Posted on 09/24/2006 9:43:02 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
PRIME Minister John Howard has shrugged off a leaked US intelligence report which says the Iraq war has increased the risk of terrorism.
A US national intelligence estimate from April said the Iraq war had spawned a new generation of Islamic radicals and made the terrorism problem worse, the New York Times newspaper reported overnight.
However, Mr Howard said today that global terrorism had been a problem since well before the invasion of Iraq.
"My response is that there are many theories about the origins of terrorism and the factors that bear on terrorism," he said.
"One fact is absolutely certain, and that is that Australia and the United States and many other countries were terrorist targets long before the military operation in Iraq.
"I remind you that the 88 Australians who were killed in Bali were murdered before the invasion of Iraq.
"And I remind you that the first attack on the World Trade Centre took place in 1993, ten years before the military operation in Iraq."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.com.au ...
God I love your PM
I'd like to purchase a lock of John Howard's hair, that I might worship it for a while.
If you can find a lock of John Howard's hair, you'd be doing better than most!
Call Mr Howard (a fine man), and tell him to call Tommy Emmanuel (another fine man) to play for the AU troops in Iraq this Christmas! Better than a whole boodle of lazy, overpaid, self-absorbed "rock stars" any day. (I read of the protester-refusnik problem here, last night) Just a thought.
I understand there are more than a few fine Aussies preparing to fly to Iraq this Christmas to entertain the troops. As for the other scumbags, well, SCREW THEM!!!!!
I was going ask you that AD I read that on Aussie Sunday papers how some Aussie "pop stars" may not go to Aghgatarin or Iraq
What bunch of spoil rotton brats
As I said, SCREW 'EM!!!
You know what AD
I know John Howard fufill his term in office he could have good future maybe work as Fox News contributer I wouldn't mind seeing him debate Libs on that network
Hey Rupert contact PM Howard not right nowwwww he has gig to fufill LOL!
By the time John Howard gives it away, he'll be so bloody old he'll make Lard Ass look like a youngster!
ROFL That too funnyyyy LOL!
Okay never mind he could still write a book sell it to Simon and Shuster or Random house in the US
he has future someplace maybe not Telly but maybe in books
"international news diva and much cutier than CNN War Slut Christiane Amapour "
Hey #7: gonna have to prove it. I demand an IMG! ;^)
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