As Australia under Prime Minister John Howard expands its interventionist role, justified by the war on terrorism - to remedy issues in various parts of the globe. From failed nation states of the Solomons, Papua New Guinea and resource robbing of East Timor oil. Now we will protect Japanese engineers in Iraq with 450 Australian troops to replace a departing Dutch contingent.
Australian military personnel already stationed in Iraq were our total contingent, so it was rattled off the ice cool lips of John Howard. The Prime Minister tears up yet another electoral promise. The troops go to Iraq for a minimum of one year.
Has Howard's cabinet thought about other nation's response to our colonial extensions? Its possible we are seen negatively owing to our military enforcements, at the least with frustration and resentment for our intervention outside our border. Do we know if Australia is seen by Asian neighbours, Middle Eastern States and other nations as overstepping ourselves?
Canberra offers reasons of goodwill, humanitarian objectives, justifications real or contrived such as the rescue of failed states - in spite of Canberra's prior actions that contribute to failed nation status in the Pacific. Official explanations for our military engagement in some regions could not by any stretch hold water with the locals. Initial acceptance of Australian intervention in some regions will veer off course. A changed strategic blunder, economic disparity between the colonials and the locals drives locals to erect buffers that upset Canberra's imperialism at any opportunity.
Dispatching additional military units to extend Canberra's authority at gunpoint, disposes this nation to rising flashpoints outside our influence. Explosive events mostly in the Middle East will be powerful. The escalation will be to rapid to avoid, then we will be drawn into military engagements bigger than our miniscule military resources.
If the United States (or Israel) kicks off engagment in multiple warfare fronts, under the rubrick of perceived threats by Iran or Syria, or North Korea in the case of the USA. A possibility of escalation with China's interests [or Russia] in that region will engage all of America's military forces, there will be little protection either political or economic to protect Australia and its resources prize.
Canberra absent its American military shield would display Australian Imperialism as a pretty pathetic hand. Flashpoints for broad conflict exists across multiple fronts in multilpe hemispheres. Such an erruption would be this nation's Achilles heel as an aggrieved China settled scores for our antagonistic military side show adventures alongside the Anglo/American stooges. The risk of being the third stooge is comprehensible from what I can judge. We have nothing to gain by siding with the current crazies in the White House.
24 Feb 2005
22 Feb 2005
Melbourne Airport mystery leak?
The mystery chemical leak at Melbourne Airport, Virgin Blue domestic terminal might not be a mystery as claimed at all. The evidence of a gas leak with the force to overwhelm some 45 people, that necessitated evacuation of the terminal for a day points towards a significant toxic mixture.
Even though the fire brigade used specialist air monitoring equipment, this was no use in identifying the type of leak or its source. The fact that the gas was not located in their search on the ground, makes the source most probable to consider a gas leak was not ground based. My line of investigation would follow the relocatable equipment found at an airport. The source of the toxic leak may be tied to the malfunction of on-board covert aerosol chemical spray equipment, possibly in the Virgin fleet it is their terminal where the leak caused harm.
Observed and reported at this site in earlier posts is the aerosol spraying of harmful chemicals over Melbourne. This deliberate aerosol spraying has been reported from other cities in Australia, in fact almost worldwide. Such chemical spraying activity is ignored and given a cold shoulder response by government when information is sought. Spraying is unquestionably occurring, look up at the strange "painted" sky to identify various "clouds" that fail to conform to meteorological patterns and produce health problems to those under the flight paths. These highly dangerous toxic mixes are tabulated and monitored as the product of aerosols sprayed from aircraft. A virtual library of photographs documents these aircraft as both non-commercial [interpret as Federal Government authorised] and commercial aircraft.
The Melbourne Airport aircraft that was the culprit source for the chemical leak could have departed from the scene of the airport apron before the fire brigade arrived. Is it possible the delay before authorities searched for the leak was necessary for the culprit aircraft to clear for take off? Or to secure the leaking apparatus before an on-ground investigation started?
It will interesting to observe what gas and source the MFB, or air transport authority determines caused this massive toxic leak?
Even though the fire brigade used specialist air monitoring equipment, this was no use in identifying the type of leak or its source. The fact that the gas was not located in their search on the ground, makes the source most probable to consider a gas leak was not ground based. My line of investigation would follow the relocatable equipment found at an airport. The source of the toxic leak may be tied to the malfunction of on-board covert aerosol chemical spray equipment, possibly in the Virgin fleet it is their terminal where the leak caused harm.
