Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (10164)	3/27/2004 7:52:56 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Chinu. You said...." First Spain, and now it is Autralia's turn. Cracks in the coalition and Bush is running scared.".... ....." US fears Australia will suffer Spain effect ".... No one in the free world should be happy about anything that appears to be a win for islam terrorism. G W Bush did not create islam terrorism and is the only USA president so far that has stood up to these filth. To use what appears to be a win for islam terrorists as a political ploy to defeat Prez Bush is WRONG and should not be done by any American no matter how much they hate this President. Do not allow yourself to unwittingly be used in any way to encourage islam terrorists.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (10164)	3/27/2004 8:14:25 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 81568

Labor united on Iraq pullout: Latham Federal Opposition leader Mark Latham denies the Labor Party is divided over his plan to withdraw Australia's troops from Iraq by Christmas. Mr Latham has accused Prime Minister John Howard of putting Iraq's security ahead of Australia's. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says Mr Latham failed to seek approval from Shadow Cabinet before announcing his position. "It can't be argued properly - it's getting Mr Latham into a lot of trouble," Mr Downer said. But Mr Latham denies that. "Labor is 100 per cent united behind our commitment to have the troops back," Mr Latham said. Mr Howard today stepped up his criticism of Labor's plan, seizing on comments from a defence academic who said it may put the lives of Australian soldiers and officials at risk. But Mr Latham insists Australians are safer if the troops are at home. "He's putting the interests and security of Iraq ahead of the interests and the security of Australia," Mr Latham said. Mr Latham says he stands by his plan to have Australian troops back by Christmas. Briefing Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has offered Mr Latham a weekend briefing on why the Government wants Australian troops to remain in Iraq well beyond Christmas. Mr Downer says Mr Latham has not spoken to his department nor to Australian Defence Force officials before saying that he would like to bring the troops home before Christmas, providing certain steps are complete in Iraq. Mr Downer says last December Mr Latham said he would make no decision on Australia's role in Iraq until he had been fully briefed. "But he hasn't been briefed, so according to his own judgment he still doesn't know enough about it," Mr Downer said. "He'd [be] quite right. He doesn't know enough about it. "He wants to be the prime minister of our country and he's making policy on the run in this way on national security issues."