Multi-nationals Big Oil and Timor Sea oil dispute


	Multi-nationals Big Oil and Timor Sea oil dispute

chedare

12-11-2008 4:52 AM

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inconsistant foriegn policy, appeasment, bullying small nations, principles, justice

chedare says:

Australia after mobilising the air force to the top end and coming to the brink of war with Indonesia it is of some concern to fair minded people that our actions were not purely alturistic.Aust aid has been extremely generous to our Indonesian neighbours with Billions of $ currently building 2000 schools there but East Timor to my mind seems cheated as with West Papua.Is it robbing peter to pay paul or appeasment to 240,000 000 sacrificing our smaller friendly neighbours.Fair go Aussie,s appeasment doesnt work and Prime minister Rudd is a fool to squander our principles, and ignoring human rights close to home while toadieing off all the way with USA to remote regions ignoring our own back yard.The Pacific Forum hates this US style bullying too.Wake up Australia!

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