G'day TTBN...

Of course you're right, we do get sidetracked from the topic at hand. And I must admit, I'm one of the worst offenders. I shall henceforth, try to lift my game.

Some herein mentioned the Nile and the arable land either side of that great river, and purely Egyptian initiative I think. I've never been to Egypt nor seen that mighty river, but my first wife (dec) had. And she having such a keen eye for these things, described all the measures the Egyptian Govt. have taken to ensure there's no interruption to their efforts to render arable, every km of land in and around the Nile delta where the soil is at it's richest with nutrients.

I've always perceived Egypt as an ancient civilisation far removed from modern engineering practices. A flawed assumption really, when you look at the erection of the great Pyramid, several thousand years ago all achieved without cranes and other useful mechanical devices.
Just a thought - Imagine if you will, what a couple of modern Egyptian engineers could do, with harvesting water in the 'dead centre' around Alice Springs? Turn the area into a veritable giant oasis, perhaps?

G'day ARMCHAIR CRITIC...

An interesting observation of yours my friend. There again, you've always managed to untangle much of the argument(s) many of us mount herein, as gospel. Showing it to be, nothing but a lot of baloney, when all's said and done. And your example of bi-partisan voting is a good one I reckon. The result being, we the general public receive only a contrived version of the Ukraine invasion in their efforts to 'dry clean' the facts before the public has time to make their own determination on the rights and wrongs of the invasion.

But it happens here all the time. Sometimes with the full collaboration of the government? A government that should ensure their public receive only unabridged news items. Manipulation at it's extreme. But the notion of 'ethical' reporting has never appeared in any journo's lexicons.

the grub was sentenced to 35 years jail,
Paul1405,
Wasn't it the grub who got shot ?

Indyvidual,

You call a decent man with a wife and young family, a NSW Environment Officer, Glen Turner, callously and wilfully shot dead while doing his job a GRUB! You sir are the GRUB, deserving of condemnation.

Will others comment on your assertion.

Paul1405,
From the information I recall via news etc. this officer hounded the farmer to no end. Not an indication of a decent person ! Nor does decency reflect from supporters.

Indy

"From the information"; from what information is that? Did you sit in court day after day listening to the gruesome details of the actions of a cold blooded killer, who received a 35 year jail sentence. Now you are trying to justify the actions of a psychopathic murder. Its all a figment of YOUR information! Typical of YOU!