Excellent article, Greg, it certainly does show that with Howard’s continuing success despite his bosom friend George W’s increasing problems, Costello is looking for avenues, whether politically left or right.

Talking from a point of view of advanced mature age learners, some with earlier poor education, but having been given special praise for insightly questioning, we might say John Howard has done surprisingly well. Yet we also might say that Howard’s success has only been mostly tactical, virtually playing his luck, as proven by the way he was able to scoop up all of Pauline Hanson’s former votes. Furthermore, though such does prove his former capacity as a lawyer, it is not to say that he has been a good historian, proven by his over-eagerness to follow America, a strong nation with capacity to be a proven winner, but despite the ending of the Cold War, with really not much of a record since the incredibly wonderfull success of the Marshall Plan. .

But like the people who vote for him, Howard is sure he is backing a winner - his looks and manner typically 19th century statesman style, stiff upper lip and all, which could have made even Bob Menzies a little jealous of him.

No doubt about it, for Costello, John Howard will be a hard act to follow. And to be sure the worse thing Costello can do is to try to do better than Howard in Howard’s beliefs, which Costello has done not only by virtually ordering all Islamics to toe the Aussie line or else, but also by his unfortunate suggestion last year, that considering the problems of terrorism, the Federal Government should be allowed to review our study curriculums. Costello did not mention it, but we can be sure he meant the Humanities areas where learning is far more cosmopolitan

BOAZ_David said that there are no Christian suicide bombers.

Who bombed the Alfred Murrah government building in Oklahoma City on 19th April 1995. Wasn't it Timothy McVeigh, a white supremist?

And why isn't the very American activity of bombing abortion clinics and killing their staff considered an Act of Terrorism?

Remember that Osama Bin Laden was trained by the CIA, he is possibly their star pupil. The CIA also nurtured Saddam Hussein.

Because Tim is so for social justice, I am still watching Peter before I pass judgement.

the islamofacists and terrorist appologists swarmed to this article.

to the idiot who posted above, have a look at the posted link - 4386 documented Islamic terrorist attacks since 9/11. Scroll down the list.

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/

unless Muslims, and their appologists who protect their asocial behaviour, take some responsibility for the social terror the rest of us are subjected to, ie, Australian girls 'strappless and backless', hassled, threatened, raped etc. There is a necessity for a voice such as Costello's -

my father and I are working class and have voted labor all our lives, and we are vehemently opposed to IR laws, BUT we will be voting Liberal across the tiers based on one issue - we have seen too much suffering at the hands of lebanese, and are sick of being called racist becuase som epeople havent experienced it, let your daughter be raped and called an 'Aussie slut' and then tell me if you are sztill tolerant of an ideology that preaches rape for strappless backless, and those who protect that people who follow it becausxe they cant see past differences in skin colour - lets not forget, back isalnders were at the rally in cronulla, and were not turned on by the white anglos, but were embraced, because they are social!!

YES!! BOAZ_David said that there are no Christian "SUICIDE BOMBERS".

"SUICIDE BOMBERS"
"SUICIDE BOMBERS"
"SUICIDE BOMBERS"

Timothy McVeigh, WAS NOT A SUICIDE BOMBER!! Timothy McVeigh, WAS NOT A SUICIDE BOMBER!! Timothy McVeigh, WAS NOT A SUICIDE BOMBER!!

Bin Laden may have had some training with the US, but so have US marines, it doesn't make a difference who trained the US marines if they start to murder US civilians!! the same for Bin Laden - idiot!!

I am an Australian living in Melbourne and the last case of fanatic death was the killing of the security guard outside a fertility clinic so I feel more threatened by christian religious fanatics than I do by loutish "middle eastern" youth who swarm Sydney.

Have you had your medication checked lately?

BILLIE
please think more about what you post mate.. no offence but perhaps you have not realized you linked

White Supremacists(generally)= "Christians"
Tim McVeigh(specifically)= "Christian"
CIA (surprisingly)= "Christians"

I think the difficulty here Billie is you don't really understand what a Christian is, not meaning to sound sarcastic there either, I'm quite serious.

Billie, Jesus came preaching the "Gospel" Which was 2 basic points

1/ Repent (from sin and evil)
2/ Believe (in Christ as Messiah, Lord and Savior)

Result "forgiveness of sin"

As Paul puts it in Ephesians:

"12remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. 13But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ."

It appears you are confusing 'People in Western countries' with 'real' Christians.

In order to determine the chemical composition of a compound, you subject it to analysis. Same goes for 'Christians'.

Are their lives characterized by Christ ? by Love, Joy, Patience, Kindness, self control, gentelness,meekness, boldness etc ?

But before you jump on me or Coach or others here and point out our own departures from a life such as this, please reflect on your own,
and when you have put it in order under God, and name Jesus as your Lord, then feel free to rebuke in a spirit of love, myself, Coach,Numbat, Fida and others if u feel we are wayward in this matter.

I promise you, I do struggle with 'how' to say things at times. Harping on about the evils of Islam is very 'Christian' in the same way Jesus and Paul warned about false prophets...


Paul said "You FOOLISH Galatians....Are you so foolish? After beginning with the Spirit, are you now trying to attain your goal by human effort"

To warn, shed light on, expose ...is not 'un'Christian

Are you far off, or near ?