Tue, 29 July 2008  11Mb. 128kbps mono 11mins 33 secondsJim Dunn, a researcher and human rights expert who has been following the situation in Timor Leste since before the 1975 Indonesian invasion talks about the implications for Timor Leste and Indonesia, of the recently released report of the Truth and Friendship Commission. The Commission was set up to establish what everybody knew - Indonesian responsibility for the massacres and wanton destruction that took place in 1999 after the independence referendum. But where does it go from here? Comments[0] |
Fri, 25 July 2008 10mins, 2.3MB 2008-07-22 Tues *Echinda spotted in Nimbin*..............................*more details on new IT shop 'NimbinValleyDotCom* Comments[0] |
Mon, 21 July 2008 7m18s, 1.7MB 2007-07-21 Mon *New computer shop in Nimbin, NimbinValleyDotCom*................... *Missing Greensleaves (ie original 73 Aquarius Festival newsletter) issue* ....................................*NimFM goes STEREO & doubles POWER* Comments[0] |
Mon, 21 July 2008 1 MB (text mostly, due to technical difficulties) 2008-07-15 Tues *New Apothecary Show, with Helen Cameron, on NimFM, Tues 12-1pm* Comments[0] |
Mon, 21 July 2008  14 Mb. 128kbps 14 mins 48 secs(hi fidelity version for rebroadcasting) Burke Stansbury from Washington. He has just returned from a fact finding mission to El Salvador with CISPES where he had an interesting conversation with the US Ambassador there. While the Ambassador admitted that there was political intervention on the side of the ARENA party by the US to influence the results of the last Salvadoran elections, the Ambassador claims that the US State Department has no intention of influencing upcoming elections of 2009. Burke is skeptical, and in this interview he explains why. Comments[0] |
Fri, 18 July 2008 July 19 1979 was the day of the Triumph of the Sandinista Revolution. 40 years of dictatorship of Nicaragua by the Somoza Dynasty, and invasions by the US dating back to the 1890s (William Walker who declared himself President for several years and sold the right to gather taxes to the Morgan Bank)was overthrown. The serial invasions continued through the early 1900s, when the US sent in marines (and incidentally, first used aircraft as a weapon of war) through the 1920s. Throughout the 1980s the US financed the mercenary remnant of Somoza's National Guard, the 'contras,' financed illegally by the CIA and cocaine connections. Eventually, through a near total economic blockade,Nicaragua was virtually starved into submission, until a government more to the liking of the US was elected in 1990.
LatinRadical marks this occasion with a selection of videos focusing on the Sandinista Revolution. If you cannot see the video panel below click here.
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Tue, 15 July 2008 5m 45s, 1.4MB 2008-07-14 Mon *Broken glass & break-ins @ 'Hemping Around', 'Fashionating', 'Tribal Magic', the Apothecary, the Butcher's, & the Newsagency*......................*Local AFL*............................*Art Expo @ the Aboriginal Cultural Centre on Friday* Comments[0] |
Tue, 15 July 2008 9min, 2MB 2008-07-08 Tues *CTC continues to morph into a training organisation*.........................*Council funding for small grants due soon* Comments[0] |
Tue, 15 July 2008 8m15s, 1.9MB 2008-07-07 Mon *New art gallery @ the Pizza Shop*.........................*New type of clinic for cannabis users who want to stop* Comments[0] |
Sat, 12 July 2008  18.43Mb 128kps mono 20mins 07 secondsPeter Murphy of the SEARCH Foundation brings more insights into what motivates the students to demonstrate in Dili, Timor Leste, and the controversial policy decisions that seem to be coming from the Prime Minister's office. Towards the end of this interview Peter describes the efforts being made by the President and other parties and actors to maintain a sensible discourse without disrupting Timor Leste's fragile stability. Comments[3] |
Thu, 10 July 2008  Students ... not exactly rioting, and an extraordinary police response. Now, around 40 students arrested, protesting at a general perception that the AMP government is misspending moneys, and doing deals that should be managed far better than they have been. Damien Kingsbury, Associate Professor of Political Science at Deakin University talks about the pressures Timor Leste's Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmao is under, for pushing policies that may be politically unwise. Comments[1] |
Wed, 2 July 2008 8m18s, 1.9MB 2008-07-01 Tues *NimFM presenter, Joel Satterly, dies*......................*Happy 56th to Salty @ the Hemp Embassy*..............*Independence from America Day preparations*......................*Hemp Embassy robbery update* Comments[0] |
Wed, 2 July 2008  5m27s, 1.3MB 2008-06-30 Mon *Blackyard Talent Quest in Mingle Park*..........................*Nimbin alley boys are bad security @ doof.*.................*local AFL results* Comments[2] |
