Philip S,

Yes, I was a little concerned about the rate at which Lewis blinked when he answered that question, suggesting an increase in stress levels. It’s a sad state of affairs if someone like the top boss of ASIO cannot answer a question honestly out of fear that it will ignite a political firestorm.

That being said, I see no reason why he shouldn’t have been able to at least state that some refugees have been rejected out of concerns for national security. I think Hanson’s ignorance is overt enough to not worry about inadvertently vindicating it with the occasional bit of truth that, prima facie, appears to vindicate what she says, if that’s what Lewis was worried about.

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ttbn,

It sounds like you’re getting a little paranoid there. I mean, “baiting” you? For what, exactly?

I have a very good life with a loving wife and children of whom I am very proud, thanks anyway for your concern.

If you don’t like my responses, then all you need to do is present a reasoned argument as to why you think I'm wrong. What better way to send me packing? Instead, though, you resort personal attacks every time.

I think that says a lot.

ttbn,

You are right of course, generals are politicians. Sometimes generals are being obliged to play their cards very close to their chest.

However I wouldn't doubt his astuteness and fierce determination to counter any threats to Australia. You can imagine what he thinks of the gutless creeps and of those who might assist them.

He would have been gritting his teeth having to choose his words so carefully.

Dear ttbn,

No. You are not right. You have not cited all
the facts as AJ pointed out to you. You gave
a wrong impression of the facts to suit your
own agenda. Wrong thing to do. But still you're
not alone in this on this forum. You'll have
some support from a kindred spirit who does
the same thing you do.

Does anyone recall the Great Critic, AJ Philips, ever putting up a topic for discussion himself?

ttbn,

I have never mocked you for starting a discussion thread, so whether or not I have ever started one myself is not relevant to anything. Nevertheless, I state my opinions often enough to provide you or anyone else with ample opportunity to critique them if you so desire.

All you have to do, ttbn, in any given instance, is explain why I am wrong. Provide a reasoned argument. That's all. In fact, I even invited you to do so in our last discussion and you still declined. In every instance, you opt instead to attack others personally, even when it is pointed out to you why doing so is fallacious.

You will never provide a reasoned argument for any of your beliefs because you are more interested in what you want to believe than you are in what you can justify believing.

As expected, nobody – including the person himself – can cite an instance where AJ Philips has initiated a discussion or ventured a personal opinion for appraisal, instead of lurking like a Rock Spider to pounce on the opinions of others and try to demolish and humiliate them as is the way with all cowardly bullies.

Even his faithful acolyte, Foxy is silent.

AJ Philips even thinks his failure to contribute anything but negativity and hatred of free speech to OLO is “not relevant”.

Philips is the what is irrelevant, and I am done with him and his kind – very few of which exist on OLO, thankfully.