Greens dump anti-terror kits on Howard's doorstep
Hundreds of anti-terrorism kits have been dumped at the gates of Prime
Minister John Howard's residence in Sydney with the Greens trying to return
to sender.
Mr Howard was not home at Kirribilli but Greens Senator Kerry Nettle tried
regardless to deliver the kits which she regards as scaremongering and a
waste of $15 million.
Senator Nettle believes thousands of Australians have been thwarted by
Australia Post in their attempts to return the kits.
Australia Post officials say "return to sender" does not apply in this case
because the kits are inappropriately addressed.
Senator Nettle has collected hundreds of kits that have been sent to the
Greens, all with colourful slogans.
They are now lying at the gate of Kirribili House.
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Prime Minister John Howard's criticism of peace protesters has been
condemned by one of the organisers of Sunday's record march through the
streets of Sydney.
Convenor of the Walk Against the War coalition Hannah Middleton says Mr
Howard has adopted a desperate and arrogant position..
"We, the people, have spoken," Ms Middleton said.
"With those huge marches, with the polls that are about, he must know that
he no longer speaks for us, and so the only way he can manage to maintain
this facade that he knows best for us and for Iraq and for the world, is to
slander the peace people of this country."
Meanwhile, Greens Senator Kerry Nettle says the anti-war effort is not
about giving comfort to the Iraqi regime.
Mr Howard said the peace demonstrations are dividing world opinon making it
harder to find a peaceful way of disarming Iraq.
But Senator Nettle says that is the talk of a rattled Prime Minister.
She says the protesters support neither Mr Howard nor the Iraqi leader.
"As may be expected Saddam Hussein is using the voices of peace around the
world to try to support his campaign," Senator Nettle said.
"That is something you could anticipate that he would do and again, many of
those people who took part in those rallies are angry to see their call for
peace, their support for Iraqi civilians being used in that way by Saddam
Hussein."
Senator Nettle today dumped hundreds of anti-terrorism kits at the gates of
the Prime Minister's residence in Sydney in an attempt to return to sender.
