I feel your pain Catgut.
However, I wouldn't have bothered to rewrite it.
With what has been going on, it reminds me of the Lindy Chamberlain case where the media had already made up their mind that she was guilty. It had built up to such a frenzy point, that most Australians believed she did it. Basicly, it was a kangaroo court even though there were no facts or evidence.
We are witnessing a re-run where Putin in the Wests eyes is guilty.
Yet, no facts and no evidence.
The arrogance of Julie Bishop.
"She said Russia could avoid further sanctions from Australia but it would depend on its actions at the United Nations and whether Moscow was prepared to accept responsibility for the death of 298 people."
Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...n-the-table-20140808-3de5t.html#ixzz39yQCCXun
Its like saying if Putin admits responsibility even if they had nothing to do with it, then Australia along with the UN council will think about it.
Then this.
Australia's response to MH17 has been lauded at home and abroad. Ms Bishop said she had been told by other countries that "only Australia" could have achieved what it did over MH17.
"We were able to obtain a unanimous UNSC resolution within three days and we were able to obtain a significant legal framework to enter Ukraine and take over the crash site in a middle of a war zone," she said.
Asked about Mr Abbott's infamous comment a week before his election as Prime Minister that Australia "should not get ideas above its station", Ms Bishop believed that Australia had found a "new station" after its international efforts in response to MH17.
"I believe Australia has demonstrated it can shift opinions and influence events where our national interests lie," she said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...n-the-table-20140808-3de5t.html#ixzz39yS26pJS
So we have found a "New Station".
Again! No proof! No facts!
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It is disappointing that Russia has acted in a retaliatory manner rather than respond to international concern by halting the supply of heavy weapons to the separatists, including the surface-to-air missile systems believed to have been used in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 that resulted in the tragic deaths of 38 citizens and residents of Australia.”
Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-polit...vegetables-20140807-101oc8.html#ixzz39yTYnyZl
Shortens was the funniest.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/24661997/australia-disappointed-by-russia-sanctions/
"Do you want to know what I think?
Who are they to put sanctions on us?"
Mr Shorten told a business summit in Melbourne on Friday.
"They don't have the ... moral authority to do that in the light of what's happened.
"I think that for the Russians to be talking about sanctions against us makes me sick in the guts."
So Mr Shorten
Who are they to put sanctions on us?
Well for a starter, with the grand posturing by Australia's politicians without any proof or facts have come out demonising Russia as if we are the new minnow exceptional country in the shadows of the grand daddy of them all being the exceptional US that has propagandized media to a point of art form.
Is it any wonder Putin is getting rather annoyed by the continual Western Rhetoric.
Yep Bill!
I reckon Putin is feeling sick in the guts too.
However, its not for the same reason as you.
