Originally Posted by Vinny van Gogh

May have a point there...but I seem to remember that the Aus troops were and are also in Iraq..and by default on the "muslim" hit list.
I also seem to remember that just recently the Aus courts have "ordered" that the dreaded asylum seekers must be allowed into Aus. Hown many will be genuine and how many will be "muslim" insergents setting up terror cells?
Now when they join up with the Aborigines who have been treated worse than dogs from Captain Cook landing to present day authorities, you will have the same problems. Did I read recently that Aboriginal "youths" have taken to beating up white guys. The bush fires that threatened Sydney in 2004 were reported to have been started deliberately....by whom? Aboriginals have used fires long before the "settlers" to clean the land.
Its not just the "muslims" its any group of dis-functional mis-fits with "cause" justified only between their ears or by oppression ( real or percieved)
You should also remember that these groups feed on this oppression and seek help from other "oppressed" groups who have access to weapons.
The IRA and other terror groups can never be defeated as Tony Blair and others have found..because you can never find them all.
Now imagine your worst fear...aboriginal terror squads armed by Osama bin Laden reaking havoc on the OZ tourist industry, wonder how much financial strain that would give the Oz authority when 600,000 per year Brits alone return to Benidorm! Its not impossible.

Originally Posted by Vinny van Gogh

Now imagine your worst fear...aboriginal terror squads armed by Osama bin Laden reaking havoc on the OZ tourist industry, Its not impossible.

Originally Posted by wombat42

When l was at the Alice Springs Camel races last year l saw a tall bearded Afgan guy (Afgans intoduced camels to OZ ) talking to a group of Aborigines. Maybe it was benny Laden organising one of his Aboriginal terror squads to reak havoc on bustling downtown Alice Springs.

Originally Posted by kiwichild

Yeh I hear camel dung makes for a good incendary device

Originally Posted by muaythaipaul

Hi Martin

Just read your thoughts on Perth and what you didn't like about it. I only really have one question for you - If Perth (australia) is so bad why on earth are you waiting it out for your dual citizenship. Forgive me for not quite understanding this. The way I seet it, if you find a place so unbearable why would you want to return once you've left it - which I presume is what you plan to do?

Regards

Paul

Originally Posted by muaythaipaul

Hi Martin

Just read your thoughts on Perth and what you didn't like about it. I only really have one question for you - If Perth (australia) is so bad why on earth are you waiting it out for your dual citizenship. Forgive me for not quite understanding this. The way I seet it, if you find a place so unbearable why would you want to return once you've left it - which I presume is what you plan to do?

Regards

Paul

Originally Posted by mr mover

Australia, being self sufficent, in petroleum products ,1/3rd of the worlds known uranium resources, AND America will not come to our AID, ?? "i dont think so", just look what they did for poor old IRAQ .................... mm

Originally Posted by kiwichild

You really want to gamble the lives of 20 million people on that? They certainly came to Australia's aid in WW2, but the world is a very different place now.

Better we have a deterrent to potential invaders than rely solely on political arrangements that tie us in and make us more of a target than we ever were before.

We should continue our alliance with the US, of course, but we shouldn't become naive or complacent in the defence of this country.

Originally Posted by mr mover

WHY are you worried ? ar,nt you leaving for europe as soon as you finish uni?.........mm

Originally Posted by kiwichild

You really want to gamble the lives of 20 million people on that? They certainly came to Australia's aid in WW2, but the world is a very different place now.

Better we have a deterrent to potential invaders than rely solely on political arrangements that tie us in and make us more of a target than we ever were before.

We should continue our alliance with the US, of course, but we shouldn't become naive or complacent in the defence of this country.

Originally Posted by kiwichild

I could end up back at some stage in the future, who knows? Besides I wouldn't want to see Australia and its population suffer. Perth maybe

Originally Posted by aussie73

OZ has the best airforce and navy in the region, as we are an island the only way anyone can invade us is to land troops from boats, we can easily blow the boats out of the water before they land with our superior fighter jets, navy and submarines.

Originally Posted by mr mover

So we will just keep paying our taxes, on the off chance, that you will return. And pay your debt to Australian society. good luck................. mm

Originally Posted by aussie73

OZ has the best airforce and navy in the region, as we are an island the only way anyone can invade us is to land troops from boats, we can easily blow the boats out of the water before they land with our superior fighter jets, navy and submarines.