The Kalashnikov brand has been around for a long time now. Renowned as one of the finest assault rifles on the planet, its variations can be found everywhere there are guns. The most famous, of course, is the AK-47 (“when you absolutely, positively want to kill every mother-f**ker in the room, accept no substitutes”), but […]
In Extremis, The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum Marie Colvin is best remembered as the fearless reporter for the London-based newspaper, The Sunday Times, who wore an eye patch and sent back stories from the most dangerous places on the planet. She was known as a hard-drinking, hard-living journalist who strove […]
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Commercials are the means by which profiteering corporations take our money from us and make us feel good about it. They get richer and we get poorer but at least we have stuff that we don’t need. To better convince us to part with our hard-earned cash, they employ many…
Siberian Tigers are about as impressive as it gets in the animal kingdom. These magnificent beasts can weigh as much as 306 kg for an adult male, although their average size has reduced over the last century, perhaps due to environmental factors. Their numbers are small. There are thought to be less than 600 individuals […]
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Who were the Anasazi? Why did they disappear? Where did they go? If you are familiar with the mysterious First Nation tribe from approximately 500-1200 CE, then you may be curious about their full story. Recent archaeological finds suggest that cannibalism played a role in the life, and perhaps decline,…
Billy Connolly, Tall Tales and Wee Stories by Billy Connolly Billy Connolly was born on 24th November, 1942. His career path has taken him from the shipyards of Glasgow, where he worked as a welder, to life as a folk musician and then onto the stage as a stand-up comedian. He also did a stint […]
India is a diverse nation of some 1.3+ billion people. It suffers from endemic poverty with levels of social deprivation among the worst anywhere on the planet. Sadly, as elsewhere, those most victimised by social ills are children. The young of India are often to be found in a terrible state due to family, community […]
When robots are given control over weapons and dealing death, we have moved onto the slippery slope to Skynet. Machines have no conscience. Then again, neither do Capitalists. But at least people might have family who could persuade them of their evil acts and stop them. What does a machine care? Reading that passage, it […]
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“Truth is the first casualty of war” – But sometimes truth becomes a victim before the war ever begins, as is the case in US depictions of events in both Venezuela and Iran at present. Today, there is a concerted campaign by forces within the US regime to misrepresent and…
Outgrowing God by Richard Dawkins God is a desperately complex fella. He presides over a number of religions but takes different approaches to each. He even takes on different appearances. In Christianity, he’s a white man with a long flowing white beard, even though that faith was founded in the Middle East. In India, he […]
It’s The Who. What more needs to be said about a group who are possibly the greatest rock band of all time. As you might have noticed, Rebel Voice is a big fan of this English musical ensemble. Waters et al were ahead of their time with their compositions, and still manage to be relevant […]
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Here is a hard-hitting piece of free verse from our resident Irish poet, A.D. This offering speaks of the manner in which Capitalism exploits and diminishes the lives of the citizenry. Summary from a Dark Place ? The patchwork sky is undecided, hold or release Trees wait patiently and shuffle…
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