So you probably all heard about John Howard's (Australian Prime Minister) latest comments, just in case here's a highlight from February 13th's Age (the daily paper in Melbourne)"On Sunday, Mr Howard was asked to comment on a pledge by US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama that if elected president, he would withdraw all combat brigades from Iraq by March 31, 2008.
Mr Howard said: "If I was running al-Qaeda in Iraq, I would put a circle around March 2008, and pray, as many times as possible, for a victory not only for Obama, but for the Democrats."
Can you believe it? Linking a US Presidential candidate with al-Qaeda and then linking that with Iraq! Even now, the US hasn't the courtesy to tell him that their intelligence was wrong, and that the 'terrorists' weren't from Iraq. Here is a picture of him with George Bush looking scared and pretending to be multicultural.
So this bothers me, Howard trying to draw these links but it's sort of their thing; making weird connections, not bothering to correct them, and hoping that no one notices.
But the part that really, really bugs me is what Alexander Downer (Australian Foreign Minister) said:
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer seems particularly obtuse on this point, saying it was "entirely appropriate" for the Government "to express its views in a free world."
What a lie. You can't say whatever you want here. They have sedition laws. People all over the place are scared to say what they think, especially international students, indigenous people, immigrants, refugees, asylum seekersand anyone else not with citizenship and even some of those so basically most people.
So John Howard can go around slandering people in another country but anyone in Australia had better not do it to him here. Free world my ass. Just ask David Hicks.
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You think that's bad, did you hear about Stockwell Day? First, him and his Bush loving Canadian government pals support the continued nearly 7 year detention of a guy who has had no charges brought against him, is not a threat to anyone, has had no evidence of wrong-doing shown to him or his lawyers.
Mr. Mahjoub goes on a hunger strike (now past 80 days), Stockwell won't even let the corrections ombudsperson who is responsible for investigating complaints in the prison system, where they are detaining this poor sole.
Then, a judge orders him released with 24 conditions essentially amounting to house arrest. Stockwell Day stands up in question period saying that they won't release Mr. Mahjoub. But, then finishes by saying he respect the judges decision which clearly called for his release.
Mr. Mahjoub's son alleges the reason he is being held is he refused to work for CSIS.
Free world huh? sure it is.
I can't stop laughing on how they are both posing for the press.. Just see how they have matching chinese costumes and holding hands like if they were in a honeymoon which I'm sure of..
And Howard was speaking against gay marriage.. I hope I had Elton John's email now to send him the pic! lol
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