Bookworm on Nov 24 2007 | Filed under: Australia
I was very sad to read that Australian Prime Minister John Howard lost the election, especially because Australians turned Left to defeat him. I wonder just how long they’ll be happy with new PM Rudd’s plans to mess with Australia’s economy (which will inevitably happen with Labor in power), an economy that even CCN [...]
Bookworm on Jan 28 2007 | Filed under: Australia, Media matters
While we were all delighting in the tough stance the Australian government has taken towards terrorism, it seems that Australian TV has fallen into the same swamp as American TV, which insists that all people who can claim victimhood must be heard, their complaints taken seriously, and the rest of us made to feel very, [...]
Bookworm on Jan 15 2007 | Filed under: Australia, Islam
Austrialian government officials have impressed many with their frank speaking about the threat of radical Islam. It turns out that this isn’t just talk, but is also allied with bipartisan action aimed at exposing and isolating radical Islamists in Australia:
It so happens that the approach advocated for Britain by Martin Bright in his important [...]
Bookworm on Oct 05 2006 | Filed under: Australia, Communism, Islam, Muslim violence
Bush has shown remarkable courage in sticking to his guns in the war. However, his actions are not matched by his words. He’s too polite, too worried, to well-counseled, too restrained for whatever reason to call things as they are. John Howard, Australia’s Prime Minister, is not so constrained, as you can [...]
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