Australian Security and Intelligence Network

Australian Labor Politicizes and Criminalizes our diggers

2010-10-07T23:13:00.000-07:00

Labor in Australia has proved itself of being very incompetent in Government. But they are just as incompetent with our military. More soldiers have died recently and Nato says the Taliban is ready to be defeated.

The last few months have seen the Dutch leave Afghanistan and with less protection available our diggers have been exposed to enemy fire. In Vietnam, our base had force protection, that is artillery.

Yes there are ASLAVs at Tarin Kowt but no Mortar teams and no Artillery (Arty). Senator David Johnston is calling for Tanks and backing that statement is (ret) General Jim Molan.

Retired counter-insurgency expert Major General Jim Molan, who commanded coalition troops during the Iraq war, warned against a "lack of decisiveness" in ensuring Australian combat troops had adequate protection.

General Molan said he supported federal opposition calls for reinforcements to be sent to Afghanistan, including Abrams tanks.

http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/defence-government-iraq-afghanistan-military-pd20101007-9Z3AF?OpenDocument&src=sph

Then you have Julia Gillard politicizing the troops in Afghanistan.

Gillard may mock, but Abbott now in danger

Andrew Bolt

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 at 05:01am

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott this week walked into an ambush on his road to Afghanistan.

Not only did Prime Minister Julia Gillard blow him up politically, she may have endangered him physically, too.

Want to know how brutally Labor now plays politics? Read on.

Gillard dropped in on our troops in Afghanistan and - deliberately? - stirred up speculation about whether Abbott would visit, too.

In fact, Gillard, unforgivably, went further. She mentioned she’d actually asked Abbott along, but he’d refused.

So kind of her, you’d think. So callous of him.

So Abbott was naturally asked by reporters why he hadn’t gone with Gillard to check on the men and women risking their lives for their country. After all, like Gillard, he’d been on his way to Europe, anyway.

That’s when he was caught - suddenly unable to tell a hypothetical truth, for reasons I’ll explain.

All he could say - and it was especially stupid, I agree - was that he’d wanted “to do justice” to his visit to Britain, where he’s meeting the British Prime Minister and attending the Conservative Party conference.

“I didn’t want to get here entirely in jet-lagged condition,” he said lamely.

Too tired to inspect soldiers in a war? Cringe-making stuff.

And how Gillard has exploited it, jeering that she’d managed to visit Afghanistan on her way to Europe without losing a moment’s sleep.

“I slept very well last night,” she smirked.

“I’ll let Mr Abbott work out his own sleeping patterns. For myself, obviously, as you know I went to Afghanistan, then to Zurich, then came here and did manage to get eight hours’ sleep last night and that prepared me for a very long day.”

But I must now speak hypothetically, and hope the full truth will emerge in some not-too-distant future.

Any politician or other VIP planning to visit our troops in Afghanistan is forbidden from saying when - or even if - they are going. The military does not want them to become an even bigger lure for terrorists there.

On both my own trips there, even I was forbidden from telling close friends and colleagues of my plans.

So if Abbott, hypothetically speaking, had already planned to visit Afghanistan on his own, could he say so?

And if Abbott, hypothetically speaking, was going to Afghanistan, wouldn’t the Prime Minister have known that full well, and made sure she got there first? She’d certainly have known it before she mocked him this week.

Now ask yourself the questions that a reasonably savvy terrorist would ask:

Does Abbott, the marathon man, strike you in the slightest as someone who’d be too tired to visit our troops in Afghanistan?

Does Abbott, the man who’s now arguing for more troops there, strike you at all as a man who wouldn’t want to check for himself the facts on the ground before going into Parliament to debate what should be done?

Our terrorist might then ask himself some further questions, particularly after hearing Gillard say Abbott had just turned down a visit to a country he was bound to visit reasonably soon.

What would that terrorist conclude, do you think? That he’d read Abbott all wrong, or that the reason Abbott had refused Gillard’s offer of a lift was that he’d had arrangements of his own?

Now draw your own conclusions about Abbott’s possible plans.

See how, by revealing her offer of a lift, Gillard has added to the security risk of any hypothetical visit that Abbott may have in mind?

Yes, Abbott spoke stupidly, realising he could not defend himself with the truth. And Gillard trapped him beautifully in her ambush.

But here’s the bottom line: what does this say about Gillard’s morals, that to make a political point she would risk exposing Abbott and the soldiers protecting him to greater danger?

Our politicians have told us this is the Parliament of “group hugs”. Of “the Age of Aquarius”. Of a “gentler politics”.

Let me know when you see it. Right now it seems bloodier than ever.

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/column_gillard_may_mock_but_abbott_now _in_danger/

Then you have this:

The great betrayal of our diggers in Afghanistan

‘Stop firing’ screamed the Afghan interpreter metres away from a suspected Taliban leader as he emptied his magazine towards a small band of Australian commandos. As the walls exploded the insurgent responded by clipping on a fresh magazine and unloading it at them. The Australians returned fire and lobbed a grenade into the dark room. The firing ceased. As they crept into the room they noticed a sight that will haunt them forever. The suspected Taliban leader lay dead amongst a human shield comprising women and children.

Three of the commandos in the raid, doing what they were sent to do by the Australian government, now face charges of manslaughter. These young men have been double-crossed by our political leaders who have exposed them to the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in the Hague.

Membership of the world court is a gold plated pass to the finer things in life for the international legal fraternity. First class travel, 5-star hotels, fine cuisine and vintage wine are standard fare for the elite in the justice system. The court provides a forum for eminent legal minds from Australia, Albania, Botswana, the Central African Republic, Romania, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Tajikistan and others to discuss a new world order for law and justice.

Our major ally, the United States, is not a signatory to the world court. Neither are China, India or any of the major Middle Eastern nations. The conventions of the court are not recognised by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The United States has enacted an American Service-Members’ Protection Act to protect their troops against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court. Australia has failed to offer the same protection to our troops.

We have also failed to provide them with a system of justice that recognises and respects the unique nature of their role in combat i.e. to close with and kill the enemy. The enemy has a similar role. This was reflected in General George Patton’s address to his troops in Europe in WW11. ‘You don’t win wars by dying for your country,’he urged. ‘You win wars by making the other bastard die for his country!’

Combat is not about group hugs and counselling sessions with your opponents. It’s about training, discipline, fear, courage, sacrifice, mateship and leadership. Only those who have experienced combat understand these human complexities. Strategies to prepare soldiers for combat operations have evolved over the centuries.

Soldiers also understand, better than most, that modern wars are not won on the battlefield. They are won within the hearts and minds of civilian populations.

The historic decision to charge our commando’s with manslaughter as the result of a night combat operation in Afghanistan is a shameless act of betrayal by the Australian government. The decision will have far reaching consequences on the command and control of combat operations which require split-second decisions to meet changing or unforeseen circumstances. Soldier’s lives will be at risk if commanders hesitate as they weigh up the implications of their decisions against the laws of the International Criminal Court or the prejudice of an all-powerful Director of Military Prosecutions.

The traditional system of conducting military prosecutions by courts martial allowed for servicemen and women to be judged by peers with an understanding of the complexities of combat in a hostile environment. This system was replaced by a botched Australian Military Court in 2007.

The botched system sought to institutionalise the betrayal of our servicemen and women by our political leaders who would have been subject to trial by a civilian judge without a jury. The decision to prosecute was delegated to a new supremo, the Director of Military Prosecutions, who is not answerable to either the military high command or Parliament.

Whilst the Australian Military Court was found to be unconstitutional in 2009 the Director of Military Prosecutions, Brigadier Lyn McDade remains as a supreme independent authority. Whilst McDade was awarded the title of ‘Brigadier’ and gets to wear a uniform she has never had to earn the rank and has no experience in combat.

Her military-political sympathies were revealed in an interview where she believed David Hicks had been badly treated because he trained with terrorists in Afghanistan.

Uniform and rank are an integral part of the military system. Both have to be earned and respected. Soldiers are comfortable with specialist officers such as medical doctors, nurses and padres wearing the uniform because they enlist to save lives and souls. They are more sceptical of the legal profession who often use their association with the military to enhance their status within their own fraternity.

They have forfeited their right to wear the Australian military uniform with the decision to charge our combat soldiers with manslaughter.

The Australian government should move swiftly to disband the Office of Military Prosecutions and withdraw from the International Criminal Court to protect the integrity of our command and control system. If our political leaders do not have the will or the fortitude to do this they should be banned from attending military funerals and not bother with meaningless motions of condolence in Parliament.

http://www.charlielynn.com.au/2010/10/the-great-betrayal-of-our-diggers-in-afghanistan/comment-page-3/#comment-622

Australian Collins Class Submarines Offline

2010-01-26T19:40:00.000-08:00

Since Labor has taken office in 2007 I have noticed a considerable focus removed from our Defence forces. The cancellation of the Seasprites (too hard basket for Labor they can't fix anything esp build submarines!) and 4th AWD only says to me they are 'quietly' cutting expenditure hoping the media won't notice. Most are not noticing as the MSM are not willing to attack Rudd. Good example of this is the Australian of the year yesterday called detention centres factories for producing mental illness ( From The Australian : TWO senior Rudd government ministers have dismissed concerns over mandatory immigration detention a day after the newly named Australian of the Year, Patrick McGorry, likened the detention facilities to "factories for producing mental illness".

As Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Immigration Minister Chris Evans reiterated their support for the policy, Professor McGorry "clarified" his criticisms of the government's asylum-seeker detention policies and said he had been referring http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/gillard-champions-mandatory-detention-in-face-of-criticism-by-australian-of-the-year/story-e6frg6nf-1225823751976 )
So in light of the media blackout against Rudd we are left to see for ourselves with the internet and Rudd wants to censor that too!
Labor of the 21st century and not the Labor of Curtin's days and we are seeing less emphasis on defence.
Now this beckons with why do we have submarines at all if only one is being used!
This article from The Australian states:
HMAS Waller is the only boat in the fleet of six still operational.
From Defense Daily:
The failure of a generator aboard HMAS Farncomb is just the latest problem faced by its fleet of 6 Collins Class diesel-electric submarines – which are now reduced to just 1 operational vessel. That readiness issue presents an immediate financial headache for Australia’s government, and adds a longer-term challenge to the centerpiece of Australia’s future naval force.

Australia needs to buy US made nuclear powered submarines to ensure we can cover the vast amounts of sea, shipping lanes, special ops and theatres of intelligence gathering. At the moment we can only rely on surface assets (ships and spies in foreign countries) to gather intel for us. In a defence posture we need to focus on reliability and assure that we buy off the shelf and not a 'design'. The Collins class have proven to be a disaster in terms of reliability and providing the service we assumed we would get, but it is a highly capable boat when everything works (unfortunately it doesn't and this is often!).
If anything we need to conduct a royal commission into how this disaster came to be. We need to ask US and Australian submarine experts to consult with the RC and give us good technical analysis. If we are going to build quiet diesel subs (though we should have a minimum of 10 nuke boats) we should ensure we are prioritizing reliability before anything else. One almost sunk and that was due to a 'design flaw'!! A water pipe from the outside straight to the diesel was not backed up and when it broke (as these things do!) it poured 15 tonnes of water into the sub in 8 seconds.
At least if I was appointed as 'the man' for providing a transparent recommendation to the Government for the type of boat and how it should be built, I would bet $10000 that I would succeed in delivering, if followed, the path to achieve a boat where functionality was consistent from the time of commissioning until the time of decommissioning with the usual caveats (like in events of war if parts are unavailable etc). And when I say transparent, I mean open to the newspapers and public so the Government could not tarnish myself as the Government would do in its cause to not ever be blamed for anything.

Super Hornets are not even liquid nails-just a 'gap filler'!

2009-08-07T21:53:00.001-07:00

Even having some liquid nails doesn't make a sound structure. You need proper material for that, like concrete, steel, wood. Even the new Boeing aircraft are finding problems with their carbon structure (to make it lighter). Because modern fighters like the Hornets are using carbon fibre structures it is causing airframe weakness. In a fighter you want toughness, not weakness. Need I say more?

What happened to titanium? It is widely used and not just on the SR-71 Blackbirds which were innately tough.

We have been going downhill for years yet we fail to realize it. We stopped thinking big in the 1960s (and 50s) when some of the best ever fighters were designed and made. One last fighter which was recent was the F22 but is it made out of tough enough material?

If I was to make a true superiority fighter I would not make it politically correct. I would ensure its airframe is the toughest (prioritize toughness over fuel consumption and power to weight ratios) possible, its engines were the best in terms of the largest amount of power but would be fuel efficient but not too much so the engines can perform mega powerfully (what are jet fighters for???) . You want it to have reliability and easier maintenance and less parts but not sacrificing technology. If you had a fleet of 300 (or 400 fighters an optimum for Australia) fighters you would want them to have the highest level of serviceability so maintenance does not 'ground' them. Essentially an aircraft that does not require high levels of maintenance which enables them to be ready at a moments notice. Really this is about having more aircraft available at any one time than not, and reducing your cost.

If a part on an aircraft needs to be repaired or maintained just replace it and send the part to a workshop so the aircraft can 'stay in the air' longer.

Read Eric's blog on the super bug.

