing the overall emotional state of the world from an elemental point of view, this week we need more of the discipline, strength and iron of Earth;

(d)   considering oneself to be right does not justify violence – even if one is, by some chance, genuinely and truly in a BPM sense correct in one’s opinion: restraining others from harming others is the only justification, and only if one has been authorised – whether temporally or spiritually – to do so, and then only to the extent that is proportionate, and using methods that are only BPM. The violence shown this week by those opposed to Trump, or the abuse of refugees, is unacceptable – it just compounds the problem, and feeds those sad entities who feed off the energy;

(e)   the attitudes of many people in life towards events, actions and options is weak minded – from a spiritual perspective, they let things happen, even though they are wrong in principle, if it avoids “rocking the boat”, or lets them have what they want. Such people could benefit from learning the disciplined, rigorous thinking of the legally trained;

(f)   “out of sight, out of mind” continues to be a problem;

(g)   wars are being conducted through the words we choose;

(h)   making choices that are different from what we want for ourselves does not necessarily mean other people are “evil”. The bigotry shown towards child-free women by those with children exemplifies this (and always, to me, suggests a sensation of sour grapes … );

(i)   knowing –and accepting – reincarnation makes many of the arguments and disagreements in society look quite churlish – in fact, downright childish;

(j)   ensuring justice is done and is seen to be done remains important – this is why the procedures used are so important, and why talking is crucial to achieving “true and lasting” peace;

(k)   humans are not the only form of life on this planet. Humans and animals, including sea critters, are not the only forms of sentient (physical) life on this planet;

(l)   preparing for the future is always important – individually (including for futures beyond this lifetime) and as a society / species, and that includes making sure education includes giving children the skills to be effective adults – NOT just “mini-me’s”;

(m)   where problems exist, advocating for BPM responses, and being as BPM as one can be, are constructive solutions - as is clearing nonBPM units;

I also take this opportunity to repeat that it is absolutely VITAL that this psychic / metaphysical / spiritual work be performed non-violently and as is for the Highest Spiritual Good – which is part of being BPM – on all levels and in all ways. Always remember (see here): Do you fight to change things, or to punish? See also here, here, here, here, here, and my comments about “authentic presence” in this post.

News and other matters from this week include the following (opportunities/good news are shown in green; comments are shown in purple; WARNING: some of these links may contain triggers around issues such as violence, sexual assault, discrimination, etc).

