Synagogue MOMEA damage

Police Investigate Attack On Dwelling Attached To Synagogue – Parramatta - 31 July 2006 - police.nsw.gov.au Police are seeking information following damage to a residence attached to a Synagogue at Parramatta overnight. About 9:10pm police were called to the Synagogue on Victoria Road, after the 32-year-old resident who lives in an adjoining house heard the sounds of glass smashing on his property. A block of cement was thrown through a glass door of the house and the windows of two vehicles parked on the property were also smashed.
Witnesses told police shortly after the incident a group of about ten men of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance were seen laughing and running north on Mason Street. Five of the men got into a white car, what police believe to be either a Nissan Pulsar or Toyota Corolla, and drove from the scene. The rest of the group continued on foot to the end of the street and onto Macarthur Street. Anyone with information that could assist investigators with their inquiries is asked to contact Rosehill Police on 97606199 or Crime Stoppers on 1800333000.

Hellzblowhard are in trouble

Our heroes Hellzblowhard are in trouble then in true Pallywood tradition, motion picture special effects cause an explosion and our heroes are saved. This occurrence is so convenient for Hellzblowhard and to the MSM a very plausible explanation of Israeli brutality.

Special Effects An artificial effect used to create an illusion in a movie. Refers to effects produced on the set, as opposed to those created in post-production.

Post-Production Work performed on a movie after the end of principal photography. Usually involves editing and visual effects.

Little sister, dont you Do what your big sister done

Little Sister
Words & music by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman

one-note green-niks warped thinking

Bushfires an example of how green tape can endanger people's lives - Miranda Devine - July 30, 2006 - The problem with passionate, one-note green-niks ... soft, utopian environmentalism that has so successfully infiltrated and warped 21st-century thinking and every level of our government and bureaucracy, are nonetheless dangerous. They live in a theoretical world ... save venal man from destroying Gaea, and in which only trees and wild animals are without sin.

Jana Wendt Where?

Jana Wendt Where? Nine lives end?

Mark Steyn: If only they had refused to indulge Arafat

The myth that the Muslim world's problems are directly linked to the Palestinian question has gone up in flames, argues Mark Steyn July 26, 2006

"pandering to criminals is a leading cause of crime"

Lawyers swap sides in fight on crime - Janet Albrechtsen - July 26, 2006 - Whether you believe in small government or big government, one thing rational people agree on is that the central function of government is to keep us safe. When 5000 people turned out to protest on the streets of Cronulla in Sydney last December, the message was clear: it's time to recognise that pandering to criminals is a leading cause of crime.

Stokes $1 million Shout

Stokes was Victoria Cross buyer
From: AAP July 25, 2006

Israel conspiracy theories certain appeal

Mythology loses out to the facts - July 25, 2006 - Neither American nor Australian leaders are slaves to an Israel lobby, writes Gerard Henderson. Even so, some people believe what they want to believe and conspiracy theories, of one kind or another, have a certain appeal.

$1m Shout

Victoria Cross auctioned for $1m
Captain Alfred Shout

The pain in the Ham ass

"To paraphrase John McClane: Just a fly in the ointment, Hans. The monkey in the wrench. The pain in the ass."
Israel is The pain in the Ham ass.

Bush to Syria Fit hits the shan

Unplugged, Bush speaks frankly
Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:31 PM BST
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - A microphone picked up an unaware U.S. President George W. Bush saying on Monday Syria should press Hizbollah to "stop doing this shit" as they discussed the upsurge in violence in the Middle East.

suicidal "banzai" charges tourniquet either hand

Chapter VI The Westward Drive Along New Guinea
During the course of these suicidal "banzai" charges, the enemy resorted to wily and fanciful tactics. Japanese, who had somehow managed to learn the names of Allied platoon leaders, tried to trick them into misdirecting or ceasing their fire by interpolating false orders in perfect English into tapped telephone wires. One column of enemy troops came marching forward singing, for no apparent reason, "Deep in the Heart of Texas." Bayonets were affixed to five-foot poles and used as spears by the Japanese when their ammunition gave out. Bandages were discovered tied around their arms at pressure points, presumably to provide a ready tourniquet which would permit them to continue fighting should they lose the use of either hand.