Obama and Democrats soft on Defence

2009-07-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

What does Obama do? He strips defence funding and at the same time hands the money to public health for illegal aliens.
The F-22 has not been around for 20 or 30 years. It has practically just entered service, and the original budget was for around 1500 units. With only 175 units budgetted for what is the going to be the primary air defence of the United States?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/21/senate-beats-back-militar_n_242135.html

President Obama won a major victory in the Senate Tuesday in a dogfight that has major, long-term implications for his agenda.

The Senate, by a vote of 58-40, approved an amendment proposed by Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) to strip $1.75 billion in funding for the F-22 fighter. Levin worked hand in hand to kill the F-22 money with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

"There was an extensive effort by the White House," said Levin. "The president really needed to win this vote, not just in terms of the merits of the F-22 issue itself, but in terms of the reform agenda."

The vote had become a proxy fight against the power of the military-industrial complex, a term coined by President Dwight Eisenhower in his farewell address.

And here is where he just gives money away....

Boat People Warning

2009-06-30T17:56:00.000-07:00

So Mr Rudd, who is not a genuine asylum seeker? I am sure you will let them all in. The Navy is welcoming them with open arms and more than willing to provide humanitarian assistance so these people can reach Australia. When will the Navy start intervening and send them home? Oh yeah I forgot, this is not Japan. We are 'obligated' and have a duty of care to these people. Right. Well after safely housing them why can't we send them to Nauru? Oh yeah.....your feel goof lefty buddies think it is nice if they stay here.

Warning on wave of boat people

Tom Allard in Kuala Lumpur and Yuko Narushima

June 30, 2009

INDONESIAN authorities are bracing for a huge influx of boat people, anticipating as many as 10,000 asylum-seekers are waiting in Malaysia to transit through the archipelago and on to Australia.

This estimate was backed by a Malaysian group that deals with unauthorised immigrants. An Australian Government source warned of the potential for a similar influx to the thousands who began arriving in Australia from the late 1990s.

About 1500 asylum-seekers have arrived in Indonesia this year and registered for refugee status, almost all travelling by boat from Malaysia. Another 1500 are believed to have arrived and have not registered.

Indonesian police intelligence suggests between 7000 and 10,000 more people are waiting in Malaysia to make the journey once their passage is organised by people-smugglers.

"It could be 10,000," said senior commissioner Eko Danianto, head of the people smuggling unit at the Indonesian National Police.

Read the rest here

Look what 'Cool Kevin' says here........ another porky perhaps?

Good Helicopter Soldiers video

2009-06-28T14:47:00.001-07:00

More high tech toys- Trophy system by Rafael

2009-06-28T11:23:00.001-07:00

A nice toy, portable mortar

2009-06-28T11:15:00.000-07:00

As I predicted, Labor is soft on immigration, and getting softer, alarmingly!

2009-06-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

Biggest boatload to stretch detention centre

Australia is having increased amounts of arrivals of illegal immigrants and all because Labor abonded TPVs (temporary protection visas) and the Pacific Solution from the Howard Government. When Australian politics encountered the 'children overboard' affair, I knew then that Labor and the Greens (and Democrats which are no longer) would all support an 'open immigration policy' for Australia. They forget those who have come legally and followed due process.
Instead we have lawyers and communists subverting our system (and Government) in order to allow potential terrorists into Australia. These people pay to come here (economic 'refugees'). Now Labor rewards them.
Stop the Labour scourge. Let's have a double dissolution and end this pathetic example of 'leadership' Rudd professes to. Kevin Rudd wants to subjugate Australia to China and the UN.

What a lot of people do not realize is that the huge cost involved of processing these people, using our Patrol Boats to pick them up and ferry them in, and then handing out money to them here. This is not about 'feeling good' because you are taking care of those who can pay to come here illegally, but about the huge cost incurred because of the Government's soft position, and getting softer. Isn't the getting softer policy going to equate to getting expensive? Yes, more will come, and expose us to more costs as the Government votes to remove 'burdens' on those who come here.

Opposition spared embarrassment on asylum bill

Boatload of 190 asylum seekers headed to Australia

Navy picks up suspected illegal boat near Christmas Island

White Paper Released

2009-06-28T09:01:00.000-07:00

I haven't really posted much on here since the A330 issue where Kevin Rudd has been tearing up our military. They even knocked the 4th Air Warfare Destroyer on the head and won't build a nuclear powered submarine that could stay under water undetectable to satellite.
But it seems that Labor is going to cut Defence spending by simply forcing Defence to make cuts to 'save' money. Bases will close, and maintenance and equipment will be mothballed. Its the only way, as in the Clinton years, that the military will be able to save money. Kevin Rudd and his Government are very sneaky, saying they will maintain 3% growth in Defence spending, but unfortunately it seems that Defence will have to 'save' money. If I find an article that deals with this funding lie in more detail and explanation than I have I will post it, or let me know.

Smokescreen obscures detail of cuts

Defence Whitepaper Website

Brand Rudd's fantasy Defence White Paper

Experts shoot holes in Kevin Rudd's defence white paper

Kevin Rudd to announce Australia's biggest military build-up since World War II

Labor's RAAF is to have the Air Force become the Government Airline

2008-12-13T05:05:00.000-08:00

Wed, 18th June 2008

New VIP aircraft - Questions remain on cost and capability

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson
Shadow Special Minister of State (to 22 September 2008)

Senator the Hon Nick Minchin
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
Shadow Minister for Defence (to 22 September 2008)

Joint Release.

Speculation today regarding the conversion of the RAAF's new tanker aircraft to VIP aircraft raises a number of questions about the cost of this proposal and the impact it will have on our Air Force's capability and Commonwealth budget long term.

News Limited newspapers this morning report that the RAAF will convert two of its five new Airbus A-330 tankers to VIP aircraft.

''This proposal does come as a surprise as it was only two weeks ago in Senate Estimates that the Chief of the Defence Forces denied that any work was underway within Defence to look at alternative options to the current VIP fleet,'' Senator Minchin said.

''Is it political interference from the Prime Minister's office or Defence Minister's office that is driving a decision to convert these two tankers?

''This leads me to fear that the views of the RAAF are being ignored. The Government needs to answer some questions -

What impact will this have on the RAAF's capability? These tankers are being acquired for air-to-air refuelling and for military transport. If two planes are taken off line to become VIPs, how will this affect the RAAF ability to keep our new Super Hornet and JSF fleets in the air?

If the RAAF and the Prime Minister both need the aircraft at a particular time, how will this conflict be resolved - will the RAAF lose out to the Prime Minister every time?

Will the RAAF be forced to absorb the cost of this conversion, and if so, what other military capability will be sacrificed to upgrade transport for politicians and media?''

Senator Ronaldson has also raised a number of concerns about the cost of this proposal.

''Mr Rudd needs to be upfront about all of the costs associated with this proposal before locking taxpayers into an upgrade to the VIP fleet,'' said Senator Ronaldson.

''The current VIP fleet is leased until 2014 - what is the cost of breaking that lease?

''Ian McPhedran's article today estimates that it would cost $50 million to install bedrooms, office, bathrooms, and business class seating in the two planes - is that figure correct, and where would the money come from?

''What cheaper alternative options are available and are they being considered?

''What happened on the trip to Japan? The public has the right to know what has changed in the last 14 days since both the CDF and the Prime Minister said there were no plans to change the VIP fleet?

''Considering that the Civil Aviation Safety Authority estimates the total operating cost an Airbus A-330 at $6,372.73 per hour as against the BBJ 737 at $3,339.69 per hour, what is the increased ongoing cost to Australian taxpayers?

''Mr Rudd likes to wax lyrical about reducing carbon emissions. What is the carbon footprint of the Airbus A-330 as compared to the BBJ 737 and how does that reconcile with Mr Rudd's frequently stated position on reducing carbon emissions?'' Senator Ronaldson concluded.

http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=1107

WA Tourism Under Threat by WA's State Government

2008-07-16T04:11:00.000-07:00

I will let the following letter speak for itself.

Hon. Sheila McHale MLABA., Dip. Soc. Sci. JP

Minister for Disability Services; Tourism; Culture and Arts; Consumer Protection.

Dear Minister

Below are some serious concerns that I wish to bring to your attention on the fisheries minister’s new rules for amateur fishing,

If the rules are implemented as proposed, it will be a disaster for tourism on the south west coast. I have already advertised my boat for work in the oil industry, and know the other operators in Kalbarri are looking for work elsewhere. This doesn't only mean an end to fishing charters in Kalbarri but also to Whale Watching and scenic Ocean cruising. As you will be aware the Kalbarri coastal cliffs are spectacular, especially when viewed from the ocean and are a major draw card for visitors to Kalbarri.

There is no way we can survive with this closure!!

I don't claim to have a detailed knowledge of fishing south of Geraldton, but believe my 30 years experience skippering fishing boats out of Kalbarri, and a background as a tackle shop owner, gives me an invaluable insight into the fisheries off Kalbarri.

The fishing within 40 kilometres of Kalbarri has never been better which raises the question as to the depletion of stocks as claimed by the Minister for Fisheries!

The Department of Fisheries advised the minister that the fishing south of Port Gregory needed help. There was no mention of fishing north of Port Gregory. In fact I will guarantee that this department has never undertaken any research on fish stocks around Kalbarri.

My major concerns with the new regulations cover two main areas: the adverse impact they will have on fish stocks and the impact on tourism.

The Department of Fisheries’ own research indicates that between 70% and 90% of fish released into deep water (over 25 metres) die. My own experience gleaned from 30 years as a skipper fishing out of Kalbarri, is that the mortality rate is far closer to 90% than 70%. We have an Oceanarium showcasing local fish species, and have experimented with bringing fish into our tanks from deep water and have found almost a 100% mortality rate for fish caught in deep water.

The complete thrust of Minister Ford’s conservation policy is the return of fish caught out of deep water.

My greatest concern is that these conservation measures will in fact have an adverse affect and result in more fish deaths.

The increase in legal size for snapper will in fact kill more fish. While a fisher attempts to catch his quota of bigger snapper, it is very likely that he will have to release many smaller snapper before he gets his two bigger fish, killing at least 70% of the snapper returned to the ocean (the 70 % figure is according to Fisheries’ own research but closer to 90% as I have already stated.).

The attempt to restrict the ‘endangered 5’ will also negatively affect fish stocks. As fishers have no control over which fish is biting at their bait, they cannot avoid catching and landing species of the endangered 5. By adhering to the new regulations they will simply throw these fish overboard to die (as mentioned above bringing up fish from deep waters kills them). As they are unable to keep the fish they’ll continue fishing for more species, killing more in the process.

I am all for fish conservation, my business depends on it, and have for many years suggested that the bag limits for amateurs too high. The minister reduced the bag limits for charter boats from 7 category one fish to 4 category 1 fish in May this year, a move we all supported. Now, before giving any time to see the result of the reduced bag limits, he is further reducing the bag to 2 category 1 fish.

Fisheries’ own data tells us that the charter boat industry takes less than 5% of the catch. The charter boat operators perform a very important part of the education of amateur fishers by educating them on the rules, (most have no idea of the fishing rules) and strictly enforcing both size limits and bag limits.

In my opinion most charter customers justify the $210 fare by saying that at least they may catch a few fish to offset the cost. Now I can see very few spending $210 to catch a bag limit of only 2 fish.

To stop us from catching the "endangered 5" fish for 3 months a year, is in fact stopping us from operating at all, as 90% of our catch is from the so called endangered 5 fish.

On top of the damage the minister is going to cause to charter boat operators, the overall loss to coastal tourist communities will be extreme. Boaties will just travel north to Shark Bay or Ningaloo and bypass us altogether on their fishing holiday.

Further more as an added blow to tourist destinations such as Kalbarri, fishing for the "endangered 5" is completely banned for the Xmas school holidays from 2009 onwards.

The minister is trying to soften up his new regulations by saying we can all still go fishing as long as we don't catch fish from the "endangered 5" group, the reality however is that almost our entire catch and that of all armatures is made up of fish from the "endangered 5" group of fish.

The bottom line is fishing becomes a vicious circle with us killing fish from the "endangered 5" species in our endeavours to catch fish from the allowed species.

Lastly I am concerned that this is being treated by government as purely a "fishing" issue with no connection to tourism. The reality is that charter boat fishing is tourism and the impacts will be far reaching.

Minister I would urge you to seriously consider the implications of these impending regulations on not just the tourism industry but also the flawed rationale behind the Department of Fisheries management of our fish stocks.

Regards,

Bob Mitchell - Kalbarri Explorer,

POB 264
Kalbarri 6536

Phone 0899372027

Web www.kalbarriexplorer.com.au

So why is the Western Australian Government over-regulating the fishing industry as well as banning fishing by recreational fishers in peak times?

Rudd placing RAAF in Danger Already!

2008-06-18T06:18:00.000-07:00

The 5 new A330 tankers meant to be part of the solution to retire the F111s for the RAAF are now being divided up for Political use, rather than Defence use. The tankers are Air Force inventory meant to refuel the small range F18 Hornets which can fly about half the distance of the F111s.
With an AIr Force without an F111 what will Australia do? Nothing, simply, which will be a repeat of World War II where our so called Air Force was blown out of the sky by Japanese Zero fighters. Are we as short sighted now as we were then? Yes, I can believe that.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23881629-662,00.html

THE RAAF will convert two of its five new Airbus A-330 tanker planes to VIP aircraft.

The move follows the crash of a Garuda jet in Indonesia last year, in which two Australian officials, two police officers and a journalist died.

