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James Brennan plays a recording of an interview with Omar Hassan after his journalistic tour in Syria to report on the fall of Bahar Al-Assad's dictatorship and the effect his regime and it's collapse has had on the country. James also briefly discusses the contentious 3-Stage Ceasefire Agreement between Israel and Hamas, and the subsequent return of over 500,00 Palestinians to Nor

Missiles for the Masses Part 2: Counterinsurgency and the MediaIn Part 2 of the exploration of counterinsurgency, Mercedes and Abi discuss the rhetorical and linguistic devices that the media and state employ to build the legitimacy of the state, delegitimise resistance and justify expanding militarism. There is a particular focus on phrases used by the media and the government. Th

This is the first part of a multipart series called Missiles for the Masses. Missiles for the Masses is a multi-part series exploring counterinsurgency and its various uses against liberation and protest movements across the globe.In the first episode, Mercedes and Abi give an overview of counterinsurgency and the ways it is used by the state, as well giving a brief history of the

On the 10th of December, International Human Rights Day, Uncle Robbie Thorpe and lawyer Dan Taylor went to a hearing to prosecute former advisor to Benjamin Netanyahu, Mark Regev, for advocating genocide. The DPP took control of the case, and subsequently dropped it on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Being considered a very important case as it will reform Australia's typical

Mercedes hosts Uprise Radio during this trip around the block, and talks about the Neodymium and Praseodymium mining occuring in Kalgoorlie by the Lynas Rare Earths Processing Facility, and how the excavation and processing of these minerals directly funds weapons manufacturing for the military industrial complex, including weapons that are being used against Palestinians.

Womin Djeka!James talks about the results of the presidential election, the policies of both parties, Donald Trump and democracy, he then plays an interview with American Author Joe Bageant, who talks about the mass manipulation suffered by the working class, delivered by the large corporations and governmental bodies in the United States of America. To follow up James plays some v

Mercedese Zanker interviews Xan, from the Elbit Out Of Victoria Campaign by the Unionists for Palestine. They talk extensively about the compliancy of Australia with the genocide in Palestine and how our taxes fund Elbit Systems who manufacture the weapons that the Israeli military is using against Palestine.

We hear Dr. Shahd Hammouri Jordanian Palestinian Lawyer speaking at the Rally for Palestine on Sunday 15 September about the importance of arms embargoes. Then from Carlos, Columbian filmaker and activist, speaking about what Land Forces is and what is planned for the activities of Disrupt Land Forces 2024. More from Dr. Shahd Hammouri: 'The Palestinian people have the right of res

Eddie, a concerned community member involved with Disrupt Land Forces 2024 discusses this year's Land Forces expo in a wider context of weapons conferences - and actions against them. They also discuss the companies involved in the event this September, why we push back, and the various events happening throughout the week and how you too can get involved.

For our third week in a row we once again bring you the voices on the streets for a Free Palestine to the airwaves.Earlier in the week, Mercedes sat down on the steps of Victorian Parliament with Uncle Ihab of the Sit-Intifada on their 59th day to talk about their demands and encouraging you to come down.From the Free Palestine Rally held in Dandenong on the 13th of December, we he