"How shocked would they be to discover that they are the dupes of the CSG/Queensland Government in attempting to sacrifice Cougar and UCG,for their own symbiotic greed before the well being of farmers and other citizens."
~ how apprapo. Boz.
and
they certainly are well qualified to be nominated as 'tools' in the common NA/BB usage of the word.
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