They were forced on to the flight because the RAAF VIP aircraft carrying then foreign affairs minister Alexander Downer was too small.

The A-330, twin-engine, long-range jets will receive a VIP makeover, allowing the Prime Minister and senior ministers to travel with staff, officials and the media.

Kevin Rudd's Stunning Nuclear Disarmament Announcement!

2008-06-10T05:12:00.000-07:00

I was right. I knew we would see Whitlamesque Bullcrap like this.

From Andrew Bolt:

Kevin Rudd’s latest big idea:

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced the creation of a new international body that will push for nuclear disarmament.

Er, like the bionic eye that Rudd said should be invented, here’s yet another Rudd idea that’s already been invented. In fact, Australia is already a member of the United Nations’ Conference on Disarmament whose aims are identical to the ones Rudd has in mind:

The terms of reference of the CD include practically all multilateral arms control and disarmament problems. Currently the CD primarily focuses its attention on the following issues: cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament...

But of course the Conference on Disarmament suffers from one fatal weakness - it wasn’t Rudd’s idea.

(Thanks to reader Dylan.)

My own quote: "I feel safer already, Kevin Rudd is doing his bit for 'world security'!" More
like a bankteller trying to tell the robber that putting his gun down is going to make everyone
feel nice. Wow I wish I could meet Mr Rudd, he would make me feel warm all over!

?If having and using a nuclear weapon ended the World’s most devastating war ever, are we to
believe that nuclear disarmament will make the world a ‘safer’ place? The biggest question
here is, what is the logic of Kevin Rudd’s move to ‘push’ nuclear disarmament? In the case of a
nuclear weapon, having and using the device, actually ceased hostilities and saved millions of
lives(that is Japanese lives!), won’t disarmament actually empower the dictators that Kevin
Rudd actually ignores to build, harbour and use nuclear weapons? After World War One,
disarmament was a major theme for preventing another world war on a massively devastating
scale. And those anti-nuclear advocates take note, World War Two, before Hiroshima, caused
casualties on the biggest scales before two nuclear weapons were detonated in Japan. In
retrospect, had the bombs been used against Hitler 5 years before, it would have either crushed
him totally thus ending the war, or causing a total surrender of Germany and Hitler suiciding
like he did in 1945. In addition and most importantly the people killed by the Nagasaki and
Hiroshima blasts pale in comparison to the vast numbers that perished throughout the war from
1939-1945.
This is what Mr Rudd doesn’t want to know, a victim of the Sixties feel good culture where the
nuclear disarmament cycle began and during the most dark time of the cold war. And when
Ronald Reagan massively expanded his nuclear stockpiles in the 1980's, what happened? He
strategically defeated the Soviet Union by bankrupting them with the huge expansion in nuclear
weapons, something the Soviets feared, and clever counter espionage.
The only way Kennedy (although he did complete a backdoor deal with the Soviets) managed
to compel the Soviets to withdraw their nuclear weapons from Cuba was confrontation, not
disarmament. Kennedy could have said ‘disarmament’ but it wouldn’t have phased the Soviets
one bit.
While Iran has the 2nd largest oil reserves (and President Bush didn’t invade Iran, did he?) in
the world, and they are mostly untouched due to a backward religious Government focused on
buying the people rather than allowing development of the oil fields, it is not going to back off
building its nukes, even if Mr Rudd tries to ‘scare’ them, which he won’t. Mr Rudd will carry
on with his silly little meetings of elites and making themselves feel good through having
excellent meetings and setting up more commissions and treaties.
Basically nuclear disarmament is a philosophy used by the elites that think it would lead to a
non-nuclear world. Unfortunately for the elites, that will never happen.

Western Australian Liberal Leader Crisis-Poll

2008-04-28T22:22:00.000-07:00

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=145&ContentID=70394

With the above story in National Newspapers and TV, it is about time we had a poll to see who should be our next Premier. It is time the electorate be given a chance to choose that Leader, and not the 'Party'.

Here is my poll:

http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/336602

Australia's Aircraft Carrier Plans

2008-04-01T02:00:00.000-07:00

The Navy (RAN) wants to buy an Aircraft Carrier. Well they should get one, since the last was supposed to be replaced.

THE Royal Australian Navy has produced a secret $4 billion "wish list" that includes an aircraft carrier, an extra air warfare destroyer and long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles for its submarine fleet.
The RAN wants a third 26,000 tonne amphibious ship equipped with vertical take-off jet fighters, a fourth $2 billion air warfare destroyer and cruise missiles that could strike targets thousands of kilometres away.

Aircraft carrier on navy's secret $4bn wish list

Why not just build a nuclear powered aircraft carrier which doesn't need 'constant refuelling'? Also it would ba able to complete long missions.

Australia also needs to consider its Strategic options. That is the F111 and our Submarine fleet. Without the F111 we are going to lose our Strategic superiority in the region, and we will solely rely on Defence and any Navy warships (which we have few of) to offer any strategic value. A long range or medium range bomber option like the F111 is going to keep Australia's stategic options in play. If not, we are going to have to end up like those on the Kokoda track, Defending, defending and defending. The best form of defence is attack, and it seems Government has forgotten this principal. The Kokoda Foundation has (in its latest newsletter) suggested Australia needs 400 fighter aircraft for a reasonably secure future, considering the power of China and India's growth. Also, Indonesia and Malaysia are arming themselves with excellent weapons from Russia. We should be alarmed, but we are not.

Be Prepared............

The newest submission from the F111 and Air Power expert in Australia, Dr Carlo Kopp, is also defintely worth reading.

Book of the Day: Londonistan

2008-03-15T19:12:00.000-07:00

Melanie Phillips has written this absolutely brilliant account of the Islamist takeover of Britain. All Americans and Australians should read this now.

Her web site is here.

Labor Twisting its Election Promises on Defence Spending

2008-03-04T02:33:00.000-08:00

Yes, I told you so. Labor is heading in the direction of cutting its spending on Defence spending, just like I predicted (knew). Nick Minchin has a fair bit to say here.

The federal opposition has accused the government of breaking its election promise to maintain the coalition's minimum three per cent annual increase in defence spending.

Opposition defence spokesman Nick Minchin said Labor now appeared to believe that three per cent should be the ceiling for defence funding increases rather than the floor.

In its election defence policy, Labor pledged to maintain defence spending, including a minimum three per cent real growth until 2016, but said it would ensure defence dollars were spent more effectively and efficiently.

Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner on Sunday warned defence faced very considerable cost pressures.

"Even getting savings to ensure that we don't go beyond that three per cent real is a very important exercise. Yes defence is very much on the table," he told the Ten Network.

"We are scrutinising both the capability (equipment) aspects of defence spending but also the more mundane organisational bureaucratic aspects which are substantial as well."

Read the rest here.

Inflation, Housing Affordability, Welfare and the Mining Boom

2008-03-04T01:22:00.000-08:00

Inflation, Housing Affordability, Welfare and the Mining Boom
4th March 2008

Housing prices have tripled in Western Australia over the last 8 years and we have seen very little action taken on dealing with this issue with the Western Australian State Government. Rather, they have built a ‘wonderful’ railway line to Mandurah. In the mean time Environmentalists and Native land claims have also contributed to the acute shortage of land in this state, where, once the land is claimed, is used as a tool to make royalties from mining or agriculture for Native ‘Owners’. I have never heard of a person on this planet being entitled to land like this. Of course the Indians have their reservations, but nothing like the ridiculous amounts of land liquidation we have seen all over Australia.
If Aborigines wish to benefit from our Economy, they must do this one, plain, simple thing. If they wish to have the ‘land’, then so be it, but never shall a person who lives or partially lives on that land should receive any welfare or Government money.
Otherwise, negotiations must resume directly with the Government to return this issue to a sane balance, where only 10% of land in Australia at maximum shall be ‘titled’ to native recipients. And then we should not allow welfare to be handed out to the natives or anyone any more. Welfare was meant to tide people over, but these days it helps people buy big TVs, alcohol and helps immigrants to exploit our economy courtesy of hard working Australians.
Whoever wishes to confront this problem effectively, shall have to hit the environmentalists on the head (the EPA) and the Native Land Title Claimants, current and receivers. We should not allow minority groups to determine Government policy where the Government merely becomes puppets to set themselves in front of media to look as though something is being done.
Housing in the North West is extremely expensive and this alongside Aborigine public housing, often wrecked and Government money kept being poured on the ‘social’ problem to take responsibility for the houses. So you have an extremely unfair situation unfolding, where workers (non-indigenous-Very few are Aborigine even though Government programs are encouraging ‘equal opportunity’) are working very hard for high wages, yet are being punished with the cost of living. The Aborigines get a free ride in their Government supplied housing, and usually are on welfare. They don’t earn any money, amongst a worker shortage, and are using Government money to live. Where is the logic in this? We have become a social state where we don’t think logically. No wonder there is no common sense around.
The Railway stations in Perth should be developed so that apartment/hotel/shopping centres are built on top of all of them, thus making use of the public transport system. The Public transport system should be re-worked as well so that buses are used to ‘feed’ train stations (buses feeding from the same main road every 5-10 minutes in peak hour), and industrial/commercial areas enjoying heavy bus services so that people can get to work easily using public transport. This would mean buses making a round route service from a nearby train station often, especially in peak periods. This would also allow less cars to be used in these busy areas where the mining boom is making them busier.
The Train station mega-complexes would envelop better car parking as well, and the vast amount of permanent accommodation to be made available would lower the demand in outer suburbs, thus curbing inflation. Releasing free land in the North West would do the same for the Perth Metropolitan area, but we need to concentrate in dense residential in the Northwest cities of Port Hedland, Karratha, Broome, Kununurra and as well as Perth. Allowing developers to build triple story townhouses thus making better use of less land in the Perth Metro would also be a good solution to the demand of accomodation in Western Australia. Unfortunately, with the cost of housing all over Western Australia (which is the least populated state per square kilometre yet the largest in Australia), we are going to see some very painful financial times ahead, unless a Western Australian Government determines to make the tough decisions to go ahead and do what needs to be done. Supply demand.

In the mining boom, this will need to be on those terms, ‘boom’, which is massive.

The worker shortage in this state is absolutely contributing to housing demand (and supply shortages). It is the Government’s responsibility to act accordingly and manage this responsibly. This hasn’t occurred and we are going to wear the consequences.

Prime Minister John Howard Vindicated on 'Sorry Day'

2008-03-04T01:21:00.000-08:00

Letter to The West Australian, 20th Feb 2008-02-20

Prime Minister John Howard Vindicated

Several 'unionists' writing disdainfully in your letters pages of Prime Minister John Howard's rumoured 'Order of the Garter' have stated only specific issues with which to ridicule him with. In fact these so called writers ignored the fact that John Howard was elected because the Unions were so powerful they needed sorting out, and sort them out he did.
Not only this, but he was re-elected 3 more times and the last time with a powerful majority in both houses. It was only the successful propaganda ran by heavyweight unions (loaded with cash) that scared the life out of the voters.
PM John Howard has been fully vindicated, and even more so, since he refused to attend the 'Sorry Day' last week in Parliament. As Brendan Nelson mentioned there will be no compensation, many indigenous people turned their backs on him. If the Aboriginal people, like Noel Pearson, admitted their problems, they would then be admitting that they would have to solve them (which Noel Pearson is doing rather well). No, it is up to Mr Rudd to say Sorry and for his state counterparts to hand out the large sums of money to already welfare dependant people who due to the Socialist dogma imposed on them often live lives of destruction, with no meaning or purpose.
As soon as the apology was over, call upon call was made for compensation by individuals and special interest lobby groups, obviously intent on pocketing sums of money to keep them going and assure a culture of endless welfare dependency.
Although Mr Howard has shown strong leadership and is gutsy for standing on his principles which I deeply admire him for, it will take much more to cease welfare dependency altogether in this great nation of Australia, where Aborigine children die all too often as children, and get raped whilst in the care of their parents.
John Howard was vindicated in the most extreme sense by the reaction to Mr Nelson's comments and most importantly the calls for compensation. As we have an extremely large problem with welfare dependency by the current indigenous people, with Government too scared to 'force' them into work, or to live off the land (since much of Australia is theirs now), we are not going to do any good at all by throwing more money at the problem. They will keep drinking and having babies with foetal alcohol syndrome unless we establish the fact that before they were 'given rights' in the 1960's, they worked for their money and were responsible for themselves.
These days it is the reverse, with the Government being forced to take responsibility and working for them by handing out welfare, which is encouraging Politicians to pump up Government even more to what it shouldn't be, the nanny state.

The Biggest 'Sorry' Mistake in Australia's History

2008-02-03T00:41:00.000-08:00

What about the sorry from the UK for all the white children taken from their parents and shipped to Australia? Someone tell me about that!

From Andrew Bolt.

IN two weeks Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will make a deadly mistake. He plans to apologise to a "stolen generation" no one can actually find, writes Andrew Bolt.

In fact, he'll say sorry to children who don't exist, to keep alive a myth that is killing children who do.

Mad, but true, as Tasmania's Premier, Paul Lennon, simply confirmed last week when he gave $5 million to Aborigines he falsely claimed had been "stolen" from their families "on the basis of race".

How good Lennon felt as he shovelled out the cash. He was helping "reconciliation", he boasted, by giving up to $58,000 a head to 84 Aborigines who'd been stolen for racist reasons, and a few thousand dollars apiece to another 22 people whose parents had been likewise snatched.

