What worries me about this whole boat people or indeed any illegal
immigrant claiming asylum is how do you determine if they are genuine ?

If they say they are wanted by their government, what do you do ?
Go and ask that government.
They may answer yes we want to hang them for crimes.
They might say that because they want to be rid of them.
But maybe they meant it and they are a criminal.

If the foreign government say no, let them stay in Australia.
Then we should send them back.
But what if that government lies ?

Just because a whole boatload says they will be killed if sent back
is no reason to believe them. After all they have a long time to
practice their story to the point of believing it themselves.

Frankly with few exceptions, I suspect the vast majority are of no
concern to their governments, I'll bet they have no idea who they are.
Further more they couldn't care less.

The few exceptions would be in the system at the first safe country
and would not be arriving here after a stay in Indonesia.

I would like to know how our government or indeed the UNHCR is able
to ascertain the truth. I feel we are been taken for a ride.

Ah Col bloke its coffee black.
Bazz we may well be closer on this issue than others.
no way I would risk drowning them.
And not a chance of me supporting the Howard way.
Yes the PC mob will scream for my guts, but we take refugees, from camps all over the world.
My plan is different, but I think a bit more mainstream than the mad monk.
Send more home, ASAP.
Imprison for longer terms those involved.
And just maybe increase intake from those camps, at the expense of uninvited arrivals.

Belly "Ah Col bloke its coffee black."


I hear that is often used in colonic irrigation....

so enjoy

and make sure you are first at the coffee pot.... :-)

Thanks for your good wishes brother Col.
I have little need to use it for that, again thank you.
My view remains the same, Abbott won no Friends with yet another silly statement.

Hey Soctatease said
"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature"
and
"Let him that would move the world first move himself."
and
"If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it."

oops no that was Socrates

All you idiots are living in glass houses....
dont throw stones at the Monk.He's a damn side smarter than any of you ever will be

socratease