Observed and reported at this site in earlier posts is the aerosol spraying of harmful chemicals over Melbourne. This deliberate aerosol spraying has been reported from other cities in Australia, in fact almost worldwide. Such chemical spraying activity is ignored and given a cold shoulder response by government when information is sought. Spraying is unquestionably occurring, look up at the strange "painted" sky to identify various "clouds" that fail to conform to meteorological patterns and produce health problems to those under the flight paths. These highly dangerous toxic mixes are tabulated and monitored as the product of aerosols sprayed from aircraft. A virtual library of photographs documents these aircraft as both non-commercial [interpret as Federal Government authorised] and commercial aircraft.
The Melbourne Airport aircraft that was the culprit source for the chemical leak could have departed from the scene of the airport apron before the fire brigade arrived. Is it possible the delay before authorities searched for the leak was necessary for the culprit aircraft to clear for take off? Or to secure the leaking apparatus before an on-ground investigation started?
It will interesting to observe what gas and source the MFB, or air transport authority determines caused this massive toxic leak?
1 Feb 2005
Australia's Future Not in USA alliance! [or with current Liberal & ALP Politicians]
Is Australia headed for the international scrap heap clinging to a puppet role beneath a bellicose bully in Washington?
This country's elected officials in a strange pig headed arrogance insist, "Whatever you do, the people musn't be heard, ignore their rejecting our seedy alliance with George W. Bush!" - Look ask yourself! Does our relationship with America help the lucky country any more? What do we gain with George? Maybe "In bed with America" now means it is the most stupid way to antagonise and jeopardize Australia's security?
Our export income isn't earned out of America, mostly its China - for stuff we dig out of the ground, and with Japan, includes agricultural products, its healthy. How much does America contribute to our broad economy? Aside from corporate buy-up of Australian assets its questionable. Today a risky high percentage of American overseas board rooms have cornered our resources, leading to shifting of income offshore with attendant tax avoidance.
Most segments of the economy we must ask, "Could we soon look at a decline in business activity, higher unemployment, in spite of current rosy statistics?" I think the answer is yes! Ultimately our standard of living will be hurt if Canberra's alliance with American hegemony is not slackened. Sold behind a tag of 'free trade', globalisation... a rush to force labour in competition against low wage countries, theft of public utilities by privatisation, and a strategic oil reach by preemptive imperial warfare out of Washington?
Australian travelers overseas today are as unpopular and vulnerable as USA passports. Might Australia regain international respect and desire for alliances and trade if we subscribed to independance from Washington's influence? Our bellicose 'friend' is seen across the globe as an ugly embarrassment, Washington struts the world as a threat by its bullying. The blinkered push for USA as Number One translates into every other nation scrambling and worried if they fall out of line.
The US has turned to become despicably inhuman by its stenchful targetted abuse against human rights. The abuse of the USA government against Australian citizens and foreign nationals, without evidence of wrong doing, is justified by Bush and Howard behind their mutually admired global "War on Terrorism". Inventing "non-combatants" detained like animals, incarcerated by a dictatorial military and insane White House, behave as the world's worse emerging dictatorship each year. Australia's complicit policy of a sub-servient relationship with Washington demonstrated in weakness that forces us to ignore support of our own citizens. The silence of Howard's cabinet must be invigorated, it thats possible, fom appeasement with Washington to asserting a right to our independence.
Bombs, killing, destruction and civilians murdered in preemptive attacks against Afghanistan and Iraq. Today Iran sits in the American cross hairs of preemptive warfare. Who draws Australia's military into acting alongside such a Nazi mirror? This is not the Australia which I stand, someone is taking this country into a frightening policy of arrogance and imperialism - behavior the White House is known for under the Bush administration.
Our economy to be shackled with a flawed USA-Aust Free Trade agreement. That benefits America and hurts Australia, ignored job opportunities and negative economic impact will strike our independence along social and cultural priorities. Its true the USA is struggling with economic and military overstretch. With an unpayable current account, rocketing trade deficits, a decimated manufacturing sector, failing employment and borrowed wealth. The public and corporate sectors of America have lost respect in accountability, a falling US dollar guarantees an economic implosion. We are seemingly stuck with the same USA/IMF whacky ideas in Canberra. The question is will the officials in office fend off the potential nation wrecking down the road - through distancing Canberra from Washington?
Could Australia gain a positive, inspired future from talking with new alliances instead of the USA model we've become so accustomed? An adjustment of our nation building focus, over empire, by a rewire to develop trade and cultural agreements with near, powerful and smaller Asian neighbours, as well as potential partners from the Eurozone - superior to our secondary alliance with the United States - it would do a great deal of good.
