[blam]

Bravo!!

[Capt. Tom]

Somebody's ox got gored. - Tom

[Seeking the truth]

Another pair of eyes opened!

[Enterprise]

"He told Australian television that international law was no longer adequate to confront the threats to national security."

I've always considered the phrase "international law" to be code word for "hate America first." But, to the point, he is correct. "International law" does not truly exist and is totally useless to combat terrorism. The terrorists will ultimately win the terrorism war by simple means of attrition, because they are in unlimited supply. It's time to limit the supply.

[Fiddlstix]

Bump

[Dog Gone]

The Australian leader also wants the United Nations charter to be amended to allow member countries to strike first if they believe an attack is imminent.

Well, the next step for Australia is come to the realization that the United Nations charter is not binding on any country.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

Bunk. We will see Australia conquered and occupied by Muslims- unless ther U.S. jumps in and saves them. Take a look at the geopolitical map in their part of the world- they are the equivalent of a nice middle-class white family living in Watts, with a single-shot .22 for protection.

[Mr. Lucky]

Godspeed, mates.

[Jhoffa_]

May they begin with Barbra Streisand..

[Sparta]

Good luck, mates.

[crystalk]

God bless Australia. Now if they would just cut off the whole Eastern half of Indonesia, and send the Moozies back to Java, Christians would be the majority [ie in the new nation to be made of E half of Indo] and maybe wouldn't have to murdered at the rate of thousands a week.

Than Bali could REALLY party!

East Timor was just a good start, think of the Christian lives that has saved already.

[Southack]

It's good to see Australia coming around to our way of thinking.

[Robert357]

One has to wonder what is going through the minds of the folks in New Zealand, who have been hell bent on disbanding their military. I wonder what the average Kiwi thinks about the Bali bombing and the security of their islands?

[A_perfect_lady]

See? Europe, schmeurope. I think we have a soul-brother in Australia. We are both the bastard children of Europe, let's get to know one another, I say.

[germanicus]

Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman Marti Natalegawa said Australia did not have the right to launch military strikes in other countries. "States cannot flout international law and norms willy-nilly," he said. Thai Government spokesman Ratthakit Manathat said: "Nobody does anything like this. Each country has its own sovereignty that must be protected." And Philippine National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said Mr Howard's comments were "not wise", and did not "follow ... the doctrine of peacekeeping and sovereignty."

Guess What? The rules have just changed. Stand aside or be destroyed along with the vermin.

[A CA Guy]

Not surprising to me at all.

[McGavin999]

If these nations harboring terrorists don't get busy and clean up their acts, then the US, UK, and Aussies are going to do it for them.

[EaglesUpForever]

He said the existing document was drawn up when conflicts were defined in terms of one nation attacking another nation - and was now out-of-date.

Very true.

[smpc]

I would like to see New Zealand beef up their military so Aussies and Kiwis can fight together as a single army like the ANZAC days.I dont trust any other neighbour in the region.

[Republic of Texas]

To quote Bruce Willis in "Die Hard", "Welcome to the party pal!".