Secretary of State of the United States Colin Powell has now said that the
United States principle objective now appears to be removing Saddam's
weapons of mass destruction, no longer explicitly regime change. So we're
now left with an Australian government with a position supporting regime
change and a US administration now partly backing away from it. We now find
ourself to the right of the Republicans.
http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/political_transcripts/article_1179.asp
The same week our navies ships were clearly seen violating Iraqi sea space
while being shepherded by some larger US gunboats.
Then there's this...
It's not as if antipathy towards Australia is any secret. The Philippine
Daily Inquirer carried a column this week – headed "Moron" – describing
Howard as a "caricature of middling power arrogance and belligerence".
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,5629512%255E12854,00.html
So far right,Godwins law has kicked in...An Indonesian paper has compared
the au government to the Nazi's...now its very peculiar that this article
is not online.
It really slams John Wayne Howard for his worst gaffe since the,'deputy
sherriff',line a couple of years ago.Look for a dead tree Weekend
Australian,page 17.Greg Sheridan.
"PM FINDs new ways to LOSE FRIENDS."
The madness spreads...
07 December 2002
AUSTRALIA should press ahead with efforts to secure legal backing for
pre-emptive strikes against suspected terrorists on foreign soil despite
the southeast Asian backlash, Defence Minister Robert Hill has declared.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,5632054%255E2702,00.html
