Posts by Sonic
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True Bob, very true
He wrestles with his conscence but somehow still wins
http://christopherhitchenswatch.blogspot.com/2007/10/credit-where-it-is-due.html
Anyway thats enough linkwhoring
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A bit late on Omar, but to those of us who know him the idea of him being a "terrorist" is laughable.
Lets hope he does not spend two years on remand before everyone else agrees.
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You is still the man Russell
I took the liberty
http://christopherhitchenswatch.blogspot.com/2007/10/back-to-iraq.html
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"it is you who is leading New Zealand down the path to facism, not the cops."
Yes, quite.
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Criag, imagine the NZ cops at international anti-terrorism conferences for the last few years?
"So buddy what operations are you guys running"?
"Well there are these highly dangerous snail lovers in a place called Happy Valley"
Suddenly they think they have a Maori+Anti-capitalist eco-terror fusion plot, that is planning to kill George Bush!
It's an early Chrismas for the Anti-terror squad, phone calls to Washington, faxes from London, a seat at the table with the big boys.
Pity when it all turns to custard, but nice while it lasted.
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"Take a "side" if you must. I'm just trying to work out what I think. It would be easier to eff and blind about state terror, I know."
Not that I've eff'd and blinded about anything but.
The fact is people are sitting in jail tonight and there is a demonstration on saturday to at least try and get them bailed.
You have the choice to go in it or not. I would argue that public pressure will be the key factor on these people getting to rejoin their friends and families.
I'm not trying to fall out with anyone, however sometimes politics stops being an abstract game of working out what you think and becomes a matter of taking sides.
This, sadly, is one of those times.
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IMHO I think we all have a bit of a choice to make.
Up until now the default position for people like Russell, Bomber etc has been "well the police must have something" well so far even the best informed speculation boils down to people running around the hills, some loose words and a, rather weakly put forward "attempt" to buy a rocket launcher.
On the other side anyone who finds out the names of some of the people arrested says "no way in a million years is x a terrorist"
It's not a game, people are locked in prison tonight and may spend the next two years there if they do not get bail. Lives are being ruined and friends and family living in fear.
So it is get off the fence time.
Which side are you on?
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Thanks for the articles Graeme, good stuff.
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I was rather disapointed withTrotter's article. However it is clear from that, and from what Russell has written, that there is word on the street I've not heard yet.
If anyone fancies dropping me a quick mail with the goss I'd be grateful.
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"the daughter's boyfriend was an associate of Iti's."
Only two days later we just let that one go?