[LINK] Tampa or St. Louis?

DaZZa dazza@zip.com.au
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:40:55 +1000 (EST)


On Wed, 29 Aug 2001 russell@Ashdown.net.au wrote:

> I received a phone-call from a colleague in the USA who asked me
> if it was really true that the Australian government had sent a
> warship and was threatening to sink the Tampa rather than let the
> refugees land in Australia.  He had heard the report on TV.  He
> finished by saying that this is the stuff that makes great movies.

According to the latest news, "heavily armed" squadrons of SAS troopers
are boarding the Norwegan cargo vessel right now. {1:00 pm today, Sydney
time reported}

The rest is left to your imagination.

DaZZa