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July 21, 2005
Australian Prime Minister John Howard comments on terrorism
Trey Jackson has a video of Australian Prime Minister John Howard's comments when a reported had the audacity to suggest that London was attacked because England was in Iraq. Here's the text of his comments.
Can I just say very directly, Paul, on the issue of the policies of my government and indeed the policies of the British and American governments on Iraq, that the first point of reference is that once a country allows its foreign policy to be determined by terrorism, it's given the game away, to use the vernacular. And no Australian government that I lead will ever have policies determined by terrorism or terrorist threats, and no self-respecting government of any political stripe in Australia would allow that to happen.
Can I remind you that the murder of 88 Australians in Bali took place before the operation in Iraq.
And I remind you that the 11th of September occurred before the operation in Iraq.
Can I also remind you that the very first occasion that bin Laden specifically referred to Australia was in the context of Australia's involvement in liberating the people of East Timor. Are people by implication suggesting we shouldn't have done that?
When a group claimed responsibility on the website for the attacks on the 7th of July, they talked about British policy not just in Iraq, but in Afghanistan. Are people suggesting we shouldn't be in Afghanistan?
Posted by Peenie Wallie on July 21, 2005 at 7:03 PM
Comments
John Howard was so spot on with this reply to a typical MSM slime question. I watched this live and noticed there was no retort from the "journalist" who asked the inane question about whether Iraq was the reason for the latest terroist attack in London. Tony Blair was nearly dumbstruck with his eloquence as well.
Posted by: Daniel-L on July 30, 2005 at 10:23 PM