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The quality of mercy : Comments

By Bruce Haigh, published 18/11/2011

A Sri Lankan refugee is caught in the Kafkaesque grip of ASIO and the Sri Lankan government.

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Skeptic.
The whole asylum seeker and refugee industry is undemocratic, for them and for us.
The SERCO prisons have to be closed down as soon as possible and we can't tolerate TPV's or offshore processing, it's an insult to the dignity of the nation. (That is to say the dignity of the Australian people as opposed to the state, which posesses no such quality)
The wider problem is that we can't live under multiple legal jurisdictions, we need to do away with the concepts of International law and human rights altogether, allowing external, extra national legal systems to supersede the laws of individual nations is insane.
Again, true Australian patriots railed against rule from abroad and demanded responsible government, are we seeing our responsible government being usurped by extra national or internationalist powers and made subservient to their laws?
I'd say we are experiencing just that scenario.
Posted by Jay Of Melbourne, Sunday, 20 November 2011 11:51:49 AM
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The Inspector General of Intelligence and Security has the task of looking into serious complaints about ASIO and five other security organisations. Her annual report to parliament notes 1111 (I kid you not) complaints about ASIO's dealing with refugee issues. Amazingly, and in spite of complaints about cases like Denisan Santhiyoku's, she found nothing untoward.

J of M

Your comments go way off the topic. However, if there is no international law, there is no way of putting war criminals and people who commit genocide and other crimes against humanity on trial.
Posted by ozbib, Sunday, 20 November 2011 12:05:09 PM
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ozbib.
You can't be serious,the agencies of international law serve the London/New York/Tel Aviv axis of evil and the criminal gangs and cartels that make up it's elite.
"Crimes Against Humanity" is just imperialist Newspeak, used to justify their endless "Interventions".
C'mon, you don't honestly mean to tell me you support the Libyan intervention, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and the looming cataclysm in Syria and Iran?
Ozbib, it's a LIE, the imperialists lie about everything, they double cross, switch sides and backstab people every second of the day.
Posted by Jay Of Melbourne, Sunday, 20 November 2011 3:38:51 PM
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“Human Rights premier event of the year! Tickets sale now open”

Announces Online Opinion.

That means tens and tens of thousand of dollars to the industry of ‘celebrations’, while not one cent to send a card to those still lingering in Guantanamo Bay and likewise institutions.

Am I mad?
Posted by skeptic, Sunday, 20 November 2011 5:32:55 PM
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