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Are Upper Houses Democratic

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[SMS Message for Paul1405]

@Paul1405
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Cpt Emad

TRANSLATION

Hi Paul,

Thanks for all your help.
We made $10,000,000 profit last year.
We owe it all to you and the other Green’s.

Another shipload on the way.
Estimated time of rendezvous with the HMAS taxi service 8 AM.
See you later OK?

Captain Emad
Posted by SPQR, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 12:17:10 PM
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Thanks for the link, SPQR. Interesting to get something on it from horses mouths. However, what is right and wrong to do on the high seas does not change, IMO.

Just thinking aloud, perhaps we need to look at maintaining our involvement in Afghanistan and equipping the Hazara's until they can look out for themselves, however long that takes. That way we continue to oppose Taliban terrorism and do something towards the Hazara refugee issue. Both these outcomes should be helped along by the UN, IMO.

Meanwhile, offshore processing serves as a deterrent to attempting to usurp the rights of other ethnic minority refugees in UN camps around the world to be resettled in Australia.

We must significantly raise the number of refugees we resettle here.
Posted by Luciferase, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 12:27:03 PM
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Dear SPQR,

Good story but pure fantasy my friend, the facts speak for themselves. A bloke busting his arse collecting shopping trolleys is not part of any enterprise making $10,000,000 profit.

Your link showed us what exactly? Is the probable return of the Taliban to a position of power enough to push an educated Afghan Hazara to flee his country? Of course! Is paying for forged papers a reasonable part of that journey? Again of course! Just because Howard stopped the boats to a degree didn't mean the 'refugee problem' had disappeared.

Dear Paul1405,

The Greens have certainly displayed a consistent stand on the issue of refugees but with the balance of power there comes certain responsibilities. In this instance they had a chance to show some degree of maturity and acknowledge that responsibility, instead their principle has morphed into a pathology that will cost lives. As someone who has been supportive of the Greens in the past when voting for the upper house I will be far more circumspect this time around.
Posted by csteele, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 3:07:10 PM
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Headlines are saying Labor right but the truth is it is solidly every side in the ALP.
Hurting at greens support for Abbott, that clearly is what they have done, Australia is no longer slumbering.
Most knew the day would come the first day in the decline of this party.
Post Bob Brown two militant women have bought the roof down on their own heads.
More boats more deaths on the way.
Who other than greens/Liberals to blame?
And as the greens claim to care more how can they not move to save lives?
Posted by Belly, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 3:39:04 PM
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Dear CSteele,

LOL

WOW you are still talking to me? (I’ll have to cut and paste this to my e-diary)

Actually… I had you in the cross-hairs of my drone scope the last time you wrote that little quip about poor hard working Capt Emad …and my trigger finger was itching to fire a few hellfire missiles into your bunker , but disciple of delayed gratification as I am , I pulled out.

Hey, listen, if you buy all that guff about Capt Emad being a hard working trolley pusher I’ve got another chappy who will knock you off your feet.I met him on the corner of King & George in Sydney. He was selling tickets in a raffle for the title deed to the Sydney Harbour Bridge.Didn't get time to say too much to him ‘cause a horde of strange people wearing “I support the Green’s” & “Christine Milne for PM” elbowed me aside. But he did howler something about having another raffle next week for the title deed of the Opera House …

If you’re interested I can see if he’s still hanging out there --what do you say, ay
Posted by SPQR, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 5:49:53 PM
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Dear SPQR,

Not sure why I wouldn't talk to you. I generally only refrain when I feel it would be injurious to another poster's health or if they if they refuse to apologize for posting blatantly false material.

I'm happy to hold up evidence of the 'Captain' collecting shopping trolleys over your assertion he made $10,000,000 profit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ljgPgzDnQk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

As to your hellfire missiles let rip my friend. All bunkered down here.
Posted by csteele, Tuesday, 10 July 2012 7:10:11 PM
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