The post-war media is biased
Iris | 23.04.2003 09:24
Anyone following the international post-war media would be forgiven for assuming Australia had nothing to do with the war in Iraq. The truth is that Australia actively participated in the war and will now take part in the administration of Iraq. Considering the lack of respect shown by the current Australian government towards the UN and human rights issues, it’s high time the media started paying more attention to what Australia is doing in Iraq.
Why is the international media focusing only on what the US and UK are doing in Iraq? Australia also actively participated in the war. It seems that by sending only 2000 troops to Iraq, Australian prime minister John Howard succeeded to avoid the media spotlight that is now focusing predominantly on the US and to a lesser extent the UK. Less troops meant less chances of Australian casualties (there were none), earning John Howard increased support at home for the war and his government. The next few days will show whether he earned his prize for joining the US and UK coalition.
One of the reasons Australia went to war was to protect its wheat trade from falling entirely into US hands. What the media has avoided to explain is that Iraq is one of Australia's biggest wheat customers. Australian farmers have been suffering their worst drought in a century. They have also been worried that a US victory in Iraq will give American farmers preferential access to Iraqi markets. Surely, it is no coincidence that Australia is now showing an interest in rebuilding the agriculture sector in Iraq. Which goes to show this war was not only about oil, the only resource the media seems to be focusing on.
If Australia assumes control over the agriculture sector in Iraq does that not pose a threat in the long-term for land-ownership issues in Iraq? Will Iraqi land remain in the hands of the Iraqi people? Why is there no in-depth analysis of these issues? Why has the media also failed to remind us that three years ago the current Australian government barred UN human rights inspectors from visiting Australia? Apparently they didn’t like UN criticism of Australia's treatment of asylum seekers, and of its own aboriginal people. They thought the UN committee was intruding unreasonably in domestic Australian affairs. While the majority of the international community remain unaware of these issues, this same Australian government is now planning to participate in the administation of Iraq.
One of the reasons Australia went to war was to protect its wheat trade from falling entirely into US hands. What the media has avoided to explain is that Iraq is one of Australia's biggest wheat customers. Australian farmers have been suffering their worst drought in a century. They have also been worried that a US victory in Iraq will give American farmers preferential access to Iraqi markets. Surely, it is no coincidence that Australia is now showing an interest in rebuilding the agriculture sector in Iraq. Which goes to show this war was not only about oil, the only resource the media seems to be focusing on.
If Australia assumes control over the agriculture sector in Iraq does that not pose a threat in the long-term for land-ownership issues in Iraq? Will Iraqi land remain in the hands of the Iraqi people? Why is there no in-depth analysis of these issues? Why has the media also failed to remind us that three years ago the current Australian government barred UN human rights inspectors from visiting Australia? Apparently they didn’t like UN criticism of Australia's treatment of asylum seekers, and of its own aboriginal people. They thought the UN committee was intruding unreasonably in domestic Australian affairs. While the majority of the international community remain unaware of these issues, this same Australian government is now planning to participate in the administation of Iraq.
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23.04.2003 10:47
(Australia has been heavily involved with the Indonesian dictatorships)So *most* of the international community have always known that Australia ia plant, agent, pigland etc.
Refer to the recent pro white farmer (who would not honour deals struck at independence)campaign against Zimbabwe -- Australia played the leading role.
Australia's refusal to officially recognise the aborigines as humans obviously had given it away long before that.
As for the current war politics (I have hated making all too familiar the anti-Zionist baseless accusations but there *might* be an aspect of it here purely by the names of some families involved) just check it out further yourself.
....when the strategic apartheid South African regime had to dismantle few important background occurences happened. If they could not accomplish that -- no freedom for South Africa sort of deal was always in the background.
One is the now well known dismantling of the nuclear (weapons and civilian capabilities). Also South Africa is a source of Uranium.....and diamonds so badly needed for big industries more than the financial markets.
So to keep it simple I will just mention names of one of three known companies and ask you to look into the creation of a strong financial market in Australia around the mining industries.
Mining is big business and goes hand in hand with land grabbing (SA, Namibia etc now even Columbia now!).
Worlds top three mining companies have been South African based/operating from Britain.
One big name is Anglo-American (still trading under this name when it suits them)....American is a ploy ...it was actually Anglo-SouthAfrican...Now they are Anglo-Aussie-piggy something. When they secretly shifted their bases the Aussie financial markets 'soared'.
There are other mining giants associated with huge human right violations in SA and Namibia. I believe some of them have changed names, modes of operations and even businesses.
Some still stand their ground....namely the ROthschilds, Oppenheimers and still Holbourn based De-Beers.
Along with the construed white war heroics history (with almost zero civilian casualty), a babaric civilian history and a right wing PM, it is no suprise to many that Aussie pigs are at looting oil now.
But the problem is what can they do when it is part of the white supremacy game?
ram