Howard recognised as Statesman
And the left go ballistic.
Margo and her pixies are beside themselves with this news and have penned a letter to the Appeal of Conscience organization in New York
The Honorable John Howard will receive the World Statesman Award for his “inspiring leadership that has made Australia a beacon of democracy, religious freedom and human rights and for his courageous stand against international terrorism,” Rabbi Schneier said. Serving as Australian Prime Minister since 1996, Howard most recently announced Australia’s partnership in the Asia-Pacific Partnership On Clean Development and Climate, an enterprise devoted to addressing the challenges of climate change, energy security and air pollution in a way that strives to encourage economic development and reduce poverty in developing nations.It’s not a big deal to me and most probably isn’t to Howard either but it is worth the effort and time involved just to read the left’s vitriol. Although, on reflection, the way Howard upsets the left should make him a shoe-in for the award.
Past recipients of the World Statesman Award include Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, President of the Government of Spain José Maria Aznar, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, Republic of Korea President Kim Dae-jung, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, Presidents Cardoso, Gorbachev, Havel, and von Weizsaeker, Chancellor Schroeder, as well as Prime Ministers Prodi and Thatcher.A small quote from the letter;
Mr Howard’s anti-terrorism laws have targeted Australian Muslims. These laws give extraordinary powers which are intrusive and demonise the Muslim community.I doubt if Rabbi Arthur Schneier, founder and president, would have bothered reading past this accusation.
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Mr Howard’s anti-terrorism laws have targeted Australian Muslims………bollocks. They target arseholes who want to murder Australian citizens and destroy Australian property. It’s an admission by these mouth-breathers that Moslims represent a threat of violence and terrorism- nowhere does the legislation mention any specific group, but the moon pies assume it’s all about Islam. At the moment it is, but could apply equally to crazy Yugos, drunken bog-trotters or even angry natives. Legislation doesn’t demonise the Moslem community- they’ve done a bang-up job of shitting in their own nest and don’t need any help from the AG’s dept.
The Social Democrats of Australia and the fringe political parties will cringe at this.