Wednesday 23 August, 2006

BS

I have written an article on the television show Border Security for this week's New Matilda. Here's an extract: 'The majority of Australians want tough border security.. . A lot of these people do have military backgrounds, some have been involved in activities ... we know that there are a number of people now that are in the courts in Melbourne ... as a result of previous raids, that have questions about them."' So sayeth Liberal backbencher Don RandallAnd this is what Amanda Vanstone had to say when eight people were dumped on Ashmore Reef last week. 'The arrival of these people confirms the need for strong border protection and it's worth noting today that had these people arrived on the mainland they would, if they were found not to be genuine refugees, able to stay here for years on end contesting that decision.' But what both politicians were really saying was this: 'Refugee's are terrorists.' It's thinking like this which fuels Channel 7's high rating show, Border Security: Australia's Front Line . . .

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