The Daily Blog Open Mic – Sunday 25th June 2017

1. New war crimes committed by NZ military?

   The first time ever that the use of white phosphorus in civilian areas of Iraq has been admitted to.Possibly a war crime, and our very own NZ Brigadier
   McAslan has admitted to its use in Mosul.
   Picked up by the NZ media, alternative or mainstream?
   Hell no!
   !http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2017/06/new-chemical-attack-syria-crosses-red-line-u-s-crosses-red-line-syria.html

2. Why would NZ military be in Syria.

   Whats the bullshit to explain / justify supporting US against Syria and Russia.

3. I urge contributors to TDB (and even TS) to listen to Melanie Reid on RNZ Sunday and the discussion on the state of journalism.
   Despite the well-earned cynicism from a lot of us, there are still a few around who are genuine members of the 4th Estate. Some (journalists) are even hiding out in the MSM (but who quite obviously have big mortgages to pay and just working in survival mode – a hard place to be sometimes when principles are at stake – not that it’s an excuse).

   I wonder whether Hosking might try and do the old bad-mouthing trip

4. https://thestandard.org.nz/hdpa-on-the-rot-that-goes-to-the-top/

   Heather du PA on the rot at the top.

   I bet there’s some arguments in that household – let’s hope with no biffo

5. interview with “lawyer and filmmaker John Titus, of All the Plenary’s Men, about the not-so-secret and yet little-discussed Financial Stability Board authority over sovereign powers to regulate banks. Titus highlights the case of HSBC and the threat made by George Osborne to the Obama administration’s Department of Justice.”

   Keiser Report ‘Episode 1088’

   https://www.rt.com/shows/keiser-report/393827-episode-max-keiser-1088/

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