Australia can free itself from puppet like behaviour alongside a rogue USA administration. We inherited hanging onto this now uneasy alliance from Liberal and Labor politicians driven along party lines. It feels like time to quit the abuse of Australian voters as faithful old mutts in this outdated chirade?
The Australia/USA alliance over the long view will suffocate our growth, potential wealth and respect. Some useful thought outside of John Howards and Kim Beazley's "Old Australia ties with America" model wouldn't be a bad idea. If these leaders and their party's weren't stuck like honey to a pot, perhaps we would shake off the bad sticky feel from the past half a dozen years. Shaken up hard enough our sticky alliance with Washington could be repealed, rehashed and replaced to consider Australia's independance. Such a direction could go some way to build pride in what this country still stands for that counts!
This country's elected officials in a strange pig headed arrogance insist, "Whatever you do, the people musn't be heard, ignore their rejecting our seedy alliance with George W. Bush!" - Look ask yourself! Does our relationship with America help the lucky country any more? What do we gain with George? Maybe "In bed with America" now means it is the most stupid way to antagonise and jeopardize Australia's security?
Our export income isn't earned out of America, mostly its China - for stuff we dig out of the ground, and with Japan, includes agricultural products, its healthy. How much does America contribute to our broad economy? Aside from corporate buy-up of Australian assets its questionable. Today a risky high percentage of American overseas board rooms have cornered our resources, leading to shifting of income offshore with attendant tax avoidance.
Most segments of the economy we must ask, "Could we soon look at a decline in business activity, higher unemployment, in spite of current rosy statistics?" I think the answer is yes! Ultimately our standard of living will be hurt if Canberra's alliance with American hegemony is not slackened. Sold behind a tag of 'free trade', globalisation... a rush to force labour in competition against low wage countries, theft of public utilities by privatisation, and a strategic oil reach by preemptive imperial warfare out of Washington?
Australian travelers overseas today are as unpopular and vulnerable as USA passports. Might Australia regain international respect and desire for alliances and trade if we subscribed to independance from Washington's influence? Our bellicose 'friend' is seen across the globe as an ugly embarrassment, Washington struts the world as a threat by its bullying. The blinkered push for USA as Number One translates into every other nation scrambling and worried if they fall out of line.
The US has turned to become despicably inhuman by its stenchful targetted abuse against human rights. The abuse of the USA government against Australian citizens and foreign nationals, without evidence of wrong doing, is justified by Bush and Howard behind their mutually admired global "War on Terrorism". Inventing "non-combatants" detained like animals, incarcerated by a dictatorial military and insane White House, behave as the world's worse emerging dictatorship each year. Australia's complicit policy of a sub-servient relationship with Washington demonstrated in weakness that forces us to ignore support of our own citizens. The silence of Howard's cabinet must be invigorated, it thats possible, fom appeasement with Washington to asserting a right to our independence.
Bombs, killing, destruction and civilians murdered in preemptive attacks against Afghanistan and Iraq. Today Iran sits in the American cross hairs of preemptive warfare. Who draws Australia's military into acting alongside such a Nazi mirror? This is not the Australia which I stand, someone is taking this country into a frightening policy of arrogance and imperialism - behavior the White House is known for under the Bush administration.
Our economy to be shackled with a flawed USA-Aust Free Trade agreement. That benefits America and hurts Australia, ignored job opportunities and negative economic impact will strike our independence along social and cultural priorities. Its true the USA is struggling with economic and military overstretch. With an unpayable current account, rocketing trade deficits, a decimated manufacturing sector, failing employment and borrowed wealth. The public and corporate sectors of America have lost respect in accountability, a falling US dollar guarantees an economic implosion. We are seemingly stuck with the same USA/IMF whacky ideas in Canberra. The question is will the officials in office fend off the potential nation wrecking down the road - through distancing Canberra from Washington?
Could Australia gain a positive, inspired future from talking with new alliances instead of the USA model we've become so accustomed? An adjustment of our nation building focus, over empire, by a rewire to develop trade and cultural agreements with near, powerful and smaller Asian neighbours, as well as potential partners from the Eurozone - superior to our secondary alliance with the United States - it would do a great deal of good.
Australia can free itself from puppet like behaviour alongside a rogue USA administration. We inherited hanging onto this now uneasy alliance from Liberal and Labor politicians driven along party lines. It feels like time to quit the abuse of Australian voters as faithful old mutts in this outdated chirade?
