Respect, Detention and Trick or Treat.

[thorfinn]

Respect for the dead

• PM sorry for widow's absence
• Snub for war widow

The Prime Minister, John Howard, has written a personal letter apologising to the widow of Australia's only casualty in Afghanistan, SAS soldier Andrew Russell, after he neglected to invite her to a wreath-laying by US President George Bush in her husband's honour.

Failing to invite the widow to the funeral, huh? Shows a lot of respect, that does. Somehow, I fail to believe that Little Johnny and Little George have any real respect for the soldiers and people that they have caused the deaths of. This just confirms it. If you care at all, you damn well invite the widow.

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Concentration Detention camps

Iranian family sues over son's anguish

I hope these guys win their case. More immigration stuff in:

• Badraie family still 'love Australia' despite son's trauma
• Human Rights chief slams detention centres
• Bribes part of deportee policy: claim
• Ruddock told to stand aside
• Ruddock mate wins top success rate in visa lobbying

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Comments

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

Like many politicians I suspect that Howard and Bush are only interested in public opinion and the only reason why the apology was written was for that very reason.

Remember John Elliot and his drink-driving problem?

[lederhosen.livejournal.com]

after he neglected to invite her to a wreath-laying by US President George Bush in her husband's honour.

A detail, to be found in Margo Kingston's article: while Bush told Parliament he was going to lay the wreath, he didn't actually do so. Instead he palmed that job off on a couple of his staff.

[milli.livejournal.com]

Hello! Spanks for adding me. :)
Your tattoo is amazing. I lurve it.

[thorfinn]

Err, it isn't a tattoo! It was rickybuchanan colouring in my back with some textas... It hadn't occurred to me that people might think it was a tattoo! Heh. I am glad I got a photo of it, though, it's definitely pretty. *ponderponder* Wonder whether I should get it as a tattoo...

[milli.livejournal.com]

Oh wow, boy do I feel stupid. ;] But it looks so neat. Mee-yow!