WASHINGTON, July 19, 2005 – President Bush today met with Australia Prime Minister John Howard, a man he called an "old friend" and whose country has become an important U.S. ally in the war on terror. "Australia and the United States share a commitment to freedom," the president said. "We understand we compete against an ideology of hatred, an ideology that murders the innocent in order to achieve objectives. "We know we must be steadfast and strong when it comes to bringing to justice those who would kill innocent life, like those who got killed in New York City and...