The Australia/USA alliance over the long view will suffocate our growth, potential wealth and respect. Some useful thought outside of John Howards and Kim Beazley's "Old Australia ties with America" model wouldn't be a bad idea. If these leaders and their party's weren't stuck like honey to a pot, perhaps we would shake off the bad sticky feel from the past half a dozen years. Shaken up hard enough our sticky alliance with Washington could be repealed, rehashed and replaced to consider Australia's independance. Such a direction could go some way to build pride in what this country still stands for that counts!
27 Jan 2005
Kim Beazley as Leader is strange sense - Unless?
If you were a political party, would your bag of tricks include a leader with two lost elections behind him?
What the hell sense is there to make a big fat slob, a man who gives long winded answers, waffles on and has an uncanny inability to define what he really stands for as leader of the ALP? When Kim Beazley lost his last election race there was no one in the ALP Caucus trying to persuade Beazley to stay on as leader, so why the hell is there support today?
Backing a horse to win or loose you bet two bob each way, win or place you pocket something. In this race Beazley isn't running any different than Howard. The Howard Government is heading into a horrendous crash. Steering the ship of State during a global economic decline, an unpopular escalation of our military involvement, or climbing interest rates after Liberal finger pointing that pocket hitting mortgage rates are limited to Labor weakness only? A defining event that hurts voters pockets or erodes standards of Australian fair play will shift Howards popularist floor plan. "No reason to worry today" will quickly backfire to "Throw the bastards out!" Even a Beazley drovers dog could default to claim the top dog seat! Whatever harsh economic reality or brutal military absuridity emerges, the agenda behind political smoke and mirrors will expose more harsh herding of the sheeple to our economic and social slaughter.
An ALP government again in Canberra will relive their unprecedented social engineering, financial deregulation and union smashing days of Hawke and Keating, to salivate screwing of Australians harder next time. Like a pack of backroom conniving snakes, the Beazley's ALP hold a grand vision no less asinine than Howard's cabinet - as deputy hit men of the South Pacific... inside a doctrine of corporate primacy. Integrated alongside America's industrious wet dream of global overlords there's a vision for Australia that forgets the electorate. A vision that would be rejected out of hand by voters if only the men behind the curtain were recognised for what they are? Australia's political leaders and heavy duty corporate chieftains ride easily manipulating the electoral stage and it's agenda of who is voted for and what issues become public.
The new [old] Beazley Labor party will go-for-broke in nation destroying globalisation. Of equal concern should be what projected path a Beazley ALP will steer our military? Ankle deep engagement in military misadventure is probable, as social engineering predetermines this country into even more imperial warfare from our questionable uneven alliance benefiting the United States. A push for global hegemony by an Anglo-American command over worldwide resources, especially oil - whilst a global economy falters towards "Depression Two" will open stress cracks of explosive confrontation with other countries intentions.
The future probable enemy Australia will fight against is already spoken of amongst US administration circles, the growing power from a rising China is sleighted to be curtailed? Believe the Neo-cons of the Bush administration and in Australian politics. Before a China conflict this country will become embroiled in support of war against other rogue "terror" nations in the "axis of evil". Iran and Syria loom up close on their hit list. Leader Beazley will argue for "all the way with USA" in Australia's involvement in this threatening global overreach.
Beazley will slipstream the ALP deeper as a fascist Liberal Party clone, more than Howard's current Australia wrecking policies. The truth of the matter is Australia lacks a viable political opposition. The Punch & Judy puppet show of Beazley once more in leadership foretells further plundering of the electorate, no matter what you might want to believe or read - its all smoke and mirrors!
What the hell sense is there to make a big fat slob, a man who gives long winded answers, waffles on and has an uncanny inability to define what he really stands for as leader of the ALP? When Kim Beazley lost his last election race there was no one in the ALP Caucus trying to persuade Beazley to stay on as leader, so why the hell is there support today?
Backing a horse to win or loose you bet two bob each way, win or place you pocket something. In this race Beazley isn't running any different than Howard. The Howard Government is heading into a horrendous crash. Steering the ship of State during a global economic decline, an unpopular escalation of our military involvement, or climbing interest rates after Liberal finger pointing that pocket hitting mortgage rates are limited to Labor weakness only? A defining event that hurts voters pockets or erodes standards of Australian fair play will shift Howards popularist floor plan. "No reason to worry today" will quickly backfire to "Throw the bastards out!" Even a Beazley drovers dog could default to claim the top dog seat! Whatever harsh economic reality or brutal military absuridity emerges, the agenda behind political smoke and mirrors will expose more harsh herding of the sheeple to our economic and social slaughter.
