Australia censors Palestine debate 2


	Australia censors Palestine debate 2

beanz

9-19-2009 5:06 AM

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beanz says:

I posted a bit more of this because I thought it was so important.
This is really creepy.

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9-19-2009 9:21 AM

tabsey

The role of the press and censorship is more obvious to us because the computer provides so many sources and opinions. It is possible to often find the truth ( and then find it has been labeled as a conspiracy theory ). The Jews have a large population in Australia - Melbourne is the second largest Jewish city outside Israel.

9-19-2009 10:29 AM

ratilfar

Thank you for bring this up beanz. I appreciate it.

9-21-2009 8:30 AM

beanz

@Tabsey, really ? what about NYC ?

9-21-2009 8:31 AM

beanz

oh right, 2nd largest !

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