• Permanent issue: may all actual and potential BPM [1] Leaders be kept BPM safe, including keeping them undetectable to the nonBPM and keeping all their Significant Others inviolable against being used for indirect  psychic attack, and may they have all the BPM opportunities and assistance (so-called “good luck”) for them to be BPM effective at influencing the world’s direction, development and unfoldment, all as is for the Highest Spiritual Good;
• Permanent issue: may all humans recognise, irrespective of the appearance of difference, the essential shared humanness of other people, the inherent resilience, the dynamic power, the strength of BPM collaboration, and the opportunities of having a diverse, inclusive and welcoming population, and may all people choose fairness, when such decisions are before them;
• Permanent issue: may all humans choose to live modestly – to forgo outdoing others, or trying to have more than they need - for the sake of an easier, more manageable life, if they cannot do it for the sake of the planet;
• With regard to democracy, freedom and governance (e.g., here and here):
     an incredibly clever, subversive form of protest in Zimbabwe;   the inappropriateness of neoliberal financial analysis in the context of art;
     violent protests have broken out in Chile during the state-of-the-nation address by the President;   Aung San Suu Kyi is risking the goodwill she has built up over the years with her attitude towards the ROHINGYA (my emphasis, to rebut her bias);   the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has said that a series of worrying steps have been taken by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January last year to shrink the democratic space in the country ahead of the elections;   protests in Kenya have resulted in three deaths;   the global financial crisis starting in 2008 may have caused half a million deaths from cancer;   US presidential candidate Trump has supporters who are behaving like on-line fascist goons – but opponents are also being violent, physically, and thus just as deserving of the fascist label –see also here and here. There is also a fear of violence at competing rallies around refugees in Australia.  The occurrence of such violence – irrespective of which “side” is doing it - is a concern, and suggests strongly that whoever is behind Trump astrally is not BPM. Our response to both Trump’s policies and the violence is a test of how BPM we are – which means, do not respond likewise;   Trump’s latest noises include “cancelling” the Paris climate agreement;   fears the killings of drug suspects by Philippines police may have been as a result of the influence of the President-elect;
     the people of mainly Muslim Tajikistan are voting on a ban on religion-based parties, in a poll likely to strengthen the president's power;
     a US state has changed the law so former prisoners can vote, bringing it into line with other US states;   Bougainville and Papua New Guinea have agreed to work towards a 2019 referendum on independence;   Burkina Faso has held local elections that are seen as a key step in the nation’s transition to democracy from authoritarian rule;
     one of the Australian neo-liberal Party's most senior former fundraisers has revealed that when allegedly prohibited donations were made to the party, he knew it was happening;   are dirty tactics starting to emerge in the Australian election?;   a call for young Australians to vote;   documents seize by a police raid on an MP’s home are now subject to a claim of Parliamentary privilege;
• With regard to violent extremism (aka, terrorism - e.g., Da’esh) (and, incidentally, I consider ALL people advocating hate or discrimination in response to violent extremism to actively be doing the work of violent extremists. This PARTICULARLY includes those cretins [including in the media, and Amnesty International] who use the acronym ISIS (see also here), which is actually the Greek name of the Egyptian Goddess Aset – and others (see also here and here) - and actively perpetuates the patriarchal and sacrilegious evil that terrorists are trying to accomplish in this world – which will be countered, in part, by the sort of approach advocated by “Cure Violence”, and, in part, by addressing real and perceived disempowerment and acknowledging the variety in what provides genuine, BPM fulfilment as a counter to fanaticism as a source of meaning. I also am inclined, personally, to include here the last two millennia of neochristian and colonialist social engineering, which has led to suppression of women, child abuse, the Crusades, the Inquisition, etc, as violent extremism, but that would take too much explaining):
     terrorist attacks have occurred in Bangladesh, Syria and Yemen, Niger, Uganda, Syria, prevention has or may have occurred in Kenya, and actions have occurred against terrorists in Afghanistan - see here, here and here for an assessment of the possible impacts of that, India, the UK, Iraq;   a terrorist group’s attempt to use social media has backfired, as it led to supporters being geolocated;   claims that Saudi Arabia turned Kosovo into a hotbed of terrorist recruiting activity;
     the impacts of terrorism in Niger;   using disillusioned defectors to combat the rhetoric of terrorist groups;   battlefield losses are expected to lead to terrorist groups using more terrorist attacks against “soft” targets;   the police officer responsible for leading the UK's counter-extremism strategy has warned that plans to outlaw so-called extremism risked creating a “thought police” and suggested it was questionable whether the proposed legislation was even operationally enforceable;
     a rebuttal of claims the UK would have lower risks of terrorism if it leaves the European Union;   a suggestion to consider the personal insecurity which drives refugees (they’re bloody well not migrants, you cretins!!!) before becoming too focused on national security issues;
• With regard to refugees:   Thai police have killed a refugee attempting to escape from a refugee detention camp;   a call for Vietnamese authorities to immediately drop all charges related to unlawful departure against “boat people” returned from Australia, and for Australia to immediately insist the cases be dropped, since Vietnam had promised there would be no retaliation against the Vietnamese migrants returned;   the extra problems for refugees with disabilities;   the Somali refugee crisis has turned into a high stakes game of money and global politics as the world responds to Kenya’s threat to expel 600,000 displaced people;   passers-by cheered while asylum seekers were assaulted in Germany;   refugees in an unofficial camp are being “peacefully” relocated by hundreds of riot police in a closed operation;   thousands of refugees have been rescued by Italy;   terrible images from the capsize of an overloaded refugee boat;   refugees forcibly returned by Australia to Viêt Nám have been jailed;   a Cambodian refugee who returned to his country and became an MP and was then beaten by that nation’s Prime Minister's bodyguards, says Australia should think twice about sending over refugees from Nauru;
• With regard to human rights and discrimination (including associated violence / crime):
