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I think that there should have been some investigation set up into AWB as soon as the accusations reached the government. Now I think there should be an investigation looking at the government as well, but that's not going to happen. So I think they'll get away with this until perhaps the next election. Then again with the current opposition leader they may get away with it then as well.
There are so many scandals coming out of this government and the ministers seem to be able to survive them all. If you think what they've survived so far: the lies about the "children overboard", incompentence in the immigration department, Howard's enthanol crony. There have been many more. In each case it seems to boil down to the minister involved not knowing anything.
Then there was this announcment that they'll now consult Indonesia over any asylum claims from west Papuans. Now I concede this could be a move to appease the Indonesians while actually not paying any heed to their claims of innocence at all. If they do give great weight to their arguments however, it will be like if west germany asked east germany if they were really suppresing the people who managed to make it over the wall and sending them back on the assurances that the refugees are lying.
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"I am the wrath of God. The earth I pass will see me and tremble." -Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre
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