He even urged Rudd to follow his example and cough up compo of his own when he said his sorry: "I hope he looks at Tasmania and see what we have been able to achieve here."

And, yes. Let's indeed look at Tasmania. Please.

Some scrutiny would be a healthy change given that the media, which happily reported Lennon's untruths, has so far shown zero interest in examining who was actually getting his money, and on what evidence.

Read the rest here.

Leftist Arab Conspiracy Theories Try To Move Blame Away From Dangerous Islamist Idealogy To The US Government

2008-02-03T00:29:00.000-08:00

Why, wouldn't it be so great if the Islamist terrorists didn't get blamed for their actions. Every time a suicide bomber blows himself up in Iraq, and then the 9/11 attacks, the USA gets blamed. How good is that? They can continue their murderous ways as long as they like in that case. One leftist thinks paying the 'terrorists' in Iraq the sum of money the US Department of Defence is spending on its requirements to keep Iraq secure, would end the terrorism (Afghanistan too). Unfortunately, these people don't think of the consequences, like, the terrorists could use the money to buy surface to air missiles and shoot down airliners. Now, didn't we say leftists have no vision or idea of 'consequences'? This is not appeasement (leftism is far more treacherous these days!), but clear support for terrorism and the objectives of it. Peace warriors have no morals, that is a foregone conclusion now.

In this incident, which has not shown up on the new high tech leftist radar screens, an Air France jet was hijacked in Algiers in 1994. It was going to do a similar operation that of the 9/11 terrorist New York and Washington tragedies.

Power Bills Set To Double Courtesy Environmentalist Movement

2008-02-02T19:10:00.000-08:00

Many people are probably very happy about this, knowing they are 'saving the environment' while countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Brazil continue to log their rainforests.

Why can't we use the massive landmass of Australia to plant trees? It would be a massive investment in our future and we would be able to capture a large market for hardwood timber in the next 100 years. And then we wouldn't have to 'double' our electricity costs.

Since I am not 'into carbon emissions' can I please only have to pay half of my power bill?

Muslims on Rampage in Most Politically Correct State in Australia-Victoria

2008-02-02T19:02:00.000-08:00

SIXTY teenagers, many of them wielding knives, ran amok in Melbourne's northwest yesterday, leaving a trail of vandalism, assaults and robberies.

The rampaging youths attacked bystanders and robbed a shop in Moonee Ponds before moving through Essendon and Highpoint shopping centre at Maribyrnong.

From The Herald Sun.

What do you get when you are so tolerant towards your enemies? Well the above is a clue.

Citizenship Test Failing Because Some People Fail, Says Labor!

2008-02-02T18:39:00.000-08:00

Labor is so left they obviously see any kind of exam as a threat to them. That is why their education policy will be flawed as well, they simply don't believe in testing, and if they did, they would make the test so easy that it would let those pass who would fail a proper test anyway (so we would have some pretty daft engineers, doctors, financial advisors and accountants out there soon!).

Andrew Bolt says exactly what I think here.

HOW odd. The Rudd Government claims it will keep the test that we make migrants sit to qualify as citizens. But there's a catch.

Because the test fails exactly the people you'd expect, Immigration Minister Chris Evans now wants to change the questions.

Yes, it's that simple and that stupid. Evans wants to make sure the kind of people who now rightly fail the test will pass it more easily, especially if they have no English.

So why have a test at all?

Read the rest here.

Israeli Videos History

2008-01-28T01:57:00.000-08:00

At Israeli-Weapons.com there is a great video section on the history of Israel's conflicts. All I can say is, wow!

http://www.israeli-weapons.com/israeli_history.html

Lead To Be Exported Through Fremantle: Courtesy Your Friendly Local Labor Government

2008-01-19T03:00:00.001-08:00

Not even Sodium Cyanide goes through Fremantle! As a former freight train-locomotive driver I have vast experience in the logistics of the transport of dangerous goods, and the danger posed to the local community through the lack of monitoring by a 'rail regulator'. Not only this, but privatized railways have been allowed to get away with murder since there inception in this country. Capitalism and privatization are not wrong, the companies just need to be policed like anyone else, and they are not 'above the law' like some people want them to be, or paid to make them be.
I guess the railways who have had made massive breaches have not been fined. I reported Australian Railroad Group for a flange that was totally broken (it was so sharp and it was being used on mainline 110 km/hr dangerous goods trains) to the 'rail regulator', but the only action taken was a 24 hour order to measure their flanges.
The problem is like anything else, we are being too soft. If we had sufficient deterrents in place this kind of absolute negligence would not happen.
I have also written to the Labor Politicians concerning the approach to tail lights on trains by the same company, yet these 'Politicians' do not wish to do anything unless they are 'forced' to. Unfortunately most Politicians are University qualified and have no idea what really goes on.
Lead needs to be transported in pellet form (like Nickel) and should not be allowed to be moved in a powdered form. Of course, you can trust Labor to put people's lives at risk, especially on the day when the Liberal Party has their most dark and dramatic day in history in WA.

WA Liberals Still Out of Touch

2008-01-19T00:26:00.000-08:00

Mr Buswell was elected leader of the Opposition by the Liberals in State Parliament. There is alot of derision within the party and if there is to be a competitive Opposition, it is going to need some excellent policies with a great leader and remain supportive of one another(all 3 of these requirements are currently out the door). Many here On the West Coast of Australia didn't approve (they dislike him!) of Troy Buswell. But Mr Johnson of Hillarys has extensive support. He is very popular with the voting bloc and if he or someone else I cannot name yet, becomes the new Opposition Leader, there will most probably be a change of Government at the next election. For one, Buswell seems a fool and is not a people's man. Mr Johnson on the other hand has experience, extensive wisdom, good leadership skills, is well liked, and is competent at speaking out against the current Labor State Government. Unlike the Buswell side, we see Mr Johnson and his side really opposing the daftness of the stupidity of the Labor Government. But Alan Carpentar is not going to be easily beaten. So the WA Liberals are in dreamland if they think Buswell is a good choice. They are in dreamland, and they obviously give preference to internal politics instead of the main battle.

Mr Johnson highlights the misdemeanors of those in Government. He also has the skills necessary and the tough approach to law and order (in favor of capital punishment) to get huge support of the voting public behind him. More to come on this topic. Trevor Sprigg's death was not in vain, I hope.

Read The West Australian's Saturday article on this new 'leader'.

China's Cold War on USA

2008-01-17T02:51:00.000-08:00

The Chinese are not the 'detente' type. They are pushing the US to a confrontation. Since 2001 we have witnessed fighter jets harrassing US aircraft.
Here explains more.

Western Australian Liberals Dramatic Dark Day in History

2008-01-17T02:24:00.000-08:00

I clearly doubt the WA Liberals have an idea of what the community is saying. It's internal politics is ruining everything and I while Mr Sprigg died at almost exactly the same time as the scheduled time for the vote on the leadership, I believe it is a sign from God that we need some integral leaders. Rob Johnson has my support, but, I believe another man with more charisma and the ability to get into the issue (not like Buswell) will do it. I know him and will hopefully lay out the reasons (most of what the community feels) on why and how the State election can be won by the Liberals. The Liberals respect him and will have to take direction from him in order to stay focused and stable. I won't mention any more than that, except to say that Mr Sprigg's death was a clear sign that I needed to act because it indicates that we will pay dearly for 4 more years of Labor in WA. Under Richard Court we were doing well. Then we got the likes of Dorazio who was softening the laws on driving without a licence (that is no jail time) and driving without a licence at the same time. Not many people actually clicked on that one.
This guy was Police Minister, and he was making the law for himself. No wonder we are seeing a scattering of the Police (used up by babysitting for drunk Aboriginals in country towns--courtesy of the taxpayer and Socialist Australia).
All I can say is if you think graffiti is a criminal problem now, and this Government has no effective way to deal with them due to their leftist 'relativism', then we will see much worse in the 4 years.
We live in a great state, don't let your socialist views project crime onto the stage as it happened in New York City, where it needed to be cleaned up.
Let's build a 5000 person prison. Lets get tough on criminals. Why? Because it is right, that is why.
I believe the reason for the mess is that the Liberals didn't choose the right leader. This man died 'on the way' as his main supporter, but I suspect it is a sign from Heaven.

Also this:

Tragedy, triumph and turmoil in Liberal land

Union Totalitarianism Let Loose in Australia Once Again

2008-01-13T23:52:00.000-08:00

The Liberals were right. John Howard was right. (Wall to wall Labor, Unions running the show)
With a Rudd Labor Government (and all Labor State Governments) who could have guessed Unions are already dictating Government policy. The Labor representatives are (a lot of them) ex-Unionists, and some of them remain members.
Now the student Union movement wishes to unfairly gain power over others by forcing them to become members, again. Under John Howard this policy was removed, so student unions were voluntary. Why should it be compulsory? There is no choice in that......

Read it here.

So you Would like to be a Pilot?

2008-01-10T00:21:00.000-08:00

Well there are several free flight simulators available to the PC over several operating systems, like Windows and Linux. One of them which is not free, Microsoft's Flight Simulator (there are many versions, the latest being FSX which I do not have), is a popular format, but unfortunately does not include much flexibility for military type operations in its engine.
But civil air operations are simulated well with many, many payware products available. Teach your son and daughter how to fly a 400 tonne Boeing 747 (or like me get behind the yoke on the massive Twin engined 777, which was co-designed by Qantas pilots) with the payware (and several freeware like Ifly 747 available at Avsim) simulating the navigation systems and flight computers which must be pre-programmed before pushback.
Flight Simulation has reached new heights, it is so real compared to the first flight simulator ever released by Microsoft. Flying isn't so hard if you know what you are doing. The real work comes in to knowing the aircraft you are flying and navigating it (by using the FMC-Flight Management Computer). Quite often pilots with little or no Instrument Flying Qualifications end up dead because they flew into cloud or bad weather, or worse, night time, when they shouldn't. Airmanship involves discipline which is a major factor in safety for aviation. The pilots with bad discipline are always on radar, and often end up dead or with huge investigations over their heads.
A Cathay Pacific pilot once said to me (I have experienced the same shift work these guys are subjected to) they wouldn't dare recommend this type of work to their children. Not only the shift work, but the family life, and the extreme responsibility which is needed for a top airline like Cathay, is very tiring and if a pilot attains more than 20 years service with such an airline, I would be very surprised. Only the young, bright and sharp, ex-Air Force pilots (Canada, British, Australian and American) are able to handle the extreme demands of life as a pilot in the airline industry with Cathay.
I regard Cathay as the best airline (with Emirates, Singapore and Qantas coming 2nd) in the world, but to be the best sacrifices are always necessary.......

Visit Avsim for interesting simulation experience in Microsoft's simulation.

Iran Air Flight 655

2008-01-10T00:11:00.000-08:00

A very interesting incident after an accident (do we know what really happened, though?) in the Persian Gulf. After this aircraft went down, a number of actions occurred between Iran and US Navy vessels in the Gulf.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655

This is basically the only 'fight' that US forces have had before the War on Terror and after Libya. Iraq was in the Gulf, but it did not involve offensive Naval or Air Forces in significant quantities to concern them.

Tiger Force and Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam

2008-01-09T23:23:00.000-08:00

A friend has shared some information gleaned from the book Tiger Force, US soldiers in Vietnam on special ops duties who were basically independent. Maybe I will get a review from my friend on this book, I cannot say if it is biased or not. What I will say is the next book I recommend, Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam, is quite balanced as its author has researched it extensively and provides inside details into the legendary 'Phoenix' program. I actually know nothing of it, but it looks extremely interesting and looks like it will be an exciting read.

Blue Lanyard Red Banner

2008-01-09T23:07:00.002-08:00

This is a book by an Aussie digger who served in Vietnam. These boys had it tough, almost as tough as those who served in World War II.

This is a book I am halfway through reading and it is very detailed on the particular operation in January 1966, Operation CRIMP. An interesting operational perspective of these events in the war, rather than a media account.

If they went over the border into the North and did this, fighting an aggressive war instead of a 'defensive war', the US may have made inroads into preventing the North from running a hugely successful propaganda war against US and Australian Governments who caved in due to revolutionary left wing movements establishing strongholds in the West.

Unions are a Totalitarian Ideology

2008-01-09T05:37:00.000-08:00

Not only do I think Unions are greedy (I was quoted many time today from the new Union Rep at work that only members will get more money) and have no respect for the law, but they are totalitarian in their ideology.
Let me explain.
If the law allowed it, Unions would force workers to join, as they did in the past, until John Howard finally came along and gave us the choice to be in a Union or not. This is one of the greatest legacies of the Liberal Government of John Howard and Peter Costello.
Nowadays Unions cannot force themselves on people who do not want to be a part of their bullying (or 'representation'). I for one know that if I need a Union, I would be admitting I am weak and need assistance, akin to some guys asking for mom in a fight. Next time the Union has a meeting I will invite them to Church to sing God's praises instead of their own calls for more money. What we need is more generosity, not more greed, and Unions will lift inflation if they simply keep asking for a wage rise every time a new agreement comes along.
If Unions had any care for the economy, they would see their errors. As far as I am concerned, I don't work for a Union, so why should I have anything to do with them. You can choose to be a victim or a person who makes their own choices by continue to work for the dollar promised by your company or business. Be happy with what you have got, that was Grandmother's saying.

