Austin G. Mackell
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me on twitter…
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- I've read a bit of theory about facial cum-shots in porn, not heard it proposed that if guys could *afford* to put a baby in her instead... 4 hours ago
- RT @McHughMcAwesome: @seanbedlam your reviews on @austingmackell's open democracy ideas were v interesting 4 hours ago
- @Twit__Trending @seanbedlam the idea is to get all those groups and agendas, not just annons, together and look for overlap. It will be big. 4 hours ago
- @Twit__Trending @seanbedlam cheers mate. I think the trick will be to remember to "take it easy, but take it." This is a long haul. 4 hours ago
Blogroll
- Acitv8Change The fantastic and fiery Kate Ausburn’s blog
- Antony Loewenstein One of Australia’s best and most critical intellectuals
- Disgruntled Biped “23 year old curmudgeon. Serial pessimist. Born in Jesusland, raised in Redneck Wonderland… suffice to say that both these experiences damaged me profoundly. Much happier now in the Inner West.”
- Inner West Live A community of blogger/journo/food-reviews/catlovers from around the Inner West (The Cool Part) of Sydney
- Lorenzo Tugnoli An amazing Italian photojournalist.
- Patch Galey A very sharp young British journalist based in Beirut and working at the Daily Star (also once my flat-mate)
- Penultimo A blog about my neighbourhood run by Jesse Stein and Erin Riley… Coz I still got love for the streets.
- Richard Hall Another fine young Daily Star Journo, writing from Beirut about the Middle East and beyond.
- Sam Tarling English Photojournalist bouncing round the Middle East. In Cairo (in the thick of it) last I checked.
- The Review of The New York Review of Books A side project of mine, featuring meta-reviews (reviews of reviews), video digests, and comment pages for the NYRB
- The Tongue Are you ready for a taste of the realness?
- The Tracy and The John “the men danced the dance of the gays”
- Two Bullets an anonymous insider from the Sydney music scene
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Monthly Archives: June 2011
The Egyptian army’s mask has slipped
I had the following published over at the Guardian’s Comment is Free page Those in control have draped themselves in the revolutionary flag – but trials by military tribunals show how phony this is The growing practice of sending Egyptian … Continue reading
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Tagged #jan25, #Nomiltrials, Egypt, Egyptian Army, Military Courts, SCAF
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On walking the black dog…
To all those who have, like me, #walkedtheblackdog, I wonder how much of our problems are something called “depression” and how much we have actually real problems which make us sad. Problems (loneliness, insecurity, boredom) that should be dealt with … Continue reading
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Tagged #walkedtheblackdog, Depression, Foucault, Mental Illness, Society, The Black Dog
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Testimonies on Egypt’s Military Justice
The following texts is a transcribed recording from an event held at the Socialist Studies Centre in Giza, Cairo. The speakers, many of them civillians who have been prosecuted through military courts, were addressing the role of the Army and the Supreme … Continue reading
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Tagged #jan25, Centre for Socialist Studies, Egypt, Military Trials, SCAF
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A Martyr For The Truth
The following piece was first published today on newmatilda.com Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad was murdered last week outside Islamabad, the end of a fearless career reporting on the Af-Pak region. Austin Mackell recalls his encounters with Saleem I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Mackell, freedom of the press, murder, pakistan, syed saleem shazhad, Torture
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Me on Russia Today; why the IMF is part of the problem for Egypt and Tunisia
I tried for ages to embed the video but i failed. So instead there is just this here link to the RT page it is on. Enjoy.
