PRIME Minister John Howard should be willing to send his own sons, Tim and Richard, to war before committing Australian troops to a US-led invasion of Iraq, says US Ambassador Tom Schieffer. Any world leader should be ready to make that sacrifice, he said. "If you're not prepared to send your own son to war, don't send someone else's -- that's the test," he said after a Rotary lunch address yesterday. "I assure you that's the test George Bush is going to go through before he would send anyone else's child in the hardest way." MORE ON http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5065384%255E662,00.html 25 years for terror By JOHN FERGUSON, state politics reporter 10sep02 SABOTEURS will be sent to jail for up to 25 years in Victoria under new anti-terrorism measures in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Premier Steve Bracks will today reveal an unprecedented assault on terrorism that will also send would-be terrorists to jail for up to 15 years. The Government is planning to introduce new legislation in State Parliament this week under the Crimes (Property Damage and Computer Offences) Bill. The laws are likely to receive bipartisan support and will give specific powers to prevent cyber crime, such as hacking into the police computer network. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,5064938%255E2862,00.html