And for a final word, I am employed by someone. If I need to go to someone else to 'represent' me, aren't I being a little childish? I am able to stand up for myself, and if you need a Union, you should be in Church praying for strength from God to do just that, and not at a Union meeting.

God told me to leave the Union about 7 years ago. I obeyed and I what I saw was staggering. My eyes were opened to new revelation. It was a positive life experience where I believe God was showing me a new and better way. The Jews know this (and that is why many dislike them) and because they put it into action, they are more successful than many others in the marketplace. It all comes down to understanding really. Without any (understanding) you don't have a clue. I am sure glad I have that understanding so I can move ahead in life. I am thankful to God for this.

F15s Option For Australia

2008-01-09T05:25:00.000-08:00

From The Australian:

Reversing these mistakes may well involve break fees of substantial sums of money, perhaps well north of $1billion. But it's better not to send good money after bad. So, for example, scrap the heavy, slow, $6billion F-16 (should be F-18 - ed) Super Hornet project now and pay the break fee if necessary. Either find a way to keep the F-111s going or, if that's truly not possible, buy F-15s (perhaps the South Korean version) which can match the new generation Russian Sukhois being bought widely in our region. And fight as hard as possible to get the F-22 Raptor air-superiority aircraft rather than the Joint Strike Fighter.

The F15s are an excellent way to make Australia's Air Force Superior. The F15 is a true Air Superiority Fighter. Flown alongside the F111s Australia will be as feared as the United States and Singapore in our region alone.

Read the whole article here.

My Strategy for a Safer Western Australia-Traffic Enforcement

2008-01-09T05:11:00.000-08:00

I have said on 6PR Radio that we need to jail people who drive without a licence or P platers driving stupidly or speeding. Of course Labor Party thinking and strategy opposes this (as well as the death penalty) but obviously unless we take balanced action, we will reap the dividends of our policies.
Many will be shocked at these comments, but I assure you, a lout locked up for DD with no licence is not going to kill an innocent driver, and in the last 6 months alone we have seen far too many innocent people being killed. A far more effective ideology for dealing with dangerous road issues like someone who drink drives is to jail them compared to banning guns in the community. You can ban guns but bad guys will find them somehow. If you jail the bad guys how can they shoot anyone in prison, where they are under supervision?
And Labor will rather spend money on 'popular' rail lines than bother spending anything on jails or prisons. Of course the public are more interested in policing and public health, but that is proving to be the most ineffective strategy since the soft treatment in the Justice system is allowing violent offenders bail and early release. Unless Western Australians determine to find a good strategy to keep them behind bars until they hate it, or live with it, there is going to be little change in the community. The strategy that is needed is one that lets the prisoner understand clearly that he is being punished, not reformed, and secondly, reform is only an option to the prisoner. Reform should be only given as prizes to those who display a sincerity while behind bars that will ensure they are willing to go through a thorough reform process. If reform is 'given', it should only be given after the full term of a sentence. Parole needs to be binned until we can develop a 'home parole system, where a prisoner can live out of the main prison in a 'home' for the parole duration. Whilst in Parole Supervision needs to be given until the last 12 months. This will prove whether the prisoner will be willing to return to society or not, and if at the end of a parole period, the prisoner displays behaviour that shows they will not be able to respect others, then the prisoner will return to jail to serve the time he stayed in a 'home' whilst trying to get set to re-enter the community. Parole should never be an 'early-release', we need to change this and make sure it stays changed.
The main focus here is to get hard. Clearly by research it is possible to understand that many deaths in WA have occurred because we have not detained the person (or the Justice system let them out). Whether this be for traffic offenders (leading to fatals) or violent offenders leading to murders, it remains that because we have failed as a state to deal with these offenders, we have paid a high price.

http://blogs.thewest.com.au/news/news-blog-another-freeway-death/

Australian Brain Drain Due to Anti-Whaling Policies

2008-01-07T01:39:00.000-08:00

Does Australia's anti-whaling policy have anything to do with our lack of fish intake? I would say yes, because Japan is a pro-fishing thus pro-whaling nation. Eating fish is proven to be highly beneficial to your brain cells. Australia, eat some fish, AND whale, before you lose all your brain cells.
If we start eating fish again we may find a cure for the disease of leftism.

Australia Hypocritical on Anti-Whaling Policy

2008-01-07T00:50:00.000-08:00

Because the Rudd Government is against Whaling, Australia must ban all Kangaroo hunting from now on. Otherwise, and currently, we are the BIGGEST hypocrites around.

Australia is so hypocritical, we suffer from the disease of leftism. The major symptoms are hypocrisy, lying and ignorance, and other symptoms are: disrespect, brainlessness, idiocy, anarchy, authoritarianism, socialism and communism(includes confiscating land and causing land owners heartache), political correctness, brainfrying, euthanasia, abortion, homosexual rights, civil liberties (do-gooders) where criminals have more rights than anyone else, anything that makes oneself feel good on the basis that if it feels good it must work (rather than if it works then it IS good, not FEELS good!).

See the video here, shows us to be a bunch of pathetic morons because we don't practise what we preach. Not only are we idealistic, we are stupid.

Less whales (And Sharks!) equals more fish. Somebody please ban the anti-whalers from eating meat forever! PLEASE!

If whales are rare why are several (more than several actually!) ending up on our beaches each year dead? Not because of our Submarines you stupid leftists, but because there are so many whales!!!!!! Of course there is no balance in the anti-whaling debate. Typical leftism where authoritarianism rules and the truth is never considered.

Western Australia Becoming Violent

2008-01-06T23:42:00.000-08:00

This Japanese man was stabbed by a complete nutter who was out on bail. Now we will see us go soft on him and treat him for his crime. Because he was out on bail he should be put away for 40 years. This guy is a nutcase and should be tested for drugs in jail.
He was armed with a knife when he was put on bail, what is going on?
He is another perfect candidate for the death penalty.

Dew Point Temperature

2008-01-06T23:04:00.001-08:00

A bit off topic, I thought I will add items like this (especially meteorological or aviation related) from time to time. Find out exactly what Dew Point Temperature is.

Do-Gooder Groups

2008-01-06T22:12:00.000-08:00

The NSW Council of Civil Liberties has ridiculous stuff on their site. They have a 'prisoner section' but not a 'police section (they must be leaving that job to the Police Union?) and they have rights for practically everything, and a drugs decriminalization policy.

The most hilarious thing on their site is 'Victim's Rights'! Funny, how do victim's have rights these days? Looks like the left have just concocted another minority group to 'use' in their attacks on the establishment for actually catching and processing criminals in the Justice System. Take care of the victim, through taxes, and we can forget the criminal, well the left thinks so! Problem Solved!

We also have the Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

One group we don't have is the Pay for the Consequences So Don't Do IT!

Isn't this why we have so many young people killing themselves these days on the roads? They don't understand the consequences. Blame the left, they obviously have little regard to placing responsibility on those in society to whom it properly belongs.

Australia Un-Democratic on Death Penalty

2008-01-06T21:46:00.001-08:00

Australia has abolished the death penalty, and in all cases this was done without referendum. An article suggests that it would be reintroduced if a referendum was conducted, but the writer of this article 'fears' referendums. Sounds like the left wing establishment prefer an authoritarian dictatorship, where people have no say and no justice.
My argument for the death penalty is this.
In Western Australia 2 murders (1 Chinese female student in Innaloo 2007, and 1 Japanese Australian Permanent Resident at the Wellington St Bus Station, Perth 2007) were carried out within 3 months of each other, with one murderers just released from prison and the other on bail for another offence. The Government bureaucrats have told me directly they like to let them out so they can 'watch them'. This is Labor's mind-numbing policy on 'justice'.
So if we had the death penalty, and these 2 were either on death row, or deceased, the state's murder rate would be reduced.
And, if we had built a massive prison instead of a new 2 Billion dollar Urban Railway to Mandurah, we would probably be keeping these criminals in jail (if Labor actually supported keeping them in jail-which I am sure they have little interest in doing).
All in all a lot of crime is caused by the early release policy of Labor and most importantly Labor is exposing the community to grave risk.
The least Labor can do is advise the community that they have released dangerous offenders onto the streets. At least we will be more aware of who is actually in the community, and not in jail........
Labor (all states in Australia) has done this famously with paedophiles and caused major protests from each community where it has been revealed across Australia that these child abusers are out and ready to play with your kids!
The left famously use the 'innocent' argument against the death penalty and it has worked for so long. As long as we are scared of innocent people being put to death for murder, we will see more of the above until we actually fess up to our softness and get on with the job of necking a few bad guys who especially ARE the culprits.

Books on 'Golbal Warming' Add to the Skeptical Consensus that the Real Global Warming is Hysteria

2008-01-06T21:22:00.000-08:00

Climate Confusion is written by a principal research Scientist at the University of Alabama. It will hopefully cool the temperatures of the global warming hysterics.

What I want to know is why are people so easily led into making changes when they haven't even looked at both sides of the issues. No one (leftists importantly) remained 'skeptical' on Nuclear energy safety after Chernobyl, because they saw something scary. Funny that it was the Russians failure which turned into a Western failure. We haven't stolen Russian Nuclear plant designs (like the Russians stole off the Americans and others) so I don't see why people are so scared for.

Rape on the Highway

2008-01-04T22:34:00.001-08:00

Rape and murder in WA, we are no longer 'dullsville'. Happy now?

As far as I am concerned the death penalty must be reinstated with rapists and murderers to be the subject of death.

In Japan I have felt extremely safe. Why? They still have reasonable punishment for murderers there. Here we 'must' rehabilitate them, according to the annuls of the left.

Forget rehab, just hang 'em and let the others shiver at the new system. Funny how good the death penalty works. It makes sure murderers won't re-offend.

Australian Murder Rate Skyrockets-Updated

2008-01-04T03:56:00.000-08:00

Now we have a penthouse murder. First, a few tourists, then a law clerk (the husband murdered her) now a Penthouse murder which may reak of homosexuality.
Yes, murder is ok in WA. We don't have the death penalty, leftists will forgive you and people don't really care. Funny, when their family members die, they become quite sad. Wonder why?

Maybe leftists need to think about the reasons why the murder rate is increasing........

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=145&ContentID=53205

Update: Murderer Found

Tolerating Terrorism

2008-01-04T03:25:00.000-08:00

I know the world is ignorant, but if the world was in Israel they surely wouldn't like the terrorism experienced by current day Israelis.
As normal, the world tolerates terrorism until its too late. Why do we force Israel to appease the 'Palestinians' and forget that they have been murdered by Islamo Facisists in the past? Simple: left wing ideological moonbats do not like the idea of Israel having its own state. Simply put, Palestinians are the 'victims' when the terrorism is actually caused by said and experienced by Israelis.
When will the world wake up and realize God is having a say with Israel. It is all in the Bible, and moonbats don't want to know about it, because they are really anti-Christian. Yes, they love Hitler. Shame they didn't save Hitler from 'extinction'.

And, when Israel is not 'interfering with the 'Palestinians', who in fact have NEVER had their own Government, or monarchy or even a dictatorship, until after 1967 and terrorist AraFAT decided, in cahoots with Romania's Soviets which determined a way forward for its cold war against the United States.

Sensors can keep F111s flying, But Liberals (Australian Liberal Party) were so out of touch, they didn't bother about this

2008-01-04T03:14:00.000-08:00

Sensors can save F-111, says firm

Steve Creedy | January 04, 2008

A PERTH company is pitching its aircraft structural monitoring system as a way of extending the life of the RAAF's F-111 fleet if the Government opts to scrap its controversial $6.6 billion order for 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets.

Read it all.

Now only save them, but just keep them on duty, which is what is required. The F111s are really Australia's prime strategic asset. A cold war bomber unprecedented with a design and a capability like no other. If Australia develops a nuclear capability, we can surely deter future foes in our region, especially any 'bossy boots', like the Soviets.

What are Muslims Really Planning?

2008-01-02T07:44:00.000-08:00

December 30, 2007

"Jihad: war against non-Muslims to convert them to Islam"

Pop quiz! Who said that? Me? Andy Bostom? Serge Trifkovic? Greg Davis? Must have been one of us "Islamophobes," no?

Whoops! Nope! It comes from a book, Islam and Christianity, printed by a Muslim publishing house, Waqf Ikhlas Publications, and distributed by the modern, moderate, secular Turkish government to non-Muslims who come to work in Turkey. It's on page 316 of the 7th edition.

I expect that Ibrahim Hooper and Salam Al-Marayati will be on the phone to Waqf Ikhlas Publications forthwith, explaining to them that they're misunderstanding Islam and jihad. Oh, those Turkish Islamophobes!

Posted by Robert at December 30, 2007 1:52 PM

http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/019378.php

Give a Terrorist a Fair Go, But Not Us (Australia)

2008-01-02T06:27:00.000-08:00

http://www.fairgofordavid.org/htmlfiles/main.htm
The left wing's campaign to free a terrorist

Yes we all can feel good about ourselves by supporting a terrorist like David Hicks. As far as I am concerned I would ask why the terrorists don't give us a fair go?

Shame terrorists don't give men and women (unarmed) a gun first and all the necessary training so they can give the Jihadis a fair fight.

This is just another radical left wing feel good Jihad mission. Leftists should go to Saudi Arabia, it is more their cup of tea over there than here.

From The Herald Sun

DAVID Hicks won't be taken seriously until he renounces terrorism, a prominent human rights lawyer says.