An ALP government again in Canberra will relive their unprecedented social engineering, financial deregulation and union smashing days of Hawke and Keating, to salivate screwing of Australians harder next time. Like a pack of backroom conniving snakes, the Beazley's ALP hold a grand vision no less asinine than Howard's cabinet - as deputy hit men of the South Pacific... inside a doctrine of corporate primacy. Integrated alongside America's industrious wet dream of global overlords there's a vision for Australia that forgets the electorate. A vision that would be rejected out of hand by voters if only the men behind the curtain were recognised for what they are? Australia's political leaders and heavy duty corporate chieftains ride easily manipulating the electoral stage and it's agenda of who is voted for and what issues become public.
The new [old] Beazley Labor party will go-for-broke in nation destroying globalisation. Of equal concern should be what projected path a Beazley ALP will steer our military? Ankle deep engagement in military misadventure is probable, as social engineering predetermines this country into even more imperial warfare from our questionable uneven alliance benefiting the United States. A push for global hegemony by an Anglo-American command over worldwide resources, especially oil - whilst a global economy falters towards "Depression Two" will open stress cracks of explosive confrontation with other countries intentions.
The future probable enemy Australia will fight against is already spoken of amongst US administration circles, the growing power from a rising China is sleighted to be curtailed? Believe the Neo-cons of the Bush administration and in Australian politics. Before a China conflict this country will become embroiled in support of war against other rogue "terror" nations in the "axis of evil". Iran and Syria loom up close on their hit list. Leader Beazley will argue for "all the way with USA" in Australia's involvement in this threatening global overreach.
Beazley will slipstream the ALP deeper as a fascist Liberal Party clone, more than Howard's current Australia wrecking policies. The truth of the matter is Australia lacks a viable political opposition. The Punch & Judy puppet show of Beazley once more in leadership foretells further plundering of the electorate, no matter what you might want to believe or read - its all smoke and mirrors!
21 Jan 2005
Victoria's Speed Camera Scam - [2% safety & 98% tax ].
Speed cameras - Punishing safe motorists for Brack's Government cash grab
The Victorian government ducks honest appraisal of a flawed road safety practice. Deceit and abuse of motorists through misuse of speed camera's as a major revenue tool is a money grab that targets law abiding drivers. Most drivers are not guilty of dangerous driving at the insane low speed tolerance where hefty fines and demerit points kick in. The Victoria Police are also guilty of abuse of public respect through their complicity with the speed camera scam. A failure to hold ethical and fair practice in their job to protect the community, not harass law abiding motorists.
"Road regulations should not be enforced to ensure that every driver receives an infringement notice - but to protect the community against the actions of a minority of reckless drivers".
The Australian Motorists Association.
The State government's argument that most accidents are caused from excessive speed can be proven to be inaccurate. Evidence from the United States points to the proportion is likely as low as 2%. It is appropriate to note Victoria has become notorious worldwide for unbridled abuse of speed camera technology.
For years road speed limits were determined under the 85th percentile formula. Speed limits were calculated from monitoring average speeds on a road section. The speed limit would be set at 85% of the recorded average speed. A speed variance from the speed limit by 10 mph would find a majority of drivers observe these speed limits. It is proven that compliance with speed limits doubles with correctly posted speed limits, that safety does not benefit from punishing people going slightly over the current limits.
The Victorian Government cannot be believed in its messages about the dangers of "speeding", often followed by comments that government doesn't want the money they just want to promote safety. An absolute misrepresentation of the actual facts identifies a clear motive for not addressing the safety issue - whilst tens of millions of dollars flow into State coffers. Official propaganda is clearly wrong. Speed limits and their enforcement should be set in such a way that road crashes are minimised. Authorities know better that low speed limit posting with minimum over-limit speed infringement is not only unfair, but the truth of the matter is you are not a road safety hazard when you safely exceed incorrect speed limits. Driving with the traffic flow as road conditions permit is the safest way to avoid fatalities, instead of constant micro speedometer monitoring to unrealistic speed checks.
"Cameras encourage drivers to stick rigidly and unthinkingly to speed limits. In so doing we run the risk of creating a nation of speedometer watchers who drive according to the diktat of the camera rather than according to prevailing road conditions"
Alan Buckingham, Senior Lecturer Sociology, Bath Spa University College, England.
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