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20
September 2004
Quote
of the day
When
life is good, it's better not to ask why.
-
Nikolai Stanislofsky, Oz
Well,
it's official....
Brian
Deegan is a crackpot.
The
Adelaide magistrate, whose son was killed in the Bali bombing, has given
an interview to The
Green Left Weekly, where he blames terrorism on everyone except the
terrorists.
I
spoke to Brian Deegan the day after a bomb exploded in front of the
Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing passers-by and security guards.
Responding to my question about why the bombing happened, Deegan said:
“For the very same reason that the attack in Bali occurred and
the very same reason that more attacks will occur. And that is that
the Australian government has joined in the `coalition of the willing'
countries, ready to put to one side human decency, ready to put to one
side international laws and to embark upon an illegal enterprise.
Right.
It was all about international sovereignty. Oddly enough, the Bali bombers
seem to offer a different
explanation:
Samudra
professed disgust at the behaviour of Western tourists in Bali.
"I
saw bules (white people) doing vicious things, drinking and adulterous
things there," he told his trial.
Now
there's a sober ideology we can negotiate with. Not that Deegan sees much
wrong with it, after all, we're just as bad:
“These
people that are committing these atrocities and I don't back away from
that — my God, they're just so wrong — but they would regard
themselves as righteous and they would regard these atrocities as part
and parcel of a war and after all it is we, as Western countries,
that declared this war to begin with. We committed many atrocities before
they did.”
As
an example, Deegan points to the 13-year economic blockade of Iraq and
its impact — the deaths of “an estimated 5000 children per
month”.
“I
mean, we can label them as terrorists, they label us as terrorists.
I'm not so certain who's worse.
And
here, Deegan offers offers some geopolitical naivete and moral equivalency
that simply boggles the mind:
“I'm
trying to put in practice what I preached on the bench for 16 years.
If parties have a complaint, if parties have a dispute, I have been
very successful, 90% successful in solving cases before they come to
trial purely on the basis that I demand people negotiate. And it works.
And now I'm trying to demand that this government negotiates before
more innocents are killed.
“I
mean, if these people are fanatics — which this government keeps
painting them as — OK, well you can't really negotiate, but the
reality is that they do have some righteous principles,
they do not wish for Australia to be joining with a `coalition of the
willing', or whatever you'd like to call it, of Western nations that
are invading Muslim nations, it's as simple as that, and killing innocent
Muslim babies.
Unbelievable.
We should negotiate with this pack of racist, mass-murdering savages because
they have "righteous principles" we can appeal to.
I
can sympathise with Deegan's terrible loss, but that is no excuse for
his disgusting amoral political posturing. Deegan is siding with those
who would gladly butcher us all, and he deserves nothing less than our
contempt.
Local
commies throw a fit
The
Socialist Alliance - which proudly supports Fidel Castro's totalitarian
regime - is crying xenophobia because foreigners won't
be allowed to vote in Australian elections:
Twelve-hundred
and seventy four Auburn residents will be unable to vote in the upcoming
federal election because they are holders of temporary protection visas,
according to the Socialist Alliance candidate for Reid, Lisa Macdonald.
“Just
under 2% of the electorate have been disenfranchised”, said Macdonald.
“Unlike permanent residents, who are also unable to vote, it is
extremely difficult for TPV holders to become citizens and have a say
in our community.”
“It’s
not really surprising that the Liberal government does not want these
refugees to have a say as they have worked very hard to prevent them
having access to the types of services most Australians take for granted.
It's
OK for Cubans to be denied the right to vote in Cuba, but it's morally
wrong to prevent foreigners from electing our parliamentary representatives.
You gotta love that socialist logic.
Bike
bargain of the year
For
the next month, Honda Australia are doing a great deal on the brilliant
VTR-1000: $13,990 ride-away.
If
you're looking to get your first big bike, or have been wanting a litre-class
sportsbike but lack the bucks, you can't do better than this.
This
is a fast, attractive, ballsy 1000cc v-twin, which is easy to ride, comfy
and...hell...just
go read my review already.
Favourite
TV characters, Part 3...
Character:
Paulie
Walnuts
Actor:
Tony Sirico
Show:
The Sopranos
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