U.S. Army's in a foreign land of irregular partisans

The Mexican War (1846-1848) was the U.S. Army's first experience waging an extended conflict in a foreign land.
The Mexicans also employed irregular cavalry units, often raised from local ranchers and commanded by regular troops. In modern military terms, those forces would be designated as partisan fighters. "Partisan" describes organized guerrilla bands fighting under Mexican regular officers or officially sanctioned by the Mexican government. The term "partisan" did not enter the U.S. Army lexicon until 1863 in General Order No. 100, which differentiated between armed prowlers, guerrillas, and partisans. The term is appropriate in the current study, however, because there was considerable partisan activity during the conflict, especially in central Mexico.
They used a variety of tactics. The larger forces operated as cavalry units, which sought to engage quickly, to inflict maximum casualties, and then to disappear rapidly. The smaller units made extensive use of sharpshooters who concealed themselves in the trees and chaparral that lined the Mexican National Highway, which Scott's forces would use extensively. Imposing terrain features along most of the route's length worked to the advantage of the partisans.

Mugabe warns tarnishing elements

Mugabe warns 'crookish' party members 15 July 2006 07:27
Mail Guardian link
"Zanu-PF is going to embark on a major cleansing exercise to remove those elements bent on tarnishing the image of the party by their wayward behaviour with their private and public lives," he said.

Chinese might howl, bluster, and threaten

Chapter XXIII Retrospect - army.mil link
What had the war in Korea accomplished? While it may still be too soon to view the conflict in proper perspective, some of the immediate consequences are not difficult to discern.
The rise of Communist China also raised some intriguing questions concerning the future role of the Soviet Union in the Far East. Before the war the Russians had exercised a controlling interest in the affairs of North Korea. With the entry of Communist China into the struggle, the USSR had seemingly been content to provide much of the war materiel for both the North Koreans and Communist Chinese and to support their protegés vigorously in the United Nations debates. During the negotiations the North Koreans appeared to take their cue from the Communist Chinese, and the Soviet influence in the making of policy became difficult to discern. But the growth of Communist Chinese power and prestige could not fail to have an adverse effect upon Soviet leadership of Communist elements in the Far East. As the voice of Peiping gained in strength, Moscow's could not help but diminish. What the long-range consequences of this shift in power would be upon Sino-Soviet relationships were impossible to forecast, yet it seemed evident that there would be an immediate elevation in the position of Communist China in the Communist hierarchy. For the first time since 1917 a potential rival for the leadership of the Communist world had appeared upon the scene.
Despite the Communists' strong denials that they were horse traders, their actions had belied their words. Back in the spring of 1951, an old China hand had offered some sage counsel to the Army high command on this score. Col. David D. Barrett, military attach to Nationalist China, had warned of the hazards of bargaining with the Chinese. If the U.N. Command would set its price and then calmly sustain a firm position, the Chinese might howl, bluster, and threaten, but they would finally give in, Barrett declared. If, on the other hand, the U.N.C. showed weakness or vacillation, the Chinese would persist in haggling until they won their point. It was only when they informed you calmly and without bluster, Barrett concluded, that you would be sure that they definitely had made up their mind not to accept your price.5
5 Msg, AT 174, Barrett to DA, 17 May 51, in FEC 387.2, bk. 1.

UN ill will against Israel

U.N. vote on Israel bodes ill for Iran, North Korea solutions Posted 7/14/2006 5:31 PM ET - By Richard Benedetto, USA Today - Can we conclude that there is more ill will against Israel in the world body of nations than there is against Iran and North Korea? Or could it be that since the U.S. is a friend of Israel and a leader in the effort to halt Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs, this was a chance to put America in its place? Either way, the vote does not bode well for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis or curbing the nuclear ambitions of two nations, which with Iraq, were once described by Bush as an "Axis of Evil."