George Newhouse, who acted for wrongly-detained Australian citizens Vivian Alvarez and Cornelia Rau, said Hicks also had to renounce anti-Semitic views.

So why isn't David Hicks apologizing to us or renouncing terrorism?

Fair go mate, we let you out and you still want to kill us? Someone kill him first, please! Well if you didn't apologize, that makes me think of you the same as a criminal. A murderer who doesn't apologize and is let out of prison, just re-offends.

Queensland's Child Safety Disaster

2008-01-02T06:22:00.000-08:00

Father charged over rape, murder of daughter

2nd January 2008, 18:30 WST

Queensland’s opposition has called for a public inquiry into the state Child Safety Department after a man being treated for mental illness was charged over the rape and murder of his 10-year-old daughter.

Read it all.
www.thewest.com.au

As far as I am concerned the Federal Government should step in and look into what is going in Queensland. Allowing mental nutcases to have custody of their children is not only chaotic but EVIL!

Maybe Queensland will tell Anna Bligh at the next election what they think.

This man is the perfect candidate for the death penalty. Kill him now before he kills anyone else, especially 10 year old girls!

Labor Blames Howard for Whitlam

2008-01-02T06:02:00.000-08:00

Gough Whitlam was one of Australia's worst ever politicians, and Prime Ministers, ever. His radical left agenda ushered in a progressive Australia where we really lost touch with practical things, like making sure we chose the right boats for our Navy.

The Federal Labor Government is trying to blame the last Government (John Howard's Coalition) for the 'problems' with our Adelaide Class Frigates.

Senator Nick Minchin claims that Mr Fitzgibbon may be softening us up for cuts in Defence spending, although Mr Rudd's policy linchpin was that growth at 3% in funding in Defence would continue. C'mon Mr Rudd, tell us what your left wing mates are doing. Are they really pressuring you into cutting defence spending?

Human Hating Humanitarians

2008-01-02T05:47:00.000-08:00

Well, this is what I think as well. These greeny environmentalists really should be killed off, because they are harming the environment. I know I am not, so on with it, Mr Rudd. Out with the firing squad. Oops, you want to send them to Indo wrapped in drugs to get them done over there, don't you.... still too close is it? Well Iraq is too far away for you, so how about China? They are keen to kill drug dealers, oops, they have the Olympics. Well what do you do when Labor is in power and you have radicals that talk like this----

Human-Hating Humanitarians

Some of the more radical elements of the environmental movement say some pretty weird things. Some of their proposals to make us all greener seem to be proposals to makes us all dead – or at least some of us dead. In their zeal to save the planet, they are often quite willing to view humans as expendable at best or a plague at worst. Indeed, some of them really don’t seem to like people at all.

Consider the case of one academic and his proposals as found in the Medical Journal of Australia. Associate Professor Barry Walters of the University of Western Australia told the journal that families should pay a $5000-plus baby levy at birth and an annual carbon tax of up to $800 a child. He also opined that every couple with more than two children should be taxed to pay for enough trees to offset the carbon emissions generated over each child’s lifetime.

Read it here.

And Andrew Bolt's article is here, which really hits the mark as well.

Children Have No Choice About Homosexuality

2008-01-02T05:01:00.000-08:00

A Dark Day for Children

Why am I not surprised? The Victorian government has just announced that it will grant IVF access to homosexual couples. Minutes ago it declared that it will go ahead with most of the recommendations put forth in a Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) report into changes to the state Infertility Act. It made 130 recommendations, and Attorney General Rob Hulls has agreed to nearly all of them.

The most controversial include allowing same-sex couples to have access to IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies. We will now have basically open slather, with numerous combinations of “lifestyle arrangements” being able to bring children into the world.

I have been writing about this whole process from the day the Inquiry was announced back in 2002. Everything has gone exactly according to plan – the plan, that is, of the radical social engineers, the homosexual lobby, the biased VLRC, and the leftist Labor government. I said this was going to be a done deal, and sure enough, that has taken place as if it was all pre-arranged.

Read it all here. Thanks to Bill Muehlenberg and the Australian Christian Lobby.

News.com : http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22933325-5000117,00.html

This is Government enforced Homosexuality (forcing homosexuals on kids!) at its most politically correct and opportunistic emotional moment. Homosexuals cannot make their own children so they are relying on the Government to 'get them' for them. Strange that homosexuals cannot procreate, isn't it?

By all standards, children should never be subjected to such an uncouth environment. A traditional family (yes, one that makes the young babies through natural procreation technique-actually the only correct technique, man and woman) is the only family that children should be allowed into. IVF should not be used to further the goals of the perverted homosexuality movement. Full stop.

The Truth on Iran

2008-01-02T03:11:00.000-08:00

Who Can Trust Our “Intel” Community?

Nicholas Guariglia

There’s a certain incongruity in claiming the mantle of trustworthiness and having been so wrong so often. Unfortunately, we need not look any further than our own so-called intelligence community; a bureaucratic subculture of media leaks, lousy analytical wonks masquerading as strategic advisors, where trust amongst and between coworkers is nil, where procedures contrary to administrative policy are pursued, where failed directors conjure up tell-all memoirs, and where the agency’s aversion to democratic change abroad is engrained and institutionalized as its modus operandi.

Read all here.

Question: What does Labor do when you trust it?

2008-01-02T02:47:00.000-08:00

Answer: Gives power to the Judiciary to strike down laws that may be against 'human rights'. The Victorian legal social experiment continues. From the Vilification farce of Pastor Danny Nahliah where several Muslims were 'insulted' (actually 'vilified') because Christians were laughing at some comments on their religion, now we have something even worse. I suppose it fixes it all up, and now if the judge thinks the person will lose the case, well he can simply change the rules on the go. Imagine that at an AFL Grand Final. One of the teams actually moves the goalposts and kicks a goal! I am sure that is fair. Australia is 'fair'. If Australia was fair why are our Governments dictating to us then? And why aren't they playing by the rules?
Judges are not lawmakers, and lawmakers are not judges. Why are judges becoming Politicians for? Because Politicians in Victoria are gutless and don't want to make leftist totalitarian laws. Let the judges do it, then the pollies don't have to shoulder the blame.

Read Lawyers Picnic here.

North Korea Continues to Play the West

2008-01-02T02:21:00.000-08:00

North Korea knows excuses will do. They won't bombed or attacked. No one wants a war. No one wants a nuclear bomb going off in they neighborhood either, but this is the kind of country that will take hostages. The terrorist nation of DPRK (North Korea) is in the axis of evil with anti-democratic terrorist sponsoring Syria and Iran. Not only that, they (Syia) believe countries like Lebanon shouldn't be democratic either. Syria can run its neighbor by violence and terror, but the US doesn't do this with Canada or Mexico. In fact thousands of people illegally cross the US border from Mexico each year. You don't see the US sponsoring terrorists in Canada or Mexico do you?
And then Israel, the only democracy apart Lebanon, is the 'real criminal' here, if you really the Axis of Evil. Yes, their democracy works so well, and they have freedom there to live as we do here in the West, that they are hated beyond hate. Also the Arab Nakbah makes it all the more painful, since Arab Islamists cannot 'tolerate' aggressors such as Israel (aggressors because Israel 'exists'-since 1948 this is why war does not stop against Israel ongoing to the current year 2008).

Australian Islam-Women have less Rights then Men

2008-01-02T02:11:00.000-08:00

Seems like liberals love multiculturalism more than equality, for when was the last time anyone heard a liberal (not a Christian Pastor or the Pope) speak out against Islam? I can't remember........
From the Australian Christian Lobby, an excellent piece which disseminates the teaching of Islam and how brutal and backward it is. Not only is it not compatible with Australian values, but it is definitely about as opposite as anything gets to the free West. So why aren't liberals speaking out? David Horowitz could answer that.

Pope Rejects 'Global Warming Ideology'

2007-12-29T05:42:00.000-08:00

Finally the Pope is saying to us not to believe the global warming doom sayers. The worst of
2007 was the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon who just before Bali tried to whip up a
worldwide panic about the doom soon to be upon us!

In the article below, it shows (through the wisdom of a Pope) that a little caution is needed when surrounded by those in a panic.

He warned that "any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not dubious ideology ... Fears over man-made emissions melting the ice caps and causing a wave of unprecedented disaster are nothing more than scaremongering. While some concerns may be valid, it is vital that the international community bases its policies on science rather than the dogma of the environmentalist movement ... Humanity today is rightly concerned about the ecological balance of tomorrow. It is important for assessments in this regard to be carried out prudently in dialogue with experts and people of wisdom, uninhibited by ideological pressure to draw hasty conclusions."

It cannot have escaped the Pope's attention that carbon dioxide continues to build in the atmosphere but the mean planetary temperature hasn't increased significantly for nearly nine years. Similar misgivings about how well the greenhouse theory fits the available facts informed the views of his leading local representative, Cardinal George Pell. In February this year Pell wrote a column calling for caution over exaggerated claims of severe global warming. He said he is "deeply sceptical about man-made catastrophic global warming, but still open to further evidence. What we are seeing from the doomsayers is an induced dose of mild hysteria, semi-religious if you like, but dangerously close to superstition. I would be surprised if industrial pollution and carbon emissions had no effect at all, but enough is enough."

Australian Submarine Fleet Needs to Be Doubled: Ex Australian Minister of Defence

2007-12-29T05:05:00.000-08:00

Former Defence Minister Kim Beazley is right on the mark. We need to double our Submarine fleet. I agree, and the evidence is there. It has been there for quite a while. China has some 75 Conventional and Nuclear Powered submarines. And we can't rely on the US if you can see their current Submarine acquisition strategy.

As well as doubling our fleet, we need to triple the amount of Maritime Patrol Aircraft (RAAF) which are dedicated to Submarine Search and Destroy missions, AND, the most important part is, keeping (and DOUBLING!) the F111 Strike Bomber fleet. They are essential to maintaining a strategic capability in our region. Indonesia is on our doorstep, and China is only the street behind it.

If Labor actually get serious on defence, I can see the Liberals are going to find it extremely tough going in winning any seats from Labor in the next election.

More on the regional arms race here.

The New Religion of Environmentalism

2007-12-28T03:59:00.000-08:00

Join up today so you can have your own wind turbine in your own name. Hey, it will only cost you your job, your house, your family. It isn't that expensive to feel good these days, is it?

Funny of the Day

2007-12-28T03:41:00.001-08:00

2010
Australian Labor Government plans to build 3 SSBNs in order to counter the whaling threat by Japan. Fish numbers are getting low because of whales eating too much fish (actually too many whales eating too few fish) and Australia is getting cranky with Japan because Japan didn't tell Australia that whales eat fish. Just like the environmentalists never told us we could control the climate, just we could do something to feel good about the global warming whilst blaming capitalist and evil USA for everything....

Australia says that if Japan dares to kill one of the whales that tourists love here in Australia every year, then Australia will launch a few ballistic missiles on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, just to teach 'em a lesson. Good on you Australia for saving some fish-eating whales. Now where are all the fish gone?

Last week Australia torpedoed 4 whaling ships with Australian whales on board. 3 days later 3 Japanese F-15 Eagles and 4 F22s sank 2 Australian Navy Frigates in retaliation. Australia had retired the F111s and will send a high level Jihadist to Tokyo to threaten them with Islamic suicide bombing and aggression unless the Japanese stop their whaling and surrender to Al-Qaeda.

David Hicks will instruct the special suicide bomber on terrorist tactics to make sure Australia has an excellent chance to retaliate against the whale hunters.

Since Australia pulled out of Afghanistan 1 year ago, the Aussies have been patrolling for 'whaling aggressors' in its Southern waters. Several thousand Australian troops were deployed to the Antarctic to protect Polar Bears and to be on the lookout for whale hunters. Several aging F18 Hornets were posted to the Ice as well. Since then the Japanese have managed to bomb Darwin a dozen times, reminiscent of 1942.

Ann on Sodomy and Huckabee

2007-12-28T03:17:00.000-08:00

Ann does it again! Go to Ann Coulter for the best humour on the left. It will have you in hysterics!
And to my homosexual readers, please respect my opinion, I detest sodomy, homosexuality etc etc. It is the lowest a man can go, literally.
Ann speaks on Mike Huckabee and I think the same as Ann.

Site of the Day for Australian Security and Intelligence Network

2007-12-28T00:51:00.001-08:00

The Kokoda Foundation are responsible for being visionary in the pursuit of Australia's Submarine future.
They place importance on Strategic thinking within Australia.

Aborigine Crime or Deaths in Custody?

2007-12-28T00:20:00.000-08:00

We have a dilemma in Australia. We are being held hostage by Aborigine crime and if we do anything about it we are given the guilt trip of 'deaths in custody'. This is where the Aborigine criminals kill themselves in jail. It seems to create great feelings of regret amongst Justice officials (and create a tendency to be extremely soft on them and to keep them OUT of jail).
Well, we need to start with ending welfare to this mob of people who think they are entitled to it. We need to get the message of responsibility to the community and especially this mob that wishes to bash anyone over a cricket bat or a cigarette. Because we have denied the responsibility and consequences should exist in Australia, we have gone down this path of violence and making life exist with no meaning. The stolen generation only exists in the mind of those that deny rape, sexual abuse of children (pedophilia) and huge amounts of violence and alcohol abuse exists amongst Aboriginals in their Government funded communities. Also the neglect of children's wellbeing exists too, with parents too busy with drinking and being drunk to care for any children. At least lets start with making some Army training camps, where they can't leave until they are actively employed or capable of making the right decision.
Socialism equals destruction of society, and that is why this meaningless example of life is happening. End welfare, end socialism. Don't even give them money based on school attendance. Parents should work. Or they should hunt and live off the land. Stop taking OUR money and pissing it up against the wall!

