“If the world is to be spared what future historians may call the Century of Terror, we must chart a perilous course between the Scylla of American imperial arrogance and the Charybdis of Islamic religous fanaticism. Through these waters we must steer by a distant star towards a careful, reasoned, democratic, and humanistic future. Else shipwreck is certain” From Google Online

Though a liberal Christian, there seemed the need to take out the word, secular, which followed the word “humanistic”. But surely we are of earth, and today in Australia facing a terrible argument on earth about Islamic terrorism, which is very earthly and deathly also? The point is by using ancient religous arguments based on faith more than reason, are we solving the problem, or just heating it up, as our West Australian newspaper proved this week with its graphic frontpage headline - The Enemy Within, above a very worried, and typically Islamic face. Every dark-bearded Muslim could now look like an enemy?

Hardly one of us wants to be a Muslim, and most are disgusted at the thought of terrorist tactics, especially by suicide bombers. However, suicide bombing is not only related to Islamics, the Tamil Tigers, in fact, hold the rotten record for suicide bombing, nearly 500 attacks, in fact.

But the graphic top paragraph does present something we should all remember, that there is a need for us Anglophiles, us proud English speaking peoples to give ground, even for us proudies to put on act, for as that top paragraph expresses, even our great grandkids could be still fighting this horrible war, which in most ways is so indecent from both sides, with our pilots bombing towns and cities as in Iraq, without ariel opposition, all said to be in the name of freedom

Part Two

Our Australian leaders appear so arrogant, that they never seem to look behind the scenes for the main causes of terrorism, mainly brought on by political and economic intrusion into the Middle East ever since WW1, said to have got bin Laden fired up, not that we have to like him that much.

It is interesting how that top paragraph intimates the use of reason rather than religion, which means rather than digging up old hatreds which the Muslims seem better at than us, we should start to think that maybe John Howard should think beyond feeling so sprightly right now about having arranged a real top police job against terrorist threats.

Mr Howard, in some ways, typifies the 19th century statesman, stiff upper lip and all. But it needs much more than that, otherwise our grandkids could be really facing that terrorist -stricken century depicted up top. It is a worry that parts of our universities could be silenced, were lessons about protection against terrorism sre not so much taught, but where the deep causes of terrorism are studied - enhancing the growth of historical wisdom and understanding, so much needed in this troublesome world right now

Howard is inspired by Fidel Castro:

How it is
http://www.users.bigpond.com/burnside/dunstan.htm
In 1996, it all went wrong. In the time of Dickens, John Howard might have aspired to be the Parish beadle. He has all the right qualifications: limited horizons, antiquarian values, a narrow vision, and a taste for harsh rules rigidly enforced. He came to the Lodge with a vision which looked backwards to the time before Menzies gained power. In many ways, his world view makes Menzies seem progressive.

Arbitrary Arrest, Detention, and Exile

http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/cuba/Cuba996-02.htm

Cuba frequently subjects nonviolent dissidents to arbitrary arrests and detentions. Human rights activists and independent journalists are among the government's most frequent targets, along with independent labor organizers, religious believers, members of independent political parties, organizations of independent academics and medical professionals, environmental activists, and others. These improper arrests and detentions, which serve as intimidating measures designed to silence dissent, violate Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Cuba often ratchets up pressure on government opponents by subjecting them to repeated arrests, short-or long-term detentions, or criminal prosecutions. In many cases, the government then presents activists with the "choice" to go to prison, or continue serving a prison term, or be exiled from their homeland. This practice violates the UDHR, which explicitly prohibits governments from exiling citizens from their own country.1

I wonder! Why Gary isn't responding to any of his critics? Is he after all a "nipple-fed" intellectual?

CON

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