     facebook has - stupidly - undermined the efforts of a feminist group to overcome body image shaming ... and apologised;   the bigotry, hatred and stupid – wrong – assumptions (such as a presumed hatred of children, or an absence of any involvement with parenting) made about child-free women;   taboos over menstruation are still strong, show in embarrassment and are preyed upon by marketers;   debate here and here over whether or not women are being trolls (aka bigots) on-line, and to what extent. As a purely common sense perspective, of course women can be something other than “saintly” (which goes back into the neochristian stereotype foisted on us all over the last two millennia, a stereotype based on CONTROLLING and subjugating women) – furthermore, based on the vicious transphobia and homophobia I have seen some women indulge in (and have, in some cases, received), I KNOW personally that women are just as capable as men and those of mixed/neutral gender identity of being “bad”. If you are shocked, or uncomfortable, grow – spiritually – up and stop being so naïve. The extent to which bigotry is coming from women is, in the longer term, a matter of perspective: we ALL CHANGE GENDER ROLES / IDENTITIES OVER SEQUENCES OF LIVES, and thus blaming / crediting something to an inherent gender attribute is inherently probably flawed / simplistic / limited in perspective, just as it is EQUALLY WRONG to think that, once one has evolved to the top of Hill Smug, one cannot backslide and thus one could never say … commit violence. See also here and here;   shock over a mass rape video of a young woman in Brazil;   the link between sexual harassment / assault and entitlement;
     the vicious attacks – which will undoubtedly KILL young people - on Safe Schools programmes are part of the reactionary conservative forces war on Equal Marriage, and reflect the viciousness shown in Ireland before the referendum;   two lesbians who were arrested in Hawaii for kissing have – deservedly – won compensation;   the formerly notoriously conservative Country Women's Association has voted in favour of supporting equal marriage;   a state government in Australia will apologise for past convictions of gay men;   the United Nations Committee Against Torture, in its most recent evaluation of Tunisia, condemned the use of forced anal examinations as an attempt to find “proof” against people accused of homosexual conduct;
     racism colours (often wrong) perspectives on who is buying houses;   indigenous mothers have criticised a government for allowing a small group of teens to control a town;   a racist response in Germany is way off target;   a Western Australian council has voted to reinforce racism;   acknowledgement that systemic racism in Australia is a barrier to reconciliation;  a history of Aurukun;   a racist ad in China;
     a call for homelessness in Australia to be addressed;   the former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, has been granted refugee status in the UK;   Kazakhstan is cracking down on peaceful protests;   abuse of the disabled;
  With regard to crime, judicial matters and policing:   a call for Indonesia to delay exhumation of the mass graves from the 1960s until forensic experts are available;   alleged abuse of a woman in an Indian police station as an enquiry into utterly appalling abuse of a woman at an Australian police station with a history of abuse complaints continues (with disturbing evidence about the aggression of one officer in particular);   an extremely flawed assessment of Australia’s recent review of international policing commitments with regard to the death penalty – the flaws are the failure to recognise the universality of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which means that a despotic tinpot state insisting Australia (which rates no worse than banana republic) abandon measures in the UDHR is NOT equivalent to us insisting said tinpot state raise its game to start respecting and adhering to the UDHR;   protests have been held in Rome after it emerged that Italy's mafia may have organised large-scale cheating during an entry exam for prison guards;   a call for all seriously violent offenders to be monitored post release the same way that serious sexually violent offenders are;   concerns over the cost and effectiveness of sniffer dogs (I was very surprised that there are six officers per dog);   a $75 on-the-spot penalty affecting Victoria's public transport users will be scrapped after the state's Ombudsman released a scathing report into the way fare evasion is enforced;   concerns over how Australian Federal Police are choosing to use a law – which repeal of has been recommended;   a murder was found to be preventable if parole rules had been enforced;   a former Argentine junta leader has been jailed for 20 years over the widespread murders of people during that time;
• With regard to overcrowding and “modern” lifestyle issues (is YOUR smart phone free of conflict  minerals and child labour? I was recently pleasantly to find IT manufacturers now making at least some effort in this regard. Do you suffer from FOMO? Are you being duped by modern mantras? Does your AI use ethics? Does your corporation misuse mindfulness as a distraction from working conditions? Do you understand embedded emissions?):
     Europe’s last primæval forest may be logged;   the UN Environment Agency (UNEP) has released a new report highlighting the impact of the environmental degradation on humans – including up to 234 times as many premature deaths as occur in conflicts annually;   some Australian farmers are – finally – adopting indigenous practices such as “cool burn” fire management to rejuvenate degraded land;
     gate crashers have destroyed a house;  a call for a code of conduct to protect animals – particularly wildlife - from drones;   a TV show trivialises indigenous issues;   Microsoft accused of deceitful practice over a change to the display of upgrade options;   a clear abuse of power with on-selling personal information by a credit checking company which appears to also have inaccurate information;
     alcohol checks are proposed for car parks near hotels in Victoria, which has been trialled elsewhere (if they focus on car parks near pubs, this could be a good idea – depending on what drinkers do to try to get around this);   a call for both secular fanatics and religious police to **** off and let people be;   the Japanese concept of inemuri – trying to catch up on  sleep deficit by napping in public (hmmmm … );   children who have been abducted by a non-custodial parent suffer long term effects;   the Zika epidemic has been attributed to a failure to control mosquitoes and the lack of family planning by the WHO;
• With regard to education:   a teachers' union leader in Iran has warned of an intensifying campaign of harassment and imprisonment by the Iranian authorities against teachers' union representatives;
• With regard to Africa, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (and other sources) also has:
     the USA’s dilemma over Uganda’s leader;
     concerns over peace talks about Burundi being held in Tanzania (the third such set since 2000);   exiles are recording details of deaths;