Australian Submarine Plan

2007-12-27T22:57:00.000-08:00

This week in The Australian a plan for Australia's Submarine future was released. Over at ELP there are some interesting links, and then there is this one, which should activate some interest here in Australia. It would be ideal to have a Ballistic Submarine fleet I think. Even 2 or 3 boats would suffice. And the nuclear warheads would make New Zealand and the Greens go absolutely nuts, even as New Zealand bans Australia from its shores because we go nuclear. There are many kiwis who are not against Nuclear Arms or power. C'mon ANZACs, lets have 'em!

Sir Charles a Court Passes Away, a Monumentus Man

2007-12-24T18:13:00.000-08:00

Sir Charles a Court displayed Churchillian ferocity as a man working tirelessly as a Politician and achieving major milestones in Australian development. No man in Australian Politics has made the mark that Sir Charles a Court made. He was knighted, and duly has been ackonwledged of his extraordinary efforts, thus proving he has made the mark which makes him one of Australia's man of the 20th Century.

Court bows out from 'a perfect life'

Premier a tireless champion for WA

Sir Charles Court dies at 96

Stolen Generation Myth To Cost Us

2007-12-24T17:54:00.000-08:00

The Myth of the Stolen Generation will cost us, undoubtedly due to many Australians being deceived by activists on the left who wish to take more and more money. Where money can be got, why not take it?

Andrew Bolt asks us to save our sorry for Mary, who wasn't removed, but raped by her own people. As is usual for the Stolen Generation propaganda myth to work, activists do not mention facts when it comes to running a campaign to get a sorry, and then lots of money, from Australian taxpayers.

Many aborigines have experienced child abuse and rape in their communities and this is the primary reason we are remove children. As is the same with every person under Australian law, if a child is in a risky situation, then it is removed.

Government (Labor) Funding 'Illicit' Drug Use

2007-12-19T03:52:00.000-08:00

Which Government is funding Vivaids?

http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/blame_the_police_2

Only Labor of course, since they are the only ones 'in' at the moment.

Whales Deplete Fish Stocks

2007-12-19T03:33:00.000-08:00

Obviously there will much hype on this one from the massive left leaning whale protection/lover lobby.
What amazes me is common sense would tell you Whales don't eat cows, horses, birds, or other variety of land or air animal. And whales don't eat seaweed either. I can't understand why people don't get it, that whales eat vast amounts of fish. Well, some people don't get it at all. That is why we have whale lovers and many types of 'minority lobby groups' which push those in Authority to do things for them.

The anti-fishing lobby here in Australia is clearly happy at people being blamed for 'over-fishing'. Well, its true if you blame the very same people for banning whaling. Fisherman are being forced to give up their livelihood because of these minority groups.

And because Labor is in power all over Australia, State and Federal, they strive to do the propaganda bidding of these minority groups.

Olympics Rigged

2007-12-19T02:59:00.000-08:00

I remember a world cup soccer (football) match in the 1980s was influenced by some Royal 'Arab'.
Anyhow the Olympic Body has been found to be false (yet media coverage is very low) as it allowed bad refereeing in Handball until Korea and Japan both complained against Kuwait. The referee was Iranian and the Japanese match was so rigged that a Japanese player got a red card for touching a guy, after the Kuwaitis had handled a Japanese player on his neck and clearly fouled him, in a goal scoring position, and, with no foul called. This is cover up at its best. Yes, it doesn't get better than this.

Just another reason to boycott the Beijing Olympics. Strange that the 1936 Olympics were held in Berlin at about the time people knew Hitler was up to something. The Olympics is the most corrupt sporting body on the planet. Politics has no place in sport? Well human rights must be included in Politics. And if politics is not in sport, then no one should be allowed to see tv or film of the aport played, since it is propaganda. In fact it was great propaganda for the Nazis. Well Beijing will be the same. Unfortunately sport is politics, and human rights is politics. If the Olympic Committee wants to truly have no politics in sport, then only this can be done by a voting system. Every person older than 21 on the planet will have the right to vote, and will be divided into countries. But then this should only be allowed in countries where free press and media is permitted. Not in China, not in North Korea or other countries. So quite a few countries will be automatically disqualified straight away anyway.

So what am I saying? I support President Bush? Yes, totally! And I support democratic ideas. Sport is corrupt until we allow decisions to be made democratically.

Australia enters new era

2007-12-18T02:06:00.001-08:00

If Australia wants to survive the next few years it must exercise great caution with the Rudd Government.
The Labor Party is made up of extreme leftists, and we will be left with no clothes on with our dicks and balls freezing in the wind.
Labor has no idea how to run this country. The only way for us, thank God, is to have a Christian revival. Roll on......
Any other solution is not going to get us out of deep Sh** unless we ask God.
We saw Tsunamis in Asia. Obviosly some people have been living in dreamland.
Oh well, they won't be in dreamland for much longer.
Without food or power, Australia is going to be very upset.

Australian Communism Now in Force, Rudd Against free speech like all leftists

2007-12-18T01:50:00.000-08:00

What happened to democracy?
It seems the signs in the pre-election antics were correct. Kevin Rudd only wants those in favour of him.
Well well, Australia is going to find times very hard in the next ten years. It has already started, with girls being raped, if black boys, getting no sentences because of stolen generation and cultural sensitivities. Leftism gone mad.

If Andrew Bolt is kicked out of the Herald Sun I will be very. very angry. He is the only person that speaks the truth, he doesn't tell lies like the rest of the assholes out there.

Australian Left Wing Radicals taking us back to dark ages

2007-12-18T01:23:00.000-08:00

It was these same left wing radicals that convinced Australians that the Howard Government would take us back to the dark ages with Work Choices. Now, they remove it and undo more than 10 years of reforms to get rid of corrupt and power hungry unions who only want to tell companies and workers what to do.
If Labor retained the choice ideology, I think they would have a chance at winning the next election.
It will be tight, and if they make a couple of bad mistakes, they will pay the price dearly.

The perfect remedy is competition. Work Place agreements and awards, negotiated by Unions. But Unions should be made to bear the full cost of company time to negotiate the agreements. It would be great to see agreements that don't include unions available to employees.

I am a great fan of Ronald Reagan and admire his approach. Unions should never be allowed to dictate to us, nor should any minority group.

But under Labor, all we see is Greenpeace, Aboriginal Legal Service and Unions telling us how to run the country. Funny that that happens now Labor is in charge. Will Kevin Rudd Govern for all Australians? I hope he does. Allow the work choices to stay, I see nothing wrong with it. If you are naughty why shouldn't a company be allowed to sack you?

I wasn't even 'naughty', a company hated me, but they sacked me. I wasn't in the union and never wanted to be. I believe in a higher power. I have belief in God and myself to obtain the necessary opportunities

Australian Government all Mouth on Climate Change, but Quiet on Aborigine Rape Victim

2007-12-16T03:16:00.001-08:00

The new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is making statement after statement on Climate Change, something that is not really something we have control over, but is remaining 'mum' on Aborigine Rape. C'mon Mr Rudd, what if your own daughter was raped. Is that acceptable to you?
What about Aborigine violence? That must be the norm for you. Well, if it isn't, why are you not talking about it? Just ignoring the issue? Just like other Labor Bureaucrats? You obviously want the US to move on climate change, which is probably going to mean nothing, but what about your thoughts on Aborigine welfare? You don't really want to say much on this do you, since Labor was in power with Peter Beattie and his members (Labor) was telling the Department of Community to not report offences to police. What is going on? Well Mr Rudd, I think you care more on environment than violence and sexual abuse in aborigine communtiies. Of course, you think if we don't save the environment, or 'mother earth', like all your leftie friends, it won't matter if aborigines are violent or not. I hope Noel Pearson becomes Aborigine Affairs Minister in the next Government and either myself, Peter Costello, or John Howard as P.M. On with the election, please God make Labor fail fast.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22926253-5013172,00.html

Stolen Generation Myth the Reason Aborigine Girl Was Raped!

2007-12-11T02:39:00.000-08:00

In Australia this week this issue is taking all the headlines.

The people taking care of the girl were great, but what about the stolen generation????

"These non-indigenous people were fantastic - ensuring she went to school, and the father actually took a year off his work to personally supervise this girl," he said. "But two new social workers were appointed to the north and they expressed the view, which was repeated many times to the investigating committee, that putting an indigenous child with white foster parents was another stolen generation.

Seems like the Stolen Generation Myth has clearly polarized into Australian thinking and determining the fate of children when we should be leaving leftist issues out and repudiating them. They are vile lies and we need to start getting facts on matters, not silly emotions. Someone please tell Labor that they need to appoint judges with a sound mind, not a leftist permissive attitude.

Will Australia now realize that voting a Federal Labor Government was not the right thing to do? All state Labor Governments are dealing with the crisis of total mismanagement, and children suffer. Yes, children, not me, you hear, those right wing haters out there? I am not suffering, the children are. Help them, stop this leftism.

See here for The Australian's section on Indigenous Welfare.

Breaking: Less Than Half of all Published Scientists Endorse Global Warming Theory

2007-12-10T03:21:00.000-08:00

Breaking: Less Than Half of all Published Scientists Endorse Global Warming Theory

Seems like people who tell me global warming caused by CO2 is beyond doubt are probably not up with current events. This article goes back to August..... One of those people is Bob Maumill at 6PR.
Well, have we got news for them! Maybe the Al-Gores of this world are disappearing into hyperspace while all the real scientists now tell us that we have been duped and to get on with it. Sounds great to me, just tell the environmentalists that!

The Stolen Generation Report

2007-12-08T14:41:00.000-08:00

An Australian Government Report called "Bringing Them Home" is available on the Australian Parliament House Library web site. So does this mean we are to return the children back into care of parents who are alcoholics who are violent and won't feed the child?
All over Australia, especially in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, we are seeing the reality that because Government does not 'steal the kids away' from the parents (the parents are a drunken and usually violent mess, or worse, putting children at grave risk) any more the children are dying when if they had been removed to loving homes this would never had happened.
I don't even think this child was Aboriginal, but yet the Government in NSW was still not interested. All over Australia we are seeing our taxes being wasted on bureaucratic departments who have paper wars over kids and claim they are overworked.
The scam in Australia is that even if the Department of Community Services knows children may be at risk, they really don't do much. Last year an Aboriginal child died in Western Australia in total squalor. The parents were off their heads, and you won't see this happen in third world countries where their income is far less. The children are far healthier there than under the care of 'parents' here who really shouldn't be called parents or carers at all.
The Stolen Generation is the biggest leftist lie ever created. Children are dying because of activists (left wing) with an agenda to look like they are victims. These people are all for continuing in their Government funded existence where they have been 'mistreated' by Government (thanks to their agenda and propaganda) so if we dare to take responsibility they will cry foul and make it look like we are mistreating them. This is the biggest scam in Australian history, with Global Warming by CO2 the biggest scam in world history.
Should we allow the Aboriginals to bring their kids up surrounded by sexual abuse, violence and substance abuse, in the name that the stolen generation will occur once more because we are forcibly removing these kids?

Site of the Day-Jihad Watch

2007-12-08T05:22:00.000-08:00

Visit Jihad Watch to see what kind of Jihad is showing near you.
No free tickets.

Leftist Lies Everywhere

2007-12-08T05:00:00.000-08:00

Where do we start?
Iraq, they say 600,000 people were killed in the March 2003 US-Iraq War. BIG LIE! Around 10,000 people (upper estimate) to 20,000 people (upper upper estimate) were killed in the three week war.
Global Warming, they say the ice caps are going to melt, seas are going to rise, and massive weather events will devastate us. Well, if that true, what happened to the last 1000 years when the temperatures rose?
Chernobyl, they again said that hundreds of thousands of people had been killed. Only 60 died, but the world got scared to death by their fear campaign, and it capped off the massive anti-Reagan (about Reagan's Star Wars and ICBM acquisition policies) scare campaign by the Greens-extreme left who created more fear than Reagan's clever ICBM policy. At least the Russians were stuffed if they dared try anything.
"There was then the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, also in 1986, that was said to threaten millions of people with death and so terrified women that the International Atomic Energy Agency said as many as 200,000 had abortions. Now we know that the true death toll so far is fewer than 60."
From Andrew Bolt, and it teaches us one thing: If fear is being used by a particular group, it is usually left of left, and it always lies (ie cannot tell truth, no, not one bit, unable to, cannot, at all, ever!) in order to get its point across-FEAR!
Read it all, it is far more educational than the fear mongering of the left.

More Aboriginal Deaths

2007-12-08T04:40:00.000-08:00

After refusing to stop for a random breath test the car rolled 3 km later, killing six occupants and injuring another. It just keeps getting worse. Well, until Aboriginals rise up and say it wasn't the Police's fault, and they need to take responsibility for their actions, we are going to see a continuous cycle of devastation, amongst Aboriginals of all ages and sexes. Death, abuse, violence and crime, all because they have no life. Stop the welfare.

