This morning 10 unnamed people have been arrested under our new terrorism
laws
They are held without trial
They can appeal but the hearing will be held in camera and not until 6
months have elapsed
Thus, shall we preserve our way of life
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 18 December 2001 22:04
Subject: Hypocrisies
| I see, after the terrible riots in the Woomera Detention Camp last
| night, that the Australian Government is being told by pscyhologists
| that "if you treat people in extreme ways, they will act in extreme
| ways", and that the despair these people are living with is affecting
| their mental health.
|
| Naturally enough, the government says they're just "criminals".
|
| For those who don't know, these people - asylum seekers from
| countries like Iraq and Afghanistan - are held indefinitely in camps
| in the middle of the desert, prisons run by a private company run by
| an ex-FBI officer, while their visas are considered, a process which
| can take years. We're the only country in the world which does this.
|
| There are 290 children at the centre.
|
| I think it's about time we put away the notion that Australia is a
| "generous" country.
|
| Alison
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