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The Forum > General Discussion > Is the handing over of asylum seekers at sea to the military of Sri Lanka a criminal act?

Is the handing over of asylum seekers at sea to the military of Sri Lanka a criminal act?

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Keep multiculturalism, terrorism, Islam and the brown skins OUT of Australia.

Scotty's doing a great job. Australia for Australians.
Posted by Lester1, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 12:37:25 PM
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Steele the reason that they can be examined so promptly in this case
is that there is no doubt where they have come from. Also they may have
documentation. It really is that simple, or is it that you do not want
to see that simple explanation ?

Foxy & Poirot, you really are letting your political bias get in the
way of your reasoning.
If the UNHCR is happy to send them back why do you object ?
The UNHCR even has people on the ground helping the returnees.

You both really need to get you nose out of the history.
Frankly you are both starting to look a bit stupid.
Posted by Bazz, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 12:40:29 PM
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Yes Bazz, totally stupid. Maybe we should export these 2 to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan or Iran as they seem to love the brownskins.
Posted by Lester1, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 1:56:00 PM
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Dear Bazz,

It's not intelligence that is in question here.
But the facts.

The UNHCR has clearly stated that:

"International law prescribes that no individual can
be returned involuntarily to a country in which he or
she has a well founded fear of persecution."

The High Court of Australia agrees with this statement.
And has issued an injunction against the actions of our
government.
Posted by Foxy, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 1:56:15 PM
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Dear Bazz,

Talking about history ...

Between 1944 and 1947 the Western Allies handed over
to Stalin more than two million Soviet citizens, who
had surrendered to Field Marshall Alexander's forces
advancing into Austria from Italy. At the same time
many thousands of anti-Communist Yugoslavs, were
handed over to Tito's partisans. Both categories were
either summarily or eventually slaughtered, often in
circumstances of extreme cruelty.

Over 40,000 Cossacks and White Russians including many
women and children were handed over. And were killed.

It seems we've learned nothing from history.
As Colonel Tatalovic, in response to a Chetnik staff
officer's queries, 24 May 1945, stated:

"If the moral and political wisdom of the so-called
civilised and Christian West is of such kind, than
God help Europe and the world."
Posted by Foxy, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 2:11:29 PM
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Foxy,

It is exactly that kind of populist fuzzy thinking that led to the deaths of over 1200 asylum seekers. Labor's epitaph will be "we thought we were doing the right thing".

Unintended consequences are a bitch. Doing the "right" thing and killing thousands is just as bad as selecting 4 asylum seekers out of 100 and shooting them.

Now we all know the consequences, doing nothing to stop the boats is criminal negligence.
Posted by Shadow Minister, Tuesday, 8 July 2014 2:11:37 PM
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