police outrage tasteless disgraceful TV offensive conduct

police.nsw.gov.au
Police express disgust at tasteless TV stunt - Dragons v Bulldogs NRL match - 15 July 2006
Senior police have expressed outrage after a media representative was allegedly caught with fake weapons outside last night’s St George-Illawarra Dragons v Canterbury Bulldogs NRL match at Kogarah’s Jubilee Oval. Officers observed the TV comedian, dressed in a Bulldogs jersey and beanie, outside the ground prior to the match. He was allegedly in possession of balaclavas, an imitation knife, fake knuckle-dusters and flares, which were blue and white in colour. The 29-year-old Croydon Park man will be issued a notice to attend Sutherland Local Court at a later date for the offence of offensive conduct. Acting Deputy Police Commissioner, Denis Clifford, said officers took action after several Bulldogs’ fans complained about the man’s behaviour. “This was clearly an act of mindless stupidity that had the potential to stir up the large crowd and cause serious problems,” Acting Deputy Commissioner Clifford said. “It’s disgraceful that anyone could participate in such a tasteless stunt. Fans, club officials, the NRL and NSW Police have been working closely to stamp-out anti-social and criminal behaviour at Bulldogs matches and pranks such as this undermine the substantial progress that has been made.”
“The fact there was a capacity crowd for last night’s game is evidence fans feel safe attending Bulldogs matches,” he said.
Police were impressed by the good behaviour of the large number of fans.
Four people were ejected from the stadium for alcohol-related offences, while a male person will be issued a future court attendance notice for using offensive language.
The large crowd left the ground at the conclusion of the match without incident.

ABC TV's The Chaser's offensive mindless stupidity

theage.com.au - AAP
Comic charged over 'mindless' prank
July 15, 2006 - 10:54AM
A comedian with ABC TV's The Chaser's War on Everything has been charged with offensive conduct after what senior police describe as an "act of mindless stupidity" outside a rugby league clash. Chas Licciardello was filming a prank at last night's NRL clash in Sydney between the Bulldogs and St George-Illawarra.
Crowd violence when the two teams met earlier this year sparked a crackdown on anti-social behaviour at Bulldogs games, with NSW police deploying its riot squad to all their games since. Licciardello admits to being dressed in a Bulldogs' jersey and beanie outside the ground prior to the match at OKI Jubilee Stadium in Sydney's south. "I was filming for our show, hawking off a Bulldogs supporters kit, it was a silly thing, it had fake knuckle dusters, balaclavas, that sort of stuff," Licciardello told Southern Cross Broadcasting. "Most of the people took it pretty light heartedly but a couple of the supporters got a bit angry and then the police stepped in."
Licciardello said the Bulldogs supporters started taking his props and "were getting a little bit rough". He said police were trying to diffuse the situation and move people on. "I think they thought we might incite things, which we wouldn't have, we were just about to go anyway," Licciardello said. The joke failed to register with Acting Deputy Commissioner Denis Clifford who said the comedian was disgraceful.
"This was clearly an act of mindless stupidity that had the potential to stir up the large crowd and cause serious problems," Mr Clifford said. Mr Clifford told ABC radio: "This fellow will be appearing in Sutherland Court at a later date charged with offensive conduct."
"We'll see how funny he thinks all this is then.
"This sort of stuff does nothing but undermine the good work that police, the fans, club officials and the NRL have been doing in the past months and years to try to and provide a safe environment for people to go along and watch rugby league."
A police spokeswoman said Licciardello, 29, from Croydon Park would be issued with a notice to attend Sutherland Local Court at a later date charged with offensive conduct. He was allegedly in possession of balaclavas, an imitation knife, fake knuckle-dusters and flares, which were blue and white (Bulldogs colours).
Police acted after several Bulldogs fans complained about the man's behaviour.
Four people were ejected from the stadium for alcohol-related offences, while one man will be issued a future court attendance notice for using offensive language.
The record crowd of 18,223 left the ground at the conclusion of the match without incident, police said. The Bulldogs beat St George Illawarra 22-16.

December 7 1941 US aggressor says Japan

US fleet seen by so called "peace loving people" as threat to peace.
Makes sense to some but not me.
Now Israel is seen by so called "peace loving people" as threat to peace.
Makes sense to some but not me.

Marxville - CarrTown - East Darling Harbour

Move over Darling - time for a new name July 13, 2006
Justin Norrie Urban Affairs Reporter
July 13, 2006
The 22-hectare site on Hickson Road near the Sydney Harbour Bridge is at present used for container shipping. It will gradually be transformed into a recreational, commercial and residential precinct, including a headland park covering more than 11 hectares.

