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The Murky Trade in Arms

The Murky Trade in Arms

9th March 2021 Many of you may have seen and read of the attack on an ambulance and the brutal treatment of the medical staff recently, if not on The BFD then the MSM did carry a report. The window was shot out by a shotgun. Where did the cartridges

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‘Shoot Me Instead’ Nun Tells Police

‘Shoot Me Instead’ Nun Tells Police

9th March 2021 Kneeling before them in the dust of a northern Myanmar city, Sister Ann Rose Nu Tawng begged a group of heavily armed police officers to spare “the children” and take her life instead. The image of the Catholic nun in a simple white habit, her hands spread,

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Daily News Roundup – 10 March 2021

Daily News Roundup – 10 March 2021

Covid: Vaccine RNZ: Covid-19: 51% of New Zealanders willing to take vaccine – survey The Hui: New poll shows 23 percent of Maori unlikely to get coronavirus jab Zane Small (Newshub): Greens say lack of full COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan is ‘unacceptable’ Liu Chen (RNZ): NZC lobbied Ashley Bloomfield

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Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

Why Does Ayesha Verrall Want to Make All Vaping Shops Illegal?

The vaping regulations promoted by Ayesha Verrall will ban most vaping products and probably force vaping stores to close. This is not the Minister’s intent, it is due to a conflict between the legislation and the proposed regulations. The government is spending heavily on promoting vaping, while at the

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Direct Action on the Cards

Direct Action on the Cards

8th March 2021 As things progress in Myanmar with the same routine of a few deaths, a lot of beatings and pictures of violence and mayhem I will try and report on matters that the MSM miss or ignore. Of course, if there is unusual brutality or a change in

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Daily News Roundup – 9 March 2021

Daily News Roundup – 9 March 2021

PM pulls out of weekly Mike Hosking interviews Mike Hosking (Herald): Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern doesn’t answer the tough questions Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): PM turning her back on voters by abandoning interview slot Barry Soper (Herald): Jacinda Ardern is treading water, the master of soft, flattering

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Canada Public Health Wants Children in Solitary Confinement

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Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

7th March 2021 Today I was fortunate enough to contact a couple of my sources in Myanmar who are well placed in the civil service. What I am going to comment on is uncorroborated and probably won’t appear in the MSM. In the days leading up to the coup

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Daily News Roundup – 8 March 2021

Daily News Roundup – 8 March 2021

Covid: Govt comms, blame, compliance Graham Adams (Democracy Project): Ardern’s halo slips, rhetoric wears thin Luke Malpass (Stuff): Jacinda Ardern’s Covid comms strategy is starting to look a bit tired Michael Morrah (Newshub): Epidemiologist Michael Baker says recent COVID-19 cluster should have been contained earlier – points to

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Life Goes on as Normal (According to Some)

Life Goes on as Normal (According to Some)

Despite the GNLM reports, all is not well in Myanmar as the economy continues to tank. In a continuation of its policy of pretending that life in Myanmar is carrying on as normal, the Global New Light of Myanmar carried this as its main story today. I.S.P.E

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The Cat Saint of Fukushima

The Cat Saint of Fukushima

Some of the most gut-wrenching scenes in the bleak, brilliant mini-series Chernobyl are when a squad of soldiers is tasked with exterminating the abandoned pets of Pripyat. An earlier scene had shown dogs forlornly running alongside the buses taking their owners away forever. The task of shooting the

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Become a Citizen Journalist like Lionred

Become a Citizen Journalist like Lionred

The BFD is seeking citizen journalists to write news articles for us in a voluntary capacity. Regular contributor Lionred reported on a disaster in Lostwithiel, Cornwall at the end of last year, providing both commentary and photos of what was happening. This year he has been reporting on the coup

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