Australia govt accused of security (terra) scare campaign

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=143&sid=6219089&cKey=1131342620000

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government is playing politics with anti-terrorism laws by unveiling plans to deploy troops in the event of an attack just days after it warned of an undisclosed terrorist threat, opposition parties said on Monday.

They accused Prime Minister John Howard of scaremongering in a bid to divert attention from controversial labour reforms after the government said its urgent amendments to anti-terrorism laws last week may not result in any arrests.

The government denied the claims.

"We've seen now twice the terror card played by the government as a way of seeking to garner support for their moves and making sure industrial relations isn't on the front page of the newspapers," Greens Senator Kerry Nettle told reporters.

[Luna_Chick]

1. gahhhhh

It's like a disease..stop the madness!! :grr: :cry:

[Nothing Without Hope]

2. It's all too true - see this Sept 27 thread:and READ ALL THE REPLIES

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1810200

and be sure to read all the articlds linked to in the replies. Using "terra" of human assassins or whatever other emergency looks handy to push for martial law is popular these awful days,

[Stockholm]

3. First UK now Australia?

Guess the old "You are all going to die-routine" is hard to export from the US.

[althecat]

4. Howard Demands Emergency Anti-Wolf Legislation

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0511/S00069.htm



My fellow Australians:

Today the Government will introduce an urgent amendment to Australia’s counter-wolf legislation.

The Government has received specific and credible intelligence this week which gives cause for serious concern about a potential wolf threat.

Wolf! Wolf, I say!

Not that I'm at liberty to tell you where the wolf is, or what it's doing. But I can assure you that it looks to be a very alarming wolf indeed. My, what big teeth he has!

In the interests of openness, transparency and accountability, two members of the opposition have been fully briefed. They agree that this particular threat is worse than the kind that crops up all the time, and that the legislation is actually needed in this case and is also good idea in the wider sense. Because they would, in fact, know.

We have only put forward amendments we need right now, such as changing the definition of what constitutes a wolf and allowing charges relating to 'a' rather than 'the' act of wolfness. These would enable us to defeat this wolf, although I can't explain how for security reasons.

Other provisions from the full package, such as allowing police to randomly set well-concealed spike-lined wolfpits, have not been included. Though, if we suddenly feel like passing them now, I'm keen.

After all, unless you are a wolf you have nothing to fear. How can you get caught in a wolf trap if you're not a wolf?

Now, eyebrows will no doubt raised over the timing of this announcement.

But how could I announce it on Tuesday? The Melbourne Cup was on!



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http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0511/S00069.htm

[velvet]

5. sickening

I hate what is happening to my country under the Howard government. Every hard-won right and liberty that we and our fore-mothers&fathers fought for is being destroyed.

Edit: Just saw your post, althecat, LMAO.

[althecat]

6. Laughs on us now mind....

...seems the snake had something hiding under his bed.