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Libertarian Anthology III : Trade Unionism, Councilism and Revolutionary Syndicalism is edited, published and produced by Acracia with the co-operation of Grupo Cultural de Estudios Sociales de Melbourne, November 2012. The anthology is comprised of five essays: • ‘The basis … Continue reading
Strewth! Twelve months ago, Angry Anderson was a National. Now — suddenly — it appears he’s a Liberal. And gunnin’ for a seat in Greenway. Even better, Angry’s NEW! political confidante is Peter ‘Children Overboard’ Reith: After a failed tilt … Continue reading
Some locals have published a collection of brief essays called “Occupy Reflects’. Download | Zine Library. From the introduction: On 15 October 2012 we celebrate the anniversary of Occupy Melbourne and this collection of short essays has been published to … Continue reading
Yeah so Uncle Hugo has won in Venezuela. As he put it: Gracias a mi amado Pueblo!!! Viva Venezuela!!!! Viva Bolívar!!!!! Some anarchists in Venezuela reckon it ain’t so great. El Libertario #67, September-October 2012 – Editorial [stolen from UK … Continue reading
0. A slightly random assortment of links and lamentations partly prompted by Landeryou labelling this blog as lefty inre Gerry Hand (and Lindsay Tanner). 1. “[Lindsay Tanner's] predecessor in the federal seat of Melbourne, Gerry Hand, spent decades denouncing Indonesia … Continue reading
I recently saw a picture suggesting that the resilience of Belgrade’s Usce Tower should cast doubt on the official story of the September 11 attacks.
Like many internet accounts that lack citations, there are some problems here.
The Usce tower was built in 1964 and housed offices of the ruling party of Yugoslavia. It is 25 stories tall. During the NATO bombing campaign, the building was targeted for airstrikes because Milosevic’s Socialist Party had used it as a headquarters and because the NATO command believed that nationalist propaganda was being broadcast from the tower.
It is odd that an “unskilled” workforce would be able to construct a 25-story building. I guess that depends on what is meant by skilled. A bunch of commies from a country that doesn’t exist anymore might not have built things as well as Americans, but they could make a sturdy 25-story building. Considering the importance of the building as a party office and a symbol of national prestige, its resilience shouldn’t be too surprising. It also wouldn’t be surprising if missile attacks were actually taken into account, considering that Yugoslavia’s national identity was closely linked to the WWII partisan struggle and concerns of attack were probably in the background.
It’s not clear where the figure of 12 Tomahawk missiles comes from, but the building was attacked on multiple occasions by at least four cruise missiles.
The World Trade Center north tower was hit near the 80th floor, with 30 floors above it. The south tower was hit near the 60th floor. The buildings withstood the plane hits, but not the fire fed by jet fuel and wind combined with the massive strain of multiple stories on top of steel losing its rigidity at high temperature. Neither of these factors would have been as bad for the Usce tower.
How much fuel was involved?
History.com says 20,000 gallons were in each plane. Wikipedia says 10,000 gallons. Per Wikipedia, a 767-200ER has a capacity of 24,100 gallons of fuel. 30% of that would be 7,230 gallons. It’s not clear where the image’s 30% figure comes from. By comparison, the maximum fuel capacity for a Boeing 727 listed by Wikipedia is 10,520 gallons. Of course, since there are no citations on the picture, it’s difficult to determine what kind of plane strike the towers were actually built to withstand. It looks possible that a slow-moving 707 was considered, but not the fires that would be produced.
This image does not present credible evidence against the position that the official story is the closest to what actually happened.
Part 1: Imperialism is Alive and Well
February 18, 2012 -
The British Empire didn't just have a fleet that projected its hegemonic will across the planet, it possessed financial networks to consolidate global economic power, and system administrators to ensure the endless efficient flow of resources from distant lands back to London and into the pockets of England's monied elite. It was a well oiled machine, refined by centuries of experience.continue READING:
While every schoolchild learns about the British Empire, it seems a common modern-day political malady for adults to believe that reality is organized as their history books were in school - in neat well defined chapters. This leads to the common misconception that the age of imperialism is somehow a closed-chapter in human history. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. Imperialism did not go extinct. It simply evolved.
Imperialism is alive & well.
There are several pertinent examples illustrating how imperialism is still alive and well, and only cleverly disguised with updated nomenclatures. What we know today as "free trade" actually derives its origins from economic concessions the British frequently extorted from nations under its "gunboat diplomacy" strategy - that is, anchoring gunboats off the coast of a foreign capital, and threatening bombardment and military conquest if certain demands were not met.
Also here and here. …translation : Alex Bulgakov… The state in a jail is stronger than time The more arrests – the happier And every arrest – with love to a sexist Whose cheeks are shaking as his stomach and … Continue reading
zero one A Guy Just Drove A Tractor Over Seven Cop Cars In Vermont “A Vermont resident just took to a farm tractor and ran over seven police cruisers. We spoke to police and they currently have “no idea why” … Continue reading
Interviewing Salvador Torrents (PDF) is a re-publication and the first English translation of an interview originally conducted in 1950 with the Spanish anarchist Salvador Torrents (1885?–1951), exiled to Australia in 1915. It was edited, published and produced by Acracia with … Continue reading