[LINK] Aussie Drink or Die member handed to US on a plate

[David Boxall]

Eleanor Lister wrote:
> Howard Lowndes wrote:
>> This whole issue needs to be made an election issue.  Has anyone got
>> an ear with the ALP, Dems or Greens. 
>
> hi Howard,
>
> yes, i'm a green, and a know a few others on Link, and a couple of Labor
> types, maybe a Democrat or two, even.
>
> we are on top of this and appalled by it,  but if you really want to get
> depressed you should see the incredibly long list of totally evil things
> being done by this government,
 From the article:
 > ..."a country must protect its nationals from being removed from their
 > homeland to a foreign country merely because the commercial interests of
 > that foreign country are claimed to have been affected by the person's
 > behaviour in Australia and the foreign country can exercise influence
 > over Australia."
...
 > British-based members of Drink or Die were reportedly tried in Britain.

British citizens in Guantanamo were protected by their government.  Not 
so for Australians.  Now this.

Unless things have changed since last I checked, I'm entitled to British 
citizenship (my father was born in London).  It looks as though, under 
the current government, my Australian citizenship is of little practical 
worth against the US.  I might have to trade up.  Writing that grieves 
me more than I can say.

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David Boxall                    |  All that is required
                                 |  for evil to prevail is
                                 |  for good men to do nothing.
                                 |     -- Edmund Burke (1729-1797)