The Website
This website is not intended to be a definitive alternative to the mainstream media but it hopes to at least offer an introduction to other sites which challenge the way we are spoon-fed the news, or more often public relations masquerading as news - as Ralph Nader the US Green Party presidential candidate accurately observed.

There will be frequent updates of relevant and/or interesting items to which the mainstream media probably will not draw attention. The latest news page is drawn from all media outlets, alternative and mainstream but will not include 'headline news' unless it is relevent and important. News will be archived on a weekly basis.

The media library will probably never do justice to the word 'library' as the range of subjects and media formats may well confound any attempt to compile them in any comprehensive system. However, every effort will be made to help identify and locate whatever is available. It is an arduous job and progress is likely to be slow.

The forum is finally active after the problem of an unreliable server. Almost all the messages have been reposted and all the accounts that were registered previously have been re-assigned. There are no subject or content rules but it might be necessary to weild an arbitrary sword of censorship in extreme situations.

The web log has been sporadically active and although it might suffer from the ongoing process of keeping news links up to date will be updated as regularly as possible. So far it has tried to straddle the gulf between an objective view of contemporary events with a personal perspective. Once the news links are included, the weblog will very likely take on a more personal attitude.

Content is gradually replacing empty pages and there have been some interesting contributions as well as several offers. Any articles on subjects which are out of the mainstream will be welcome.

Fair Use Notice
The reproduction of some of the material on the site may not have been specifically authorised by its copyright owner. It is reproduced purely in the pursuit of the advancement of knowledge and is not used in any way for material gain and as such it is done so in the belief that it conforms to fair use legislation. All original sources have been linked where possible and credit given where known. If any copyright holder objects in any way to the use of their material it will be removed on request.

Embedded videos have been included on the understanding that as they have been accepted by the webhost, e.g. Google Video, and that their use therefore is covered by the principles of fair use.

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