US Supreme Court unaccountable flight of fancy

Sob stories won't change David Hicks's legal status
US judges have signalled the need for new laws of war, writes Janet Albrechtsen - news.com.au link - July 12, 2006

7 December "not one of all these chances fell aright"

A Fateful Series of Mischances - army.mil link
War had come, not merely the "active hostilities" in China where an American volunteer group of individuals in China's services was already pitted against Japan, nor a "shoot-on-sight" directive in the Atlantic in which General Marshall himself had cynically observed a deceptive resemblance to actual warfare, but at last open and declared war. For over two years World War II had been under way in Europe and for over a year the United States had been sending from its own military supplies allegedly surplus materiel to the aid of the forces fighting the Axis. War now had come, however, not in the Atlantic but in the Pacific, and in its first explosions not in the Far East where Army and Navy had confidently expected it, but in the mid-Pacific where the watch was poorly kept. The succession of errors and mischances that brought to Pearl Harbor something close to total disaster rivals the succession that Hugo recites in the memorable apostrophe of Les Miserables to explain Waterloo. Had the planners, in discerning Japan's several intentions in the Far East, only reasoned that none of these intentions would be undertaken until the U. S. Fleet was immobilized, Pearl Harbor must automatically have been recognized as the certain first target of Japanese attack. Had that been fully recognized, surely the defenses at that point would have been built up to a maximum, regardless of perils elsewhere; Army and Navy commanders would have been freed of the training responsibilities that diverted much of their attention and their resources from defense tasks. Had the implications of Frontier Defense needs been fully grasped, the shortage of patrol planes required for a continuous 360° patrol would have been remedied, at whatever sacrifice. Had the imperative character of the 27 November "war-warning" message been grasped, General Short would not have believed that his first concern was with sabotage. Had Message 473 never been sent, he would not have been thus encouraged to do so. Had his odd and inadequate acknowledgment of the warning been scrutinized carefully in WPD -or elsewhere- it would have been instantly recognized as inadequate, and new and imperative orders issued. Had General Short and Admiral Kimmel, granting the insufficiency of their resources, employed those resources to their maximum for defense purposes, or acted with full enlightenment on the information that actually was supplied them, they must have prepared a much more alert front than was actually in operation on 7 December. Had the "1 o'clock message" of 7 December impressed itself upon other minds as surely and as swiftly as it did upon General Marshall's mind once he saw it, there would have been an earlier dispatch of the final warning message that arrived hours too late. Had the radio officer at the War Department given a hint of the temporary break in direct Army communications, either telephone or Navy facilities could have been used instead: there was still time for a belated manning of all defenses in Oahu. Had all of these circumstances, many of them wholly adventitious, taken the opposite course, a magnificent defense could have been interposed, sufficient to inflict on the raiders a proper penalty. Had any one of them taken the opposite course, the appalling extent of the disaster could have been greatly reduced. Because not one of all these chances fell aright, the attack was a resounding success for Japan and a staggering blow not only to America but to the whole Allied cause.

Chinese Intervention Korea surprised United Nations

The Chinese Intervention - army.mil link
3 November 1950-24 January 1951
They came out of the hills near Unsan, North Korea, blowing bugles in the dying light of day on 1 November 1950, throwing grenades and firing their "burp" guns at the surprised American soldiers of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. Those who survived the initial assaults reported how shaken the spectacle of massed Chinese infantry had left them. Thousands of Chinese had attacked from the north, northwest, and west against scattered U.S. and South Korean (Republic of Korea or ROK) units moving deep into North Korea. The Chinese seemed to come out of nowhere as they swarmed around the flanks and over the defensive positions of the surprised United Nations (UN) troops. Within hours the ROK 15th Regiment on the 8th Cavalry’s right flank collapsed, while the 1st and 2d Battalions of the 8th Cavalry fell back in disarray into the city of Unsan. By morning, with their positions being overrun and their guns falling silent, the men of the 8th Cavalry tried to withdraw, but a Chinese roadblock to their rear forced them to abandon their artillery, and the men took to the hills in small groups. Only a few scattered survivors made it back to tell their story. The remaining battalion of the 8th Cavalry, the 3d, was hit early in the morning of 2 November with the same "human wave" assaults of bugle-blowing Chinese. In the confusion, one company-size Chinese element was mistaken for South Koreans and allowed to pass a critical bridge near the battalion command post (CP). Once over the bridge, the enemy commander blew his bugle, and the Chinese, throwing satchel charges and grenades, overran the CP.