     Ghana’s Small Arms Commission – a gun regulatory institution– plans to launch a media sensitisation initiative to educate Ghanaians to be vigilant, after expressing concern about a possible surge in the stockpiling of weapons in the run up to the November general election;
     the UN Security Council and Western donors have urged Somalia's parliament to speed up approval of new election rules to ensure an August vote is held on time, saying delays put recovery from conflict at risk;
     the UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, has said that strengthening global and regional partnerships in Africa is critical to maintaining peace and security in the continent;
     a “ticking time bomb” of “Eurobond” debt in Africa;
• With regard to China and East and South East Asia:   the USA will fully lift its embargo on sales of weapons to Viêt Nám;   China’s repression in the invaded and occupied nation of Tibet has been increased;
• With regard to the Indian sub-continent, The Hindu and other sources have:
     a call for the Indian government to stop treating critics as criminals;   criticism of India’s first Intellectual Property Rights policy on the basis that it trots out the worn western fairy tale that more IP means innovation, and it encourages the pointless privatisation of indigenous knowledge;
     executions in Pakistan and Bangladesh lead to violent responses;
• With regard to the conflict in Iraq (noting that Iraq was once a peaceful and prosperous society, before the USA / CIA backed revolution – see here):   the Iraqi army (and militias?) has launched an attack aiming to recapture Fallujah from terrorists, and has warned civilians to flee – but half of those who have tried to do so have been killed;   the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) expressed deep concern over the weekend about the escalation of confrontation during the Friday demonstrations that once again targeted Baghdad’s International Zone, and urged Iraqi political forces to immediately engage in dialogue to de-escalate the situation and search for political solutions, saying that only the enemies of Iraq benefit from chaos;
• With regard to the Russia (see also Syria):   the families of those killed in the MH17 tragedy are taking legal action against Russia (I can understand them doing this, but is it likely to achieve anything? The standard of proof is different for civil cases to criminal, but … would Russia pay up if ordered to do so?);   the problem of suicide amongst young Russians;
• With regard to Sudan and South Sudan:
     Sudan has expelled a UN humanitarian official;
     South Sudanese government soldiers have killed, tortured, raped, and detained civilians and looted and burned down homes in and around the western town of Wau;
• with regard to the conflict in Syria:   Syrian Kurds have welcomed US support but want more of a say in peace talks;   Russia is calling for rebels to separate from an al-Qaeda affiliated group (this goes to the heart of some significant issues and debates in relation to Syria: the complexity, and the “shades of grey”, bordering into outright cooperation with what is a quite possibly a terrorist group behaving moderately);
• with regard to Turkey:   Grand Sultan Erdogan’s new puppet, the “Prime Minister”, has said Turkey “needs” to be ruled by Erdogan;
• With regard to West Asia / the Middle East, the Middle East Eye and other sources have:
     Tel Aviv police have been accused of a brutal and unprovoked attack as the government tries to destroy “Breaking the Silence”, which publishes accounts of wrongdoing by ex-military people, by forcing the group to expose their sources, and the government also proposes to begin reusing the death penalty – solely against non-Jews;   an assessment of recent events as a “right wing coup” against the Israeli military;   more economic abuse of Palestinians, this time in relation to quarrying;   a Palestinian food truck;   a Palestinian woman has been killed after allegedly attempting to stab a police officer;   France is continuing efforts to achieve peace between Palestinians and Israel;
     a Jordanian news site is using satire to soften the blow of heavy news;
     concerns that Iran is not feeling the benefit of the nuclear deal;
     Bahrain has refused to release a baby from prison despite the mother being ill and unable to care for the child;
     nearly half of the European Union’s member nations have ignored a ban and sent weapons to Egypt that are facilitating abuse;
• With regard to the war in Yemen:   unexploded cluster bombs have created minefields;   the UN Secretary-General has underlined that peace negotiations are rarely smooth but that there was a need for commitment and perseverance by all sides;   a review of actions against terrorists in the midst of the civil war in Yemen;   concerns that peace efforts are too simplistic – for instance, anti-Houthi fighters are not necessarily pro-the previous government;
• With regard to natural and other catastrophes:   a volcanic eruption has killed at least six people in Indonesia;   a cyclone has killed at least 23 people in Bangladesh;   the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the European Union (EU) have launched a joint network for response to food crises – at present, 240 million people in 70 countries are in a food stress situation, including 80 million people in food crisis. Nearly half of those people are in countries affected by the El Niño phenomenon;   at the World Humanitarian Summit, the Vulnerable 20 or V20 Group of Finance Ministers launched a new global partnership with UN agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank (WB) to strengthen preparedness capacity in the 20 countries so that they can attain the minimum level of readiness by 2020, for future risks, mainly caused by climate change;
• With regard to peace and/or spirituality generally, and the occasional nice story:   an examination of the move from religion to spirituality which, in my opinion, is flawed because of its neochristian bias and failure to adequately consider non-neochristian religions;   some former US soldiers are going back to Viêt Nám to live;   the need for a “peace-industrial complex” to offset and counter the “military-industrial complex”;   amid concerns over key absences, at the opening of the World Humanitarian Summit, the UN Secretary-General recalled that he proposed this Summit four years ago out of concern for rising humanitarian needs and declining political will, and that today, the urgency had only grown with a record number of people – 130 million – needing aid to survive. He urged participating world leaders to make a commitment to support and take forward the Agenda for Humanity, and to use it to measure progress, and stressed the need for improved humanitarian access, as well as actions against persistent violators of the cessation of hostilities, as millions of people are suffering the consequences of conflict, terrorism, inequality, regional rivalries and severe deficits in basic freedoms: we must do far more to end conflict and suffering in 2016;   moves to ban nuclear weapons have gained momentum from Obama’s visit to Hiroshima;   claims internal critics in the USA military receive harsh responses, and thus internal criticism is not a viable alternative to being a whistleblower;

