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		<title>Don&#8217;t forget National, ACT and NZ First back the war criminals</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/dont-forget-national-act-and-nzf-back-the-war-criminals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[They won’t call it what it is — but their silence says enough. If this is “defence”, where’s the line?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Protesters rally across Aotearoa in condemnation of Israel, US ‘warmongering’ and ‘shameful’ NZ</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/protesters-rally-across-aotearoa-in-condemnation-of-israel-us-warmongering-and-shameful-nz/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. David Robie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Setting The Agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aotearoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousands marched. Not just against war — but against New Zealand’s silence while it happens.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Trump has forced America into its worst modern defeat &#038; threats of war crime and genocide demand he be removed from office</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/trump-has-forced-america-into-its-worst-modern-defeat-threats-of-war-crime-and-genocide-demand-he-be-removed-from-office/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/trump-has-forced-america-into-its-worst-modern-defeat-threats-of-war-crime-and-genocide-demand-he-be-removed-from-office/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[America]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Six weeks. That’s all it took to turn a war into a humiliation.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Israel and America are the rogue nations &#8211; not Iran</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/israel-and-america-are-the-rogue-nations-not-iran/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/israel-and-america-are-the-rogue-nations-not-iran/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fuel Crisis]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[You’re paying more at the pump. So who’s actually responsible?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Why it isn&#8217;t antisemitic to say Israel led Trump into war</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/why-it-isnt-anti-semitic-to-say-israel-led-trump-into-war/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/why-it-isnt-anti-semitic-to-say-israel-led-trump-into-war/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antisemitism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geopolitics]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Criticising Israel isn’t antisemitism. So why is that accusation being used to shut this argument down?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Winston wasted Washington moment with calcified cowardice</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/winston-wasted-washington-moment-with-calcified-cowardice/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/winston-wasted-washington-moment-with-calcified-cowardice/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There was a moment to stand up. Instead, we got silence, deflection — and a missed chance the world would have noticed.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Iran 3, Trump 0 &#8211; The limits of American Power</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/iran-3-trump-0-the-limits-of-american-power/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/iran-3-trump-0-the-limits-of-american-power/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Deconstructing Headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Trump calls it victory. The world looks at it… and sees something else entirely.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Protesters condemn Luxon govt for failing to condemn illegal war on Iran</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/protesters-condemn-luxon-govt-for-failing-to-condemn-illegal-war-on-iran/</link>
					<comments>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/protesters-condemn-luxon-govt-for-failing-to-condemn-illegal-war-on-iran/#comments</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. David Robie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:13:52 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Setting The Agenda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auckland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christopher Luxon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaza protests]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[From the heart of Auckland, the message was blunt: If New Zealand won’t speak out, what exactly does it stand for?]]></description>
		
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		<title>Eid Mubarak NZ: ICONZ Calls for Justice and Moral Leadership</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/eid-mubarak-a-call-for-compassion-justice-and-moral-leadership-in-aotearoa-new-zealand-iconz/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Daily Blog]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Raw News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eid Mubarak]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[At Eid in Parliament, ICONZ delivered a powerful call for compassion, justice, and moral leadership — urging New Zealand to uphold its values in a time of global crisis.]]></description>
		
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		<title>When will this Clown Government condemn America and Israel for starting illegal war against Iran?</title>
		<link>https://thedailyblog.co.nz/when-will-this-clown-government-condemn-america-and-israel-for-starting-illegal-war-against-iran/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Bradbury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the Iran war escalates, the Government’s silence is raising serious questions about leadership, accountability, and whose side New Zealand is really on.]]></description>
		
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