Does anybody know much about the Canberra pro Tibetan protests that are supposed to be taking place at the olympic torch relay? Who is organising it, where are people supposed to meet etc?
Does anybody know much about the Canberra pro Tibetan protests that are supposed to be taking place at the olympic torch relay? Who is organising it, where are people supposed to meet etc?
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He was back then anyway. Im not too sure how much of a say he even has in it anymore.
Rudd sticking to his guns?
he has no idea, or if he does, he won’t tell anyone because it keeps changing virtually every day.
On the bus… off the bus… near the bus… painting the bus…
First there were no chinese attendants.
Then there were three chinese attendants.
Now there will be six chinese attendants.
Apparently the manufacturing flaws inherent in China-produced goods will mean the Oympic torch will need to be physically relit by elite soldiers every 250 meters.
Credit to Kevin Rudd for sticking to his guns over this.
But yeah, call it off.
Except I’m sure that DFAT, at the Chairman’s request, will give them diplomatic imunity.
The whole thing stinks. Call it off.
As they’re not licensed security persons within Australia, the moment they step off their Magic Diplomatic Bus they’re no longer active members of the chinese military and just tourists\working visitors.
If they’re assaulting any fellow Chinese\Tibetans in exile, Taiwanese, Australian citizens or people who don’t want to be assaulted, they’re subject to the same laws as everyone else ought to be, so either get the attention of AFP to witness the alleged assault (and remember the name from the badge of your witnessing officer, who should be wearing some ID if they are on duty) and follow it up.
I think every one can agree on that point…
Gosper’s a goose.
lloks like we both posted the same thing at the same time skid.
Story on the ABC on security arrangements for the “Run with burning stick”:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/16/2218059.htm
It appears the local constabulary has been granted Police extra powers to search people and seize items including eggs, paint bombs, fire extinguishers and flares. (so don’t do the shopping and stand beside the road with a carton of eggs and a bag of flour)
Also, the head of the Oztralyan leg of the “run with burning stick” Committee, Ted Quinlan, says Chinese torch attendants could be arrested if they lay a hand on people during the relay and the ACT branch of the AFP are saying that the Chinese blue trackie dack brigade WILL NOT be used under any circumstances. Sounds as if the AFP are getting shirty about them being on their patch.
Stolen from http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/15/2217755.htm
No Chinese security on torch relay: Police
Posted Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:34pm AEST
The head of security for the Canberra leg of the Olympic torch relay has moved to clear up confusion over the role Chinese military officials will play.
Deputy president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kevan Gosper says the Chinese will accompany the torch but will only be called on in an emergency.
But ACT deputy chief police officer Shane Connolly says Chinese authorities will not be used for security under any circumstances.
“Under no circumstances, no matter what occurs, will they be called on to perform a security function,” he said.
“In fact if there was an urgent situation the runners that we may have out at any one time would be put back into the bus for their own security.”
Mr Gosper had earlier said that if protests become too violent, the Chinese officials would be called on to provide security assistance.
So apparently, neither the left nor right hand knows what is happening.
I can’t wait to hear the howls of outrage from Margo Kingston about Rudd lying 😉
I’ll lower myself and buy a copy of the CT 😉
Because John Howard never went and did whatever other, stronger countries told him to do? No… unheard of…
@Thumper – you haven’t read the front page of the Canberra Times today have you ?
Buy a copy anyway, see if you can see my advert 😛
BTW JonasGrumby with the ‘Minnow’ 3 hour tour – sorry I can’t respond to your sms because you changed the ‘from’ from a number to JonasGrumby 🙁
Funny as all hell though.
“Does anybody else think that Kevin Rudd might be a Chinaman in a zip up “dorky looking, soft and white, guy with a monotone voice” suit? Something akin to a Dr Who villian. Or is it just me?”
Nah, he’s the Milky Bar Kid!
See earlier comments re: New Leadership on Spin Cycle.
Now all we need are for the cogs of this freely-spinning Government to engage and either sheer off all of their teeth or start actually changing something.
As I said Mael, JWH is long gone now…
And aren’t the hippies enraged! No-one to vent their spleen at any longer….
At the moment Rudd is all spin and symbolism, nothing more.
@Thumper – you know full well that was a hypothetical analogy. I couldn’t be bothered typing in about Tampa, Siev-X, WMD or any of the other readily avaliable, but long winded, examples I have to hand.