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Reflections on a swaying tower

A long time ago, when I was writing a daily newspaper column, a person phoned me to ask if I would share a cup of coffee with them. This…

Mar 3

Reflections on a swaying tower

Mar 3

The curse of the peacemakers

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

Jan 18

The curse of the peacemakers

Jan 18

The corporate war on humanity

The murder of that “health insurance” CEO in the USA has blown the lid off a simmering conflict in which most of us are unwilling…

Jan 18

Jan 18

Welcome to the next world war

Pope Francis called it more than two years ago. In his 2022 book, Against War, the Courage to Build Peace, the Pope joined the dots between…

Aug 13, 2024

Welcome to the next world war

Aug 13, 2024

A target-rich environment

What Israel’s alleged use of AI in the killing of Palestinians may imply for the future of repression.

Apr 18, 2024

A target-rich environment

Apr 18, 2024

Watching a murder-suicide

As soon as Israel made it clear that its goal, following the October 7 Hamas attack, was more or less a total purging of Gaza, that no…

Mar 3, 2024

Watching a murder-suicide

Mar 3, 2024

Vale John Pilger, journalistic giant

The death of John Pilger, as the calendar flicked over from the ugly year 2023 to its apprehensively awaited successor, is a blow that…

Jan 2, 2024

Vale John Pilger, journalistic giant

Jan 2, 2024

Hate, war, politics and chess

I stand with the victims of this and other wars and massacres. Whether they are Jewish, Muslim or of any other faith and irrespective of…

Nov 8, 2023

Hate, war, politics and chess

Nov 8, 2023

Nakba and the ghost of Yitzhak Rabin

About the middle of last week, before the Hamas attack on Israel, I had a dream about Palestinians. This is unusual since I am by no means…

Oct 12, 2023

Nakba and the ghost of Yitzhak Rabin

Oct 12, 2023

Australia’s Voice Referendum

An angry old white bloke had a go at me the other day. He didn’t like my “Free Assange” T-shirt.

Sep 18, 2023

Australia’s Voice Referendum

Sep 18, 2023

Greg Ray

Greg Ray

I was a newspaper journalist in Australia for 30 years and I still love to write and publish. I’m a cynic, a skeptic and an idealist.

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