Victorian child sexual abuse schools inquiry finds teacher linked to abuse of 60 individuals

The report said, based on evidence given to the inquiry, there were child sexual abuse allegations linked to Ray involving 60 individuals.

MacGregor is linked to the abuse of 13 individuals, and Steel is alleged to have abused eight individuals.

The fourth teacher, who cannot be named, is linked to allegations of abuse involving 28 individuals.

A board of inquiry has recommended the Victorian government apologise to victims of historical child sexual abuse at Beaumaris Primary School and 23 other state-run schools

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-06/report-recommends-apology-for-victorian-abuse-victims-beaumaris/103552184

Former PA PM says two-state solution still possible - interview

Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority Fayyad said that a two-state solution should be based on a sovereign Palestinian state on the territory occupied in 1967.

Recently, I had a series of meetings with Salam Fayyad, former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. The first meeting was part of seminars I am hosting at the Middle East Study Centre that I am directing in Britain. Other participants in this conversation were Sir Tom Phillips and Sir Vincent Fean. Phillips served as British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UK Ambassador to Israel, and High Commissioner to Uganda. Fean was the British Ambassador to Libya and Consul-General in Jerusalem for the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

I asked Prof. Fayyad how to explain Hamas’s popularity among the Palestinians. Fayyad responded by saying that Hamas has been on the path of ascendancy, politically speaking, for a long time. During the mid-1990s, they were polling at about 12% -13%. Over time, their popularity rose, and more and more Palestinians found themselves aligned with their ideology and worldview, particularly because of the failure of the Oslo peace process. The Palestinian public at large realized that this process was not going to deliver on its promise of freedom and statehood for the Palestinians in the occupied territories.

With the prospect of statehood diminishing rapidly over time, past the year 2000, more and more Palestinians found themselves aligned with Hamas’s worldview. It is the failure of the peace process that accounts for Hamas’s ascendancy, argued Fayyad. Second, there were missteps in the way Palestinian governance was handled over the years. Third, the way successive Israeli governments dealt with the Palestinian Authority undermined the PA’s capacity to govern, project its authority and convince people that it was the nucleus of the state in the making.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-790376

CIA Documents Outline Cold War Era Communist Dissensions and Propaganda Wars

In a recent release under Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) case EOM-2020-00275, the CIA has provided new insights into the propaganda tactics and internal conflicts within the Communist world during the Cold War. The documents, initially released in 2017 under FOIA case F-2012-02068 and Civil Action No,. 17-cv-00160 as filed by James Lesar at the Assassination Archives and Research Center (AARC), have undergone further declassification, shedding light on the intricate dynamics of Communist dissensions, particularly between April 11 and April 24, 1964.

The chronology reveals the counter-offensive efforts launched by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) against China on April 3, 1964, which included party plenary sessions, official statements, editorials, and speeches by leaders. The Sino-Soviet brawl was a prominent theme in the commemorations of major anniversaries, such as Khrushchev’s 70th birthday and the 94th anniversary of Lenin’s birth.

The documents also highlight the responses from various Communist parties worldwide to the CPSU’s campaign against China. While some parties offered polemical support for the CPSU and denounced China, others remained non-committal. The Chinese response to the Soviet campaign was initially muted, but it eventually escalated with harsh editorial attacks and the publication of materials criticizing the Soviet leadership.

Furthermore, the documents provide insights into the internal dynamics of the Communist movement, including the acknowledgment of the damage caused by the Sino-Soviet split and the efforts to disillusion and discourage sympathizers. The release of these documents offers a deeper understanding of the propaganda strategies and ideological rifts that characterized the Cold War era.

Document Archive

EOM-2020-00275 Released Files [70 Pages, 42MB]

https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/cia/EOM-2020-00275.pdf

https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/cia-documents-outline-cold-war-era-communist-dissensions-and-propaganda-wars/

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