"And he added: "There has been extraordinary sacrifice and great achievement in a righteous cause to help a nation that is important to the world, both for itself and for what it represents. Let us not waste that effort."
So does it follow that other nations that have internal strife are not worth of sacrifice by Australia doing an Iraq. Why are Australian troops not in Sudan or Zimbabwe helping out for a righteous cause.2 three letter words answers that OIL & USA. All wars comes to an end sooner(a good reason why humans only live so long) or later so 'cautiously optimistic' is not saying much, even suggests he has not got a clue when it will cease.
A letter from Zimbabwe
My Dearest Children
I know you don't want to hear the bad things that are happening here
because it makes you worry about us, but it is really awful feeling that
I cant tell you because you don't want to know.
But we are all terrified at what they are going to destroy
next........I mean they are actually plowing down brick and mortar
houses and one white family with twin boys of 10 had no chance of
salvaging anything when 100 riot police came in with AK's and bulldozers
and demolished their beautiful house - 5 bedrooms and pine ceilings -
because it was "too close to the
airport"...so we are feeling extremely insecure right now. You
know - I am aware that this does not help you sleep at night,
but if you do not know - how can you help? Even if you put us
in your own mental ring of light and send your guardian angels to be
with us - that is a help - but I feel so cut off from you all knowing I
cannot tell you what's going on here simply
because you will feel uncomfortable. There is no ways we can
leave so that is not an option. I just ask that you all pray for us in
the way that you know how, and let me know that you
are thinking of us and sending out positive vibes..that's all.
You can't just be in denial and pretend its not going on. To
be frank with you, its genocide in the making and if you do not believe
me, read the Genocide Report by Amnesty International which says we are
IN level seven (level 8 is after its happened and everyone is in
denial). If you don't want me to tell you these things then it means
you have not dealt with your own fear, but it does not help me to think
you are turning your back on our situation. We need you to get the news
OUT that we are
all in a fearfully dangerous situation here. Too many people
turn their backs and say - oh well, that's what happens in
Africa. This government has GONE MAD and you need to publicize
our plight or how can we be rescued?
You cant just say "oh you attract your own reality". The
petrol queues are a reality, the pall of smoke all around our city is a
reality, the thousands of homeless people sleeping outside in 0 Celsius
with no food water, shelter and bedding are a reality. Today a family
approached me, brother of the gardener's wife with two small children.
Their home was trashed
and they will have to sleep outside. We already support 8
people and a child on this property and electricity is going up
next month by 250% as is water. How can I take another family
of 4 - and yet how can I turn them away to sleep out in the
open? So I am not asking you for money, or a ticket out of
here - I am asking you to FACE the fact that we are in deep and terrible
danger and I want you to pass on our news and pictures
and don't just press the delete button for God's sake. Help in
the way that you know how. Face the reality of what is going
on here and SEND OUT THE WORD. The more people that know about
it, the more chance we have of United Nations coming to our aid.
Please stop ignoring and denying what's happening. Would
you like to be protected from the truth and then if we are
eliminated how would you feel? Surely you would say "if only
we knew how bad it really was we could have helped in some way".
I know we chose to stay here and so we "deserve" what's coming
to us. For now we ourselves, have food, shelter, a little fuel
and a bit of money for the next meal - but what is going to
happen next? Will they start on our houses? All property is
going to belong to the State now. I want to send out my Title
Deeds to one of you because if they get a hold of those I can't
fight for my rights. We no longer have SW radio which told us
everything that was happening because the government jammed it out of
existence - we don't have any reporters, and no one is
allowed to photograph. If we had reporters here they would have
an absolute field day. Even the pro government Herald has
written that people are shocked, stunned, bewildered and blown mindless
by the wanton destruction of everyone's homes which are supposed to be
"illegal" but which a huge percentage of them
actually do have licenses for. Please my children - have some
compassion and HELP by sending out the articles and personal reports so
