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The fall of Fitzgibbon? : Comments
By Peter Coates, published 31/3/2009Kevin Rudd has a chronically underperforming Defence Minister whom he had to hire due to the system of factional appointments.
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You have exposed such dank, unremitting, interest in moi over the last week that I feel (almost) privileged to divert you from your onanizing.
"plantagenet" is no indicator of monarchism. I chose it because it sounds good, colourful, even codeword. I'm more closely related to the Scot William Wallace than to Longshanks of Billy’s hangin-drawin-n-quarterin fame.
I’m not concerned with the fate of Charles III to be “Kilted Gnome” or his horse-faced, be-babbled Queen "Fluzie" Camilla-dancing-over-Diana's-dead-body.
Their very illegitimate elevation to the throne of UKland will be useful in boosting Australia Republic ways at last - a good thing.
My main, non-writing, concern since divesting myself of Government employ is something to excite your interest Oh mil-ob. It involves Draw n Place.
Think of "Karla" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla of le Carre notoriety. Someone so devoted to an unfolding mission that payment is an operational disadvantage.
Draw n Place can be:
- cooperative - as in the case of 2 foreign but Western operatives (one, very brave and formidable, who is still close like a daughter and has settled down). The other sadly tried, from a Western country, to run a rogue counter-terrorism operation in Australia and was passed on to Australian federal authorities who have never responded, though a State body, to its credit, has.
- or it can be unexpected as in the case of 2 wayward Russians, who thought they might win a gamble but instead were passed on to the appropriate (non-Australian) Western authorities.
(I've sanitised the details above, you'll note)
The main aim of Drawing the former grouping was defence of Australia - the second in defence of Western interests.
Confused? There is more:
Behold the Real Me http://gentleseas.blogspot.com/2008/06/meme-of-seven-chain-autobiog-bug.html and only 2 months old. All these details unrelateed to my Government "career".
Still masticating?
If you would like an email with my latest ABC interview (recorded in January) just write to petemate@fastmail.fm. I give China well deserved praise.
Regards
Pete
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