Aw Runner, I can do nothing but defend the right I believe you have to voice your opinion.

But I have to disagree with Lexi, if I was you I’d be staying the hell away from that inner voice and start listening to a few external ones.

There you go runner, judging Belly again.

So un-xtian of you, old chap.

We all know you have only ever read one book in your life, and see no need to go beyond that age old tome, but as nairbe was trying, gently, to say to you, not all the answers can in fact come from its ever-so-slightly grubby pages since it was written by men so very long ago, in a world far distant from the one we are now in.

Sure, some of the metaphor can be drawn on to twist into some form of relevance to today, but that's about it runner.

Take a leaf out of Belly's book.

He too has firm beliefs, unshakeable by all accounts, but he also has foresight enough to know when to see value in another point of view, as do most of us here.

You sound scared of and by everything that goes on runner, as you retreat into your godly shell hole and hurl your 25lbers out at us all.

Ease up, see a chaplain, say a quiet prayer or two, live dangerously and meditate, say 'OM' for a while.... lay back a little, take it easy.

Our society does have the principle of justice.

But it is not a principle if it is selectively applied.

Did wikileaks publish any lies?

Rusty

Thanks all,rusty while short you have in that post hit the bulls eye.
This is not about undermining the west,America, any country or faith.
It is about our right to know.
And maybe about the way we have been taken for granted.
Who knew Rudd feared Afghanistan as much as we all do, who understands the implications of that?
My inner voice tells me we can be a better world IF politicians are held to task.
Remember the never talk politics or religion mantra pressed on generations?
How wise is that, given these Revelations?
Are we better for knowing talking and acting on lies.
Or should we retreat in to our shell and say let them do as they wish.
You will never empty the Sydney harbor with a shovel, and unless we are governed by dictator ship never stop Wikileaks by threats and the resulting insult to freedom of speech is,,, in my view unAmerican not from the America we grew up with not from the constitution that once drove a once proud country, not far different than another anticommunist witch hunts.

Rusty, spot on.
We seem to always remember our nations as free and just, which on the whole they were and still are. But i feel that since the Vietnam war where the media exposure of truth cost government dearly the battle has become one of secrecy. Our governments don't want us to know what they do, say and think because they know we will demand that they do as we the people wish not what their own power base needs or bid business dictates.
Assange has reminded us of just how in the dark we have been kept since that time. It is know for us to increase our vigulance and not be so easily lead by government spin and story telling.

Rusty:

You're spot on. It's one thing to feel that you're on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path. Governments need to be held accountable.