First we need to get handed billions of dollars per year from the US government and have some sort of moral card we can play to get us out of trouble for everything we are criticised for.

Then we need a viable arms industry so we can sell weapons to oppressive regimes and train their armed forces.

Otherwise, I don't think there's much chance.

o sung wu,

I was a civilian armourer at 2 Base Workshops at Moorebank, it was one of those rare units that had a half civilian staff, most of the civilians were ex service so were only half civilian themselves, for example if an Officer was present and someone came up and saluted him, everyone would automatically come to attention!

We all wore the same working dress of blue bib and brace overalls, blue blouse and blue beret and civilian foremen were equivalent to sergeants in rank and were honorary members of the Mess.

The year 2013 witnessed over 20,000 severe violations against the occupied State of Palestine and its people, who have suffered a number of violent attacks and incursions at the hands of Israel, the occupying power. These violations include attacks by both Israeli authorities and settlers, along with home demolitions, arbitrary arrests and the ongoing construction of illegal settlements.
http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/summary-israeli-violations-international-law-2013/
Since the resumption of negotiations at the end of July 2013, Israel has announced almost 6200 new settlement units, throughout the occupied State of Palestine.

Please find below a Media Brief prepared by the NSU summarizing Israel’s violations of International Law during 2013, with a particular focus on violations committed since the beginning of negotiations, a process which is supposed to lead to a just and lasting peace. http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2014/01/29/the-proud-anti-semites-of-today/ http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/israels-planned-occupation-of-the-internet/ http://desertpeace.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/misrembering-ariel-sharon/

o sung wu
Never had a problem with cuff mate, didn't use them much other than for a escort job. Very few Detective carried cuffs. I had a well known policy amongst the 'black hats' run and you get shot.
Only had one problem in Mosman. Bullet missed to runner and then just missed an old dear sleeping on her verandah beyond the car park.
IA cooked my arse for a while up at Chatswood.

Hi there CHRISGAFF1000...

No, neither did I, no failures or escapes. I was with the old TRG at the time (later, the SPG) consequently the cuff's were a regularly used appointment, whenever we were deployed en masse.

Thus, for whatever reason we were chosen to examine these few linkages failures, and report on them. So a couple of us took a nice quite drive up the Great Western Highway to Lithgow, to spend a day with the SAF 'experts' in order to determine these peculiar linkage failures ? Some nice clubs there you know ?

Good evening to you IS MISE...

Ah right, Moorebank that's not too far from civilization at Liverpool is it ? From what you've said, you've pretty well seen it all with Oz military small arms ? Did you work on the Steyr AUG, or had you retired before they came into service ? I've never picked one up, let alone fire one. Nevertheless the Army seem happy enough with them though. Personally, despite their weight the L1A1 SLR 7.62 was a favourite of mine, with sufficient energy at the muzzle (about 2,750 + - fps), to drop a 'Roo at 200yards without any problem ?
All just a memory now, Chris and IS MISE ?

Speak with you both, again soon.

Suzie said;
Israel, given that they continue on with an ancient 'war' with their
neighbours, and seem to be in a perpetually agitated state!

Can you be that ignorant of history ?
It is the Islamists that invaded the land of the Jews, not the other way around.

The area was Jewish and Christian until the Moslems arrived and killed
most of the Christians. Why do you think the Crusades were undertaken ?
I am amazed that simple historical facts like that do not seem to be common knowledge.

They then went on to invade Europe which has been their aim ever since those times.