Also from the Daily Briefings of the United Nations (UN) (and other sources):

• the Secretary-General has said that he continues to follow events in Venezuela and is encouraged by the ongoing initiatives by former Heads of State and Government to promote dialogue between the Government of Venezuela and the opposition, under the auspices of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR);

and from a range of other sites:

• in what possibly fits in somewhere on the range from irony to karma, a QC who argued against roll bars on quad bikes has been killed by a rollover of a quad bike;
• some good clear thinking about observation and not jumping to conclusions in relation  to research on whether or not one should have breakfast;
• attacks on hospitals in conflict zones have killed nearly one thousand people;
• scientists are urging that the Olympics be moved from Rio over fears about the Zia virus;

Regular sources include the Daily Briefings of the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, “War on the Rocks”, the Early Warning Project blog, the Justice in Conflict blog, the Political Violence at a Glance blog, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, the International Crisis Group, the Middle East Eye, The Hindu, the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, the BBC, Spiegel International, The Conversation, John Menadue’s blog, Wikipedia’s current events portal, Wendell Williams’ blog, George Monbiot’s website, the Campaign Against Arms Trade, the “Cure Violence” blog, the Inter Press Service Agency (IPS), the Lowy “Interpreter” blog (which occasionally has good links about what is happening in the Pacific), and others.

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