UN blames Israel not Palestinian Ham Ass

UN blames Israel for humanitarian crisis, hard to children in Gaza
Sunday July 9 2006 - Mark Lavie Canadian Press - Saturday, July 08, 2006
JERUSALEM (AP - link) - The United Nations blamed Israel for a burgeoning humanitarian crisis, including deaths, injuries and harm to children, from its offensive in Gaza in a strong statement released Saturday.

The three-page statement, listing charges separately from six UN-affiliated agencies, called for "urgent action" to halt the rapid deterioration. Israel rejected the charges.

The statement charged that Israel's military offensive has caused mass violations of human rights of civilians in Gaza. Some result from an Israeli attack that destroyed the main Gaza power station, others from the closing of vital crossing points and the rest from military operations, it said.

The world body expressed alarm over events in Gaza "which have seen innocent civilians, including children, killed, brought increased misery to hundreds of thousands of people and which will wreak far-reaching harm on Palestinian society."

Among the specific issues listed, the statement said Gaza is "on the bring of a public health disaster," including a shortage of medicines. Also, children in Gaza "are living in an environment of extraordinary violence, insecurity and fear."

In one of the six sections, from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the statement faults the Palestinians while implying that Israel is hitting civilians on purpose. "The prohibition on targeting civilians is also being violated by Palestinian armed groups, launching missiles from the Gaza Strip into Israel, and must therefore end," it said.

The UN document does not mention the incident that set off the Israeli operation - a June 25 attack by Palestinian militants who tunnelled under the border into Israel and attacked an army post, killing two soldiers and capturing a third.

"Unless urgent action is taken," the statement concludes, "we are facing a humanitarian crisis that will have far-reaching consequences."

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Yariv Ovadia denied there is a humanitarian crisis and said the Israeli operation "has been tailored to avoid civilian casualties while bringing sufficient pressure to bear on the Hamas-led government of the Palestinian Authority" to order release of the soldier and halt the rocket attacks.

He said Israel is allowing transfer of fuel and food into Gaza through crossing points from Israel "despite continued attempts by terrorist groups to attack these facilities."

The Israeli official rejected the premise of the UN statement, that Israel was to blame for the hardships in Gaza. "The Palestinian terrorists purposely manufacture, store and fire missiles at Israeli civilians from the midst of their own population," he wrote. "It is they themselves who bring suffering upon their own people by using them as shields for their terrorism," also blaming the Palestinian people for electing a government led by "Hamas, a murderous terrorist organization."

In a specific demand, a UN agency said Israel must repair the power station it destroyed. "With the bombing of the electric plant, the lives of 1.4 million people, almost half of them children, worsened overnight," said the world body's humanitarian affairs office in the statement.

© The Canadian Press 2006 Copyright © 2006 CanWest Interactive, a division of CanWest MediaWorks Publications, Inc.. All rights reserved.

China in tight spot at UN on Korea

China in tight spot as UN set to vote on NKorea sanctions 07-09-2006, 00h10 AFP
UNITED NATIONS (AFP - link)
The crisis over North Korea's missile tests hurtles toward a climax here this week with China under intense pressure to allow binding UN sanctions against its recalcitrant ally Pyongyang.

The Security Council was set to decide Monday when to schedule a vote on a draft resolution that would slap sanctions against the reclusive state after it test-fired seven missiles last week, including a new long-range Taepodong-2, which could theoretically reach US soil.

Friday, Japan called for an early vote on its binding text which would block the transfer of items to North Korea that could be used in missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.

Pyongyang, which is pushing for direct talks with Washington, has warned that adoption of UN sanctions would be seen as an "act of war."

As in other crises over Iran's nuclear program or Sudan's Darfur conflict, China and Russia, two veto-wielding members of the council, have made clear their distaste for punitive action to resolve sensitive diplomatic issues.

The two countries are cool to any use of Chapter Seven of the UN charter which can authorize sanctions or even military action in cases of threats to international peace and security.

