Posted on 09/11/2004 2:54:15 AM PDT by DownUnderInOz
Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm an American living in Australia. G'day to all
I'm very inclined to doubt involvement by the Indonesian authorities in either Bali or Jakarta. From what I've seen, the current Indonesian government is making a credible effort to deal with these terrorists. I've no love for Indonesia - but I think the current government is on the right side.
Involvement by certain elements of the Indonesian military on the other hand - I haven't seen any major reason to suspect it, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if it turned out to be so.
Indonesia certainly figures in our defence planning, and things could change very quickly - but for the moment I don't think there's any active threat.
Howdy from an oil rig in Eastern Montana!
"But we here in Australia are reeling from the recent attack on our Australian Embassy in Indonisia the other day. The bastards struck again."
I saw some heartbreaking pictures - my prayers are with you and all Australians.
Welcome to FreeRepublic. I also live in the Titusville, FL. area.
Thanks for the quick reply, I was actually thinking more along the lines of the military anyway but didn't really make that clear. Unfortunately, for all concerned, in a country like Indonesia there is not always a lot of difference between "government authorities" and "elements in the military".
Welcome, good to hear from you.
Opus
Howyadoin'?
Greetings from the freepers of Alabama. "We Dare Defend Our Rights." Bush/Cheney 2004
Welcom DUIOZ. So glad you found this site. Stay safe. We love Aussies and Kewis.
I see you're getting assimilated pretty quickly.
Welcome, isn't the internet great?
This is a very interesting site if you are into American politics - very informative, great news site, and filled with funny, clever people (as well as a few we don't mention).
Great comment!
That needs to be sent to O'Reilly. Sure it will get on the air.
"Hey, be careful sitting under coconut trees down there, I hear they're hazardous to one's noggin!"
Ouch! Dang, now you tell me!!!
"What keeps you folks living down under from falling off????"
Determination!
Hello from Maryland...and more importantly, as deer bow season begins
Hey, you didn't ZOT this one. I'm proud of you! :-)
Welcome to FR.
"What do you think of Howard's chances? Is the Aus Media / Gov't warning of a potential "Spain" pre-election attack on the mainland?"
I think that Howard's chances are excellent. But, election day here is 10/10/04, the political winds change often here. As far as a Warning of a potential "Spain" pre-election attack, there is no official warning, but I feel that would be a possibility, given the geographical location of Austalia to Indonesia, a major Islamic State in the Asia/Pacific region.
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