yer funky ...what you say is OK but I think I would ask myself.
why did all my friends get it so wrong, and should i change my
thought pattern to something that seems to be better, or just
continue in the same idealism. Work hard and send many dollars back
to the old country, so that those that want to stay and exist like I was
continue with the stupidity and carnage ???? praize be to.....[}:)]
Boat arrivals hit 'new milestone'
April 26, 2010, 4:35 pm
A boat carrying 49 suspected asylum seekers has helped Australia achieve a new, but unenviable milestone on arrivals, the federal opposition says.
It's attacking the government again over what it says is a new financial year record for the number of boat arrivals to Australia.
The latest vessel, stopped near the Ashmore Islands on Sunday, carrying 49 passengers and two crew, means 4210 people have come to Australia since July 2009, according to opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison.
He said it was the highest figure on record, eclipsing the 4174 who arrived the financial year ending 2000.
He's demanded the government detail exactly what it is costing taxpayers to accommodate them, believing the bill to be some $200 million more than originally thought.
Now that Christmas Island is "spilling over", he believes the government is shelling out millions more in operational costs, air transport and the reopening of the Curtin detention centre in Western Australia.
"(Prime Minister) Kevin Rudd must make clear in the coming federal budget just how much extra we are now going to have to pay for his failed policies," Mr Morrison said.
But a spokesman from Immigration Minister Chris Evans's office denied a budget blowout, adding all costings will be publicly released.
It also made sense to wait until the current financial year had finished, he said.
"The Howard government spent over $1.4 billion dealing with irregular maritime arrivals," the spokesman said in a statement.
"The Rudd government has maintained the same funding ... which will be made available during the normal budget process."
The latest spat surrounding border protection comes as 75 Sri Lankans were finally persuaded from their leaking boat off the Malaysian coast.
Stopped on their way to Australia, they had a two-day standoff with authorities, but were eventually lured off when police boarded the vessel on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the immigration department has hosed down safety concerns regarding a plane-load of detainees who were flown from Christmas Island to the mainland wearing face masks.
A departmental spokesman denied there was any health risk posed by the group, who were being flown to Brisbane.
He confirmed about a dozen of the 27 people had been ordered to wear face masks on the plane as a precautionary measure, adding they had all passed preliminary health checks.
Their medical checks were in the process of being completed in Brisbane, he added.
Asylum seeker boat 'will cost $3.3m'
April 27, 2010, 11:09 am
The arrival of the latest boatload of suspected asylum seekers will cost taxpayers more than $3 million, the federal opposition says.
The boat, carrying 41 passengers and four crew, was intercepted by Australian customs officials on Monday afternoon, north of West Islet near Ashmore Island.
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor on Tuesday said the group would be taken to Christmas Island for processing.
Opposition immigration spokesman Scott Morrison said the second boat arrival in 24 hours proved it was business as usual for people smugglers, under Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's lax border control policy.
"Based on estimates provided by the department of immigration, this latest boat... will cost taxpayers in excess of $3.3 million," he said in a statement.
Opposition customs and border protection spokesman Michael Keenan said he was looking forward to visiting Christmas Island this week.
"Following the arrival of two boats in two days, the staff at Christmas Island will surely be operating above and beyond the call of duty," he said.
I lived there for 7 months and the only surf was in Flying Fish Cove, rarely, when the swell was up, ohh and it was 3 ft slop!
Check out the island for yourself on Google Earth, and as you will see , there is NO surrounding reef to be seen
But absolutly great place, unbelievable fishing, and (used to be before all the imports) great people
as it looked too flat...dam this one looks good though...
as it looked too flat...dam this one looks good though...
Navy intercepts new asylum seeker boat
April 28, 2010, 12:36 pm
The navy has intercepted a boat carrying 50 asylum seekers in waters near the Ashmore Reef.
HMAS Wollongong, operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted the vessel on Tuesday evening north of West Islet near Ashmore Island.
Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said initial indications suggested there were 50 passengers and four crew aboard the boat.
The group will be transferred to Christmas Island where they will undergo security, identity and health checks.
Their reasons for travel will also be established.
It is the 48th asylum seeker boat intercepted in Australian waters this year.
There have been 150 boat people picked up this week.
Might not be the right thread for this but it is somewhat relevant.
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I guess you are either assuming that there are terrorists in our armed forces? Or you are assuming that all terrorists are muslim? Or you are assuming that all boat arrivals are muslim terrorists and wish to join our armed forces?
Failing that I would think that this has zero to do with this thread and is a typical red herring thrown in to wrongly associate two unrelated topics as per the earlier statements in this thread (and this century) re: Iraq and Al Quieda.
So how many boat arrivals have been found to contain terrorists? None. Cause they fly in 1st class. They have standards you know.
Keep the alarmist unrelated stuff for the 'we love the reich' BBQ ey.
Cisco said it is "somewhat relevant" and I would have to agree.
The vid is not directly relevant because we are not talking about terrorists in our armed forces.
But, the point this ex general guy is making is that there are now double standards when it comes to dealing with peoples beliefs.
He was forced out of the army for openly being christian, however, they were not prepared to deal with the muslim guy, Nidal Hassan, who ended up doing the shooting massacre, because they were scared of being labelled racist.
And he claims that Nidal Hassan's views and beliefs were well known.
And worse still, Hassan's job was to counsel soldiers who came back from Afghanistan and Iraq which many muslims believe is an 'anti muslim' war.
It's hard to know all the facts relating to this because in view of the outcome, they try to put a lid on it all. But on the face of it, it does seem to be an appallingly bad choice of person to do that job.
Anyway, the relevant point is that there now seems to be double standards in speaking against a persons character depending on whether they be christian or something else.
If they are christian you can say what you like.
If they are something else, you can say nothing, otherwise you are racist.
Asylum boat 50 intercepted
May 4, 2010, 12:41 pm
Another boat carrying asylum seekers has been intercepted by the Australian navy - the 50th for the year.
HMAS Childers operating under the control of Border Protection Command, intercepted the boat last night west of Ashmore Islands.
The vessel was initially detected by a Customs and Border Protection Dash 8 surveillance aircraft.
Initial indications suggest 36 passengers and one crew member are on board the vessel.
So far this year, 50 boats have been intercepted with a total of 2303 passengers and 137 crew.
So that's averaged out as 19 asylum seekers a day since the beginning of the year...but I wonder what they have done with the 50 boats 
) Yet time and again issues that have zero to do with boat arrivals and generally involve fear of muslims come up in these discussions (look back through this thread for example). Ask yourself why that is?
) Yet time and again issues that have zero to do with boat arrivals and generally involve fear of muslims come up in these discussions (look back through this thread for example). Ask yourself why that is?
evangelicalism at work.
dunno what scares me most fundamentalist Muslims or Evangelicals.
Thanks Gestalt. I'm surprised - that was actually worth watching for the entire 15 minutes.
Makes perfect sense to me. Pure Noam Chomsky style logic.
) they are connected to govt (ey Tony Abbot) and they want it all their way. 
Ultimately the technique works on the happily ignorant - and lets face it - there is no shortage out there. So gather as much kudos from the fick and fickle if you like.