They oppose the Japanese draft, co-sponsored by the United States and all other Western members of the council, and are instead pressing for a milder, non-binding statement that would censure North Korea for its tests but would not threaten sanctions.

Beijing and Moscow argue that the document, which invokes Chapter Seven, risks inflaming tension in the volatile northeast Asian region and could further set back prospects for resuming six-party talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program.

China has been the most vocal in resisting punitive action against its impoverished neighbor, which it supplies with vital energy and economic aid.

"If this resolution is put to vote, there will be no unity in the Security Council," Chinese Ambassador Wang Guangya warned Friday. Asked whether he might use China's veto, Wang replied: "all possibilities are open."

His Russian counterpart Vitaly Churkin made no comment after Friday's frantic Security Council consultations to seek a consensus.

Diplomats said Moscow was taking a lower profile in the crisis so as not to jeopardize its hosting of the Group of Eight summit in Saint Petersburg July 15-17.

In order to pass, a resolution needs the support of at least nine of the council's 15 members and no veto from any of the five permanent members: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.

The push for an early vote appeared to be a bid to dare China to veto the text, but Western diplomats said they were hopeful Beijing would not do so.

Asked whether he expected such a move, French ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere, the president of the council for July, said: "I hope not."

China last used its veto in 1999 to block the extension of the mandate of a UN force in the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia.

Beijing could also abstain, which would allow the resolution to stand but deprive it of much of its impact.

Washington meanwhile led frantic diplomatic efforts to head off a Chinese veto and ensure that the world's major powers remain united in dealing with Pyongyang.

US envoy Christopher Hill, on a whirlwind tour after the missile launches, pressed China to close ranks with Washington after receiving a lukewarm response in Beijing Friday.

"We had very good discussions with the Chinese and made very clear our very deep concerns about what is going on in the DPRK, and I called upon the Chinese to understand that we will be much more effective if we speak with one voice," Hill told reporters Saturday during talks in Seoul, his second stop.

The United States also reached out to North Korea, saying it was ready to sit down one-on-one if the Pyonynag agreed to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear and missile programs.

Japan, which is aspiring to become a permanent Security Council member, however vowed not to give in to China and Russia on the issue of sanctions.

"We may amend the draft but we are firm on the binding resolution that includes sanctions," Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso said in a speech in the western city of Osaka Saturday. "Japan will not compromise. We will go all the way."

The draft urges member states to stop procurement of missile-related goods and technology from North Korea and to block financial transfers to suppliers of Pyongyang's missile or weapons programs.

It also calls on North Korea to immediately stop developing, deploying and testing ballistic missiles and to return to six-party talks -- with China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States -- on its nuclear program.

Pyongyang said it was ready to return to the six-way talks if Washington lifts sanctions on a bank in Macau accused of money laundering and counterfeiting on behalf of Pyongyang.

North Korean Army invades South Korea

The Communist Challenge
The North Korean Army invaded South Korea at four o'clock in the morning of 25 June 1950-three o'clock in the afternoon of 24 June 1950, in Washington, D.C.
Striking without warning in the pre-dawn dusk, communist units gained complete tactical surprise as they burst across the 38th Parallel swiftly and in strength. Coordinated columns of Russian-made tanks and Russian-trained infantry followed massed artillery fires and rolled back the South Korean defenders, engulfing and destroying whole units as they moved toward their objectives in a well-conceived and carefully prepared military operation. North Korean planes, giving tactical support, were virtually unchallenged.

"Korea You are not alone" United States

The House Divided
The Americans Occupy South Korea
On 13 August 1945 the Joint Chiefs of Staff designated General Douglas MacArthur to receive the surrender of Japanese forces in those areas for which the United States was responsible, including the southern half of Korea.
John Foster Dulles visited Korea as a special representative of the President in the middle of June 1950. After inspecting South Korean defenses, which he was assured were adequate, Mr. Dulles addressed the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea on 19 June 1950. He told the legislators that the American people granted them their support ". . . consistent with your own self-respect and primary dependence upon your own efforts." He said that the United States considered the Republic of Korea a part of the United Nations and ended saying, "You are not alone; you will never be alone, as long as you continue to play worthily your part in the great design of human freedom."

