Jill JOnes said:
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>Of course, silly of me. I've only just got up and am still caffeine-free.
>And we're rather preoccupied with our own sad form of xenophobia over near
>Christmas Island.
I was wondering what some of our Australian members thought of all that.
It's major news in Canada, well on the CBC, although I suspect it's not
playing that much in the US (anyone?). Apparently, Howard is using it as
part of his campaign? And also apparently a lot of people there support his
stand? I think it plays big in Canada because we are like Australia a
smaller nation but get a lot of people who've paid smugglers big money to
be brought in. And then we keep them in some holding place while we decide
whether or not we'll let them claim refugee status...
Doug
Douglas Barbour
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University of Alberta
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It sounds right, spoken on the ridge
between marine olives and hillside
blue figs, under the breeze fresh
with pollen of Apennine sage.
Basil Bunting
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