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Without seeking to underestimate the role of domestic issues such as economic management, there can be no mistaking the clear foreign-policy choices made by Australia in last weekend's election. Presented with some tough decisions, the Australian people again demonstrated their robust commitment to international order and the common good. With opposition parties promising to bring home Australian troops from Iraq by Christmas, Australians could have taken the easy option to "cut and run." Instead, they strongly re-endorsed the government of Prime Minister John Howard and its promise to stay the course in Iraq. Having been an original, modest but important...

First, I’d like to congratulate Australia’s Prime Minister John Howard for winning an unprecedented fourth term; even though John Kerry’s sister Diana (at her brother’s direction) worked diligently against him. Well done, Mr. Howard! Despite the Kerry family’s obsessive attempt to unseat the Australian prime minister and overthrow his government (due to PM Howard’s unflinching support of President Bush’s and the US coalition of nations’ Iraq policies) PM Howard has won. The Kerry family has an unswerving history of working with both the enemies of the US and the far-left of other countries. This history began with John Kerry’s clandestine...

Katherine Mangu-Ward has strong piece in the Weekly Standard (with a great title which I have stolen) about John Kerry's sister in Australia. As Mangu-Ward notes, "As the head of Americans Overseas for Kerry, Diana Kerry is a campaign official. And she was speaking in that capacity when, in reference to the invasion of Iraq, she said, 'Australia has kept faith with the U.S., and we are endangering the Australians now by this wanton disregard for international law and multilateral channels.'" Apart from the fact that Ms. Kerry is attempting to undermine our coalition in Iraq, Mangu-Ward points out that...

While voters know John Kerry for his sharp criticisms of President Bush and promises to repeal tax cuts for the wealthy, his brother sees an entirely different side of the Democratic presidential candidate. Cam Kerry, brother of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, arrived on campus yesterday to tell students why the Massachusetts senator deserves to be the next president of the United States. Beyond his stance on the issues, Cam Kerry told students of who his brother is as a person and why he is worthy of their vote. “When I walk through a jungle, there is no one I...

John Kerry's sister thinks U.S. policy is endangering the people from Down Under. IN COMMENTS to the Weekend Australian, Diana Kerry, the younger sister of the Democratic presidential candidate, has expressed concern for the safety of Australians facing an increased terrorism threat brought on by the U.S.-led intervention in Iraq. The Bali bombing and the more recent attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta, according to Ms. Kerry, showed the danger to Australians of being allied with the United States in the war on terror: "Australia has kept faith with the U.S., and we are endangering the Australians now by...

With her hair turning silver grey, her strong face and tall frame, there is no doubting the lineage of the woman introduced as Senator John Kerry's sister. But unlike her brother, the presidential candidate, Diana Kerry is no politician. At 57, the drama teacher has a forthright way of saying exactly what she thinks. Asked about the relentless attacks on her brother's Vietnam War record by the Republican-backed Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, she comes out swinging. "We did expect that the opposition would use negative and divisive smear tactics, because that has been their strategy in the past," she...

AMSTERDAM — There has never been a greater need for strong leadership in the White House, Diana Kerry said in Amsterdam Sunday as she rallied support for her brother, Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry. Avoiding commenting on the specific policies her brother might pursue if elected the 44th US president, Diana Kerry took every opportunity to urge US citizens living overseas to register in time to vote on 2 November. Diana Kerry, 57, is chairwoman of Americans Overseas for Kerry (AOKerry.com) and is visiting several cities in Europe to promote the registration website www.overseasvote2004.com. She was in Amsterdam on Sunday...

In defense of my brother John August 28, 2004 MY BROTHER, John Kerry, decided to volunteer to put his life on the line to serve his country in Vietnam. A lot of guys dodged service, but not my brother John. As Bill Clinton pointed out not long ago, when push came to shove, a lot of young men found other alternatives, but not my brother John. He volunteered for service and he went to Vietnam, and by every official US Navy account, he acquitted himself heroically. I watched my brother put his life on the line in service to our...

MY BROTHER, John Kerry, decided to volunteer to put his life on the line to serve his country in Vietnam. A lot of guys dodged service, but not my brother John. As Bill Clinton pointed out not long ago, when push came to shove, a lot of young men found other alternatives, but not my brother John. He volunteered for service and he went to Vietnam, and by every official US Navy account, he acquitted himself heroically. I watched my brother put his life on the line in service to our country as so many sisters and brothers, parents, and...

CALGARY (CP) - U.S. presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites)'s campaign veered north into Canada on Tuesday as his sister appealed to expatriate Americans to register for their absentee ballots. With all expectations of a tight election fight this November, the Democrats are looking everywhere for votes, Diana Kerry said during a stop in Calgary. "We do know that there's going to be battlegrounds in lots of places and we're fighting on every front," said Kerry, who chairs a group called Americans Overseas for Kerry. While there are no official numbers, estimates suggest there are upwards of 400,000...

MEXICO CITY — John Kerry (search)'s sister urged Americans living in Mexico to support the Democratic presidential candidate, saying Thursday they could help the United States "get back to having a president we can feel proud of." Diana Kerry (search), chairman of Americans Overseas for Kerry (search), campaigned for a second day in Mexico City. Absentee ballots from Americans living abroad have taken on new significance since the 2000 U.S. presidential election.