Korean scene - 38th Parallel - Sharp differences

Korea 1945
As a result, the 38th Parallel remained in the draft when the Joint Planners handed the general order to the State-War-Navy Coordinating Committee.
Sharp differences between north and south had traditionally been part of the Korean scene. South Koreans considered their northern neighbors crude and culturally backward. North Koreans viewed southerners as lazy schemers. During the Japanese occupation Koreans in the north had been much less tractable than those in the south. Differences in farming accounted for some of the social differences in the two zones. A dry-field type of farming in the north opposed a rice-culture area in the south to produce marked variations in points of view. In the south were more small farms and a high tenancy rate, while in the north larger farms and more owner-farmers prevailed. Those differences the 38th Parallel promised to exacerbate.

Pub vote - a pub with no beer

Pub vote plan defended
From: AAP
July 04, 2006
Under the proposal, polling stations on licensed premises would have to be inaccessible from areas where alcohol was kept or served.
A Pub With No Beer September 19, 2003
smh.com.au
Written by Gordon Parsons and recorded by Slim Dusty
But there's nothin' so lonesome, so dull or so drear
Than to stand in the bar of a pub with no beer

Red Cross gay ban Man excited

Man challenges Red Cross gay ban
AAP Tuesday Jul 4 09:03 AEST
The Red Cross Blood Service's refusal to accept donors who have had male-to-male sex within the past 12 months, has landed it in front of Tasmania's Anti-Discrimination Tribunal.
The organisation's policy is being challenged by Launceston man Michael Cain.
Mr Cain said he was excited his challenge had been referred to the tribunal, with hearings expected to begin later this year. "It's not about me anymore," Mr Cain said.

"Western commentators not take self-proclaimed revolutionaries seriously"

"Clear case of misplaced sympathy - July 4, 2006
David Hicks's supporters are in denial about the nature of his actions, writes Gerard Henderson.
"There is a tendency among some Western commentators not to take self-proclaimed revolutionaries seriously. In a sense, revolutionaries, including those of the Islamic genre, deserve more respect. The events in the US of September 11, 2001, and in Britain on July 7 last year indicate that Islamist revolutionaries - whether on tourist visas or citizens - are intent on destroying Western and Muslim societies. The details are set out in The 9/11 Commission Report and the Report of the Official Account of the Bombings in London on 7th July 2005. Since then there have been serious allegations of planned terrorist attacks on Canada and New Zealand.
In recent times, juries in Australia have found Faheem Khalid Lodhiand Joseph "Jihad Jack" Thomas guilty of terrorist offences under the new legislation introduced after the events of September 11.
Jack Roche pleaded guilty to terrorist offences under the previous legislation. Others have been charged and are awaiting trial. Lex Lasry, QC, maintained that Thomas was the victim of a "trophy trial". After the jury had found the accused guilty of accepting funds from a terrorist organisation, Justice Philip Cummins dismissed Lasry's assertion. The judge said "al-Qaeda was not a charitable organisation; it was not a travel agency".

Big Brother assault housemate

Your thoughts on Big Brother
Monday July 3, 2006
Our inbox has been inundated with your thoughts on Family First Senator Steve Fielding's comments that Big Brother should be axed in light of the alleged assault against housemate Camilla.

Man jailed for torturing never asked rabbits

Man jailed for torturing rabbits
Sydney, Australia (AP) - A Sydney financier who tortured to death 17 rabbits and a guinea pig was imprisoned Monday for at least 12 months.
Earlier: iceman I never asked the rabbits. Monday, May 22, 2006

unhappy gay Ian Roberts

Roberts charged with assault
AAP July 2, 2006 - 3:05PM
Former rugby league star turned actor Ian Roberts has been charged with common assault after a domestic incident with his male partner at his Sydney home.

Kim Jong-il, lunacy that directs North Korean leader.

"Megumi a victim of North Korea's lunacy"
Piers Akerman - July 2, 2006
"Tokyo: North Korea failed in its attempt to push heroin in Australia, but its evil agents have been running an even more horrific program, kidnapping and brainwashing foreign nationals from around the world.
It sounds like the plot of The Manchurian Candidate, but no one knows the extent of the operation - only that many people were abducted and hidden from sight north of the 38th parallel."