If we stop welfare amongst Aboriginals, we will spare them from more devastation. Otherwise we will experience a civil war, which is beginning to simmer now that Maoris in Perth are fed up with Aboriginals committing crime against them. Someone do something, or the New Zealanders will help us to make the hardest decisions of all. End welfare now, or we will have to after more damage (and probably far worse) has been done.

Labor 'May' be Serious on F-22, according to Aviation Week

2007-12-08T04:19:00.000-08:00

Just all rumour at the moment, but there is a possibility that the new Government may trump the Liberals in Defence spending. The F-22, if purchased alongside the F-35 JSF, in significant numbers, will make Australians sit up and take notice. The first Labor Government to spend money on RAAF aircraft acquisitions in more than 50 years is and will be a remarkable feat. Maybe Mr Rudd is like Curtin, acting in Australia's interests for a change. Maybe the Liberals can learn from this, by not following the US's lead all the time, even though that Australia fully supports the US and remains best friends. The USA is Australia's blood brother, having fought side by side in the Pacific Theatre in the early to mid 1940s. We won't forget, and neither will they. Lest they forget.
God Bless Australia, God Bless America.

(In an earlier post I stated a possible Labor disarmament of Australia. Until we see things pan out and decisions being made in Canberra, we have little idea of where things are going.)

Lies of the Stolen Generation

2007-12-08T02:21:00.000-08:00

Because of activist liars claiming they were a part of the 'stolen generation', we are seeing so many Aborigine children dying because Government does not intervene today. Why, if it so sacrilegious to 'intervene', do they hand over welfare payments to aborigines for? If Government wants to allow the aborigines to fend for themselves, they should do so, and stop all welfare now. At least we may see some common sense return, instead of massive 1.5 Billion dollars worth of money spent to check children who have been abused sexually in the 'communities' which are given free housing. One think I like with Noel Pearson, Mal Brough and Prime Minister John Howard was giving Aborigines the opportunity of home ownership. It is a start in giving the Aboriginals a way to earn some pride in themselves. One nice young man I met in Kununurra works in the medical centre. He seems a responsible young lad and very nice indeed. A lot of others are not so nice, living on alcohol and letting kids run around town stealing stuff. Why, there is even 24 hour liquor available there, as I assume in other WA, and Australian, towns.
The ignorance of Government to these facts is not only astounding but beggars belief when leftists think they know it all. There is local Government by-laws in the town restricting the sale of alcohol and Northern Territory communities which have alcohol bans in place are seeing an exodus to towns so that 'drinking can be resumed'. What a shame we don't see welfare is the problem, and if we just had Peter Costello as Prime Minister, we might see something done on this. At least he is the only person, apart from Pauline Hanson, who would have the guts and vision to do anything on this sensitive issue.
Noel Pearson has been pushing for reforms in this direction for a while now. He has had a lot of publicity. But maybe now we need to ask ourselves, it is really fair on Aboriginals to just give them hand outs, and free medical checks, in the name of us being responsible? We must get them to be responsible for themselves, but this may just be a little too scary for the left. Maybe it will give them nightmares if we suggest this kind of solution. The left needs easier solutions like attaching electronic connections to the brains of all Aborigines and reprogramming their brains so they are not violent, and take responsibility. Placing the responsibility on Aboriginals is too great a fear for leftists.

Noel Pearson on Aboriginal Alcoholism here.

Noel Pearson's Papers here, very interesting and thought-provoking reading here.

The 'Stolen Generation' Myth

2007-12-08T01:12:00.000-08:00

Andrew Bolt clearly delineates the facts on the so called 'stolen generation' myth of Aboriginal children being stolen from their families because of racial reasons.
The left have howled over Andrew's comments (just like these radio presenters try to bait Andrew with) that the stolen generation is a pure myth. It is a leftist mythology that is being used so Aborigine activists can get even more 'compensation' from the Government now. They already get welfare, indigenous programs, the Northern Territory intervention, and on top of this Police baby sitting them and 'couriering' them around. Such I saw in North Western Australia in Kununurra. But I would accurately surmise, from my own eyes and experience, including cities, that most towns in WA have this tumultuous problem/s. Aborigine crime and violence is extreme when compared to 'whitey' or 'yellowy' or the other 'blackies' from Africa. This has allowed to ferment due to the left's absolute stranglehold in Australian Politics and Media on this particular issue and many others including 'human rights' which is now beginning to affect general crime rates in Australia (as in up, up and away!). In Australia if you are to the right it is like you are a fascist. Ever since the Sixties we have been in the hippie revolution, now resurgent, claiming we are not doing enough for poor people, poor countries, blah blah blah.
If John Howard was the realist conservative of Politics for Australia, Andrew Bolt is the realist conservative of the media in Australia. Both are my heroes, both stand up to leftist totalitarian absolutism and refuse to back down.

Andrew Bolt's blog here.

Andrew Bolt's Herald Sun column here.

Cool It, New Book For Those That Question The Environmental Movement

2007-12-05T21:49:00.001-08:00

This book written by someone who knows what he is talking about.

Climate Change Propaganda Goes "Missing"

2007-12-05T21:22:00.001-08:00

The only scientist in Australian Politics (and other MPs say he is wrong!), Dr Dennis Jensen, has clearly found out the woeful stinking propaganda of the environmental movement has been removed in order to cover their lies. This is not only possible, but it has happened. Yet, the 'science' is proven according to Climate Change Saints, especially the Greens.
And even Martin Durkin questioned the 'hockey stick'.
Read this here and you may be gobsmacked to see how many idiots there are which actually spruik lies off to us.

Read The Report (Dissenting) of Dr Jensen referred to br Bob Carter in the video below. He is Australia's only scientist sitting in Parliament.

Nine Facts About Climate Change

2007-12-05T21:11:00.000-08:00

Get some balanced reading on climate change here.
Apart from the media filming icebergs breaking up at the end of summer and glaciers 'melting', I have seen nothing that leads me to believe we are in a crisis.
And even then, we don't get to see the truth. The media don't film from Glaciers in Winter, do they?

Nine Facts About Climate Change is a PDF format book online.

The Lavoisier Group.

CO2 Emissions Rise But Temperature Doesn't, Global Warming Alarmists Caught Out

2007-12-05T20:45:00.000-08:00

The Alarmists who state we are in a climate crisis have been caught out finally. The only scientist in Australian Parliament, Dr Denis Jensen has made a report that clearly indicates the CO2 caused climate change 'theory' is wrong. The same scientists that keep the religion Of Darwinism must be followers of the this 'theory' since they couldn't be further from the truth.
The temperature in the last 8 years did not rise, but CO2 emissions did.
Other Western Parliaments have also said that CO2 caused Global Warming is total falsehood. Now, why does the media keep harping on about climate change? Why do they follow the IPCC like the IPCC know the facts? The IPCC are predicting with wrong science that temperatures will rise because of rising CO2 levels. There are many dissenting scientists who refute this, as well as proper reporting by Parliaments in the Western world. Yet journalists and media cannot bring themselves to do their job properly, except for intelligent people like Martin Durkin.
The IPCC are not in the business of predicting climate change expert Kevin Trenberth says.

If the climate change priests cooled down a bit maybe they wouldn't 'feel' so warm.

The origins of the current global warming scare is detailed here, and basically is environmentalism gone hot.

Iran Has Not Stopped Its Weapons Program

2007-12-04T17:57:00.001-08:00

Analysis of intelligence of Iran's Nuclear Program reveals that the US has been deceived by improper intelligence gathering activities, mostly because of the United States intelligence services being compromised and gullible. Israel, home of the best Inteeligence services in the world, contradicts the lone claim by the US NIE that Iran stopped its Nuclear Weapons Program in 2003. Not only this but the opportunists in US intelligence circles of playing politics with the US Executive branch seems to be playing a cruel part in this intelligence war where the US is clearly in the red.

Kenneth Timmerman lays out some of the facts here, and also funnily enough reveals them in his most recent book to date.

The Anti-war Left Again Beaten By Facts!

2007-12-04T02:11:00.000-08:00

Saddam WAS supporting terrorism. No big news here, except for those Liberal leftists who claim the WMD lies from Bush was used to invade Iraq, and that the real reason was oil.
At least we now have the facts to appropriate that Saddam was a terrorist. But leftists didn't know that, did they?

Instead of Naming a Cute Teddy Bear Mohammed, Why Not Name a Monkey Mohammed?

2007-12-04T02:07:00.001-08:00

What an insult....to the monkey!

Here describes just how stupid you have to be to be calling for the death penalty on a teacher which has done nothing wrong. Stupid Muslims should be educating their own kids instead of letting 'whitey' do it for them, eh? Either stop your ranting and raving or just let some 'Blackey Sudanese Muslim with a Sword' teach your Muslim kids how to be a good Muslim-kill each other!

Chavez is so anti-American he just Wants to be a Dictator

2007-12-04T02:04:00.000-08:00

Isn't it funny the more anti-American you are, the more undemocratic you are?

Labor's Extreme Left Wing Activists!

2007-12-04T00:45:00.001-08:00

Penny Wong is a Lesbian and for that she gets to be Environment Minister. Wow, if Peter Garrett was a homosexual, maybe he could have got that job.
Not with a Rudd, a a wannabe feminist.
Oh yeah, he is our new Prime Minister, that is if you don't think that Julia Gillard is the real PM.
Wanna find out what Penny Wong is like? Well she is unionist, activist, lesbian/homosexual and every other feral thing you can think of. God, what did Australia vote for????
Am I glad I put Labor last (well the Greens last, but Labor was right there!)!

And someone please tell me why we are becoming such an extreme left wing feminist country for? New Zealand has that short haired Helen Clark (Is she married???), and we don't want to go down that path!

Julia Gillard isn't married, has a wild boyfriend........so this speaks dozens on Labor-No family values.....

Labor=No Family Values

Drive Across the Runway from Gibraltar to Spain!

2007-12-03T23:02:00.000-08:00

Ever wanted to know what is like to drive across a runway used by 200 tonne jet aeroplanes????

A close examination of this photo reveals some exquisitely interesting details!
I won't post photos from www.airliners.net here simply because it is a big NONO.

Pauline Hanson and Global Cooling

2007-12-03T17:07:00.001-08:00

Australia's wonder lady who drew Politicians of all persuasion to be united against her. The videos on her web site also disproves the CO2 theory on Global Warming. Signing the Kyoto Protocol will do nothing apart from make Kevin Rudd smile for a few weeks.

Support her Australia, she is more in favour of the ordinary man than most Politicians in Canberra are bothered to be.

The left (academia) despise her and hate her, they call her similar things to Bush like 'not intelligent'. When you say things like they really are, why are you dumb? Is it because you are not part of the leftist agenda and expose their radical ideas which do far more harm than make them feel good.

Australia needs to develop its Nuclear Power sources now. We will get left behind, not like signing the Kyoto Protocol!

Costly Super Hornets a Real Drag

2007-12-03T16:47:00.000-08:00

Over at ELP a fine article on the enlarging of the Standard Hornet to the Super Hornet actually shows the blunders that designers made with the aircraft. Apart from being larger, there is nothing 'Super' about the new Super Hornet. What a drag, literally!

-Bill Sweetman, Just How Super is the F/A-18E/F?, Interavia Business & Technology, April 1, 2000-

-The Navy and Boeing have intensified a propaganda campaign. Unfortunately, the campaign is likely to damage their credibility in the long term, because it focuses on a few basic statements which don't mean anything like as much as the casual reader is meant to think.

For example: "The airplane meets all its key performance parameters." This is true. In 1998 -- as it became clear that the Super Hornet was slower, and less agile at transonic speeds than the C/D -- the Navy issued an "administrative clarification" which declared that speed, acceleration and sustained turn rate were not, and had never been, Key Performance Parameters (KPP) for the Super Hornet. Apparently, some misguided people thought that those were important attributes for a fighter.-

Read it all.

FANS and AESA

2007-12-03T16:27:00.000-08:00

FANS (Future Air Navigation System) and AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) are signs of our advances in Aerospace technology.

FANS will give Air Traffic Controllers the ability to control aircraft more accurately in Ocean areas of the world where radar does not exist. It uses technology for each aircraft to individually report and for satellite tracking of aircraft since radar does not track them in Ocean regions, such as the Pacific where FANS is basically a start up for. Cathay Pacific and Qantas are two Airlines amongst others who lobbied Boeing for this system. Pilots do not have to report using voice, but using their ACARS system.

AESA Radar gives Air Combat Pilots the ability to track more targets and more able to cope with Electronic Counter Measures. More on this soon.

Withdrawing a Totally Leftist Failed Idea

2007-12-03T16:21:00.001-08:00

Yep, the left has failed miserably in stopping President George W. Bush's surge plan in Iraq. With radical reductions in violence there it seems the left have much to answer for.

Here is Jack Murtha who opposed the troop surge. Doesn't he remind you of 'Peace In Our Time'?

The article also indicates the media's lack of reporting of American success in Iraq, but probably anywhere unless obvious.

Daniel Pipes on Teddy Bear Islam

2007-12-03T16:17:00.000-08:00

http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/786

Not Child's Play: The Teddy-Bear Intifada

National Review Online asked a group of experts: "There is rioting in Sudanese streets calling for the death of a woman over a teddy bear named Mohammed. What can we in the West possibly do with this — nationally, individually? How do we help? What must we learn from it?" For all replies, see "Symposium: Not Child's Play"

Read the rest here