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NAME	DATE	COMMENT
FS	14/04/06	Yes. Just sad.
RD	14/04/06	It's a sad reflection of where Aus is, probably 80% of the population hasn't even heard of the AWB and even if they have they couldn't give a shit.
Mary Donnelley	15/04/06	It's about time some politicians are shown up for what they are. Good on you!!
Peer Pressure	15/04/06	What are these lying pollies teaching our kids, to grow up like lying little rodents?
Peter W	15/04/06	Even if the 3 monkeys somehow were telling the truth, why can't they just act decently, accept the responsibility of the job and say the buck stops here.
Name Withheld	15/04/06	Politicians are expected to tell lies nowadays. However this is beyond telling lies, lying under oath is perjury. We have stepped in a whole new ball game here. To what level of debauchery will a politician sink?
Name Withheld	15/04/06	I just don't know where the Australia I knew has gone, or where the bloody hell it's going.
BO	15/04/06	Keep the bastards honest, nice try but I won't hold my breath.
Gordon Craven	16/04/06	So how do you get the attention of the honourable main monkey or any of his honourable monkey pride to take notice of something (or anything) of major importance to national security such as, assiting the enemy at the same time the honourables are plotting to invade the country of that supposed enemy? Well it is proven that sending the honourables in excess of 20 faxes / diplomatic cables doesn't work. I reckon the answer may be to head the correspondence with a threat that would contravene the new monkey anti-terror laws. No, I am not advocating, inciting or urging such conduct (DO NOT DO IT), no need to send the swat teams down my chimney, I am just stating what appears to be a fact.
Ray ...from way out here at the <WORLDSedge> and the home of <ZENzing>	17/04/06	We have these three little chaps sitting on our mantle piece and we‘ve been arguing all week which one is which and who is who. Thanks for settling the argument(s)!!!
Aussie Values	22/04/06	Crikey.com.au hunted through the Cole Inquiry transcripts seeking to determine “… how many times the memories of our government ministers, officials and AWB executives have lapsed … with phrases like: ‘I can’t recall’, ‘not to my knowledge’, ‘I don’t know’, ‘I’m not sure’, ‘I’m not certain’, and ‘not that I’m aware of.’” At the ministerial level Foreign Minister Downer topped the class with 62 times, Mark Vaile was second with 44 times and Prime Minister John Howard had a preliminary count of two times, subject to a more comprehensive examination of the transcript. However, these numbers, although alarming, are modest when set against AWB Managing Director Andrew Lindberg’s tally of 733 times, other AWB executives with over 200 times and yet others with dozens to their credit — or discredit. Crikey summarises the ministerial and AWB executive saga of fancy footwork as amounting to “…1757 expressions of ignorance, denial, obfuscation, memory lapse, vagueness and incompetence we can find by a range of people in influential positions in Australian Government and business.” Frightening isn’t it?
Ozzie Ostridge	22/04/06	Bloody Oath! Don't like reading this sort of stuff, I need to look after my blood pressure.
Pat Dermody	25/04/06	Today is Anzac Day an Australian national holiday, a day that marks the anniversary of the military action fought by courageous Australian and New Zealand legendary forces during World War I which remembers all those who served at Anzac Cove, World War I and in other wars, actions and campaigns around the world. Tens of thousands attend services and marches around Australia on this day every year to remember the horrors of war and conflict in a remembrance of how such things should be avoided at all cost, unless there simply is no alternative. It is sometimes remembered that the reason for the Gallipoli campaign was that Britain, after declaring war on Turkey decided that it should seize the Turkish capital Constantinople in a naval campaign, but first it was necessary to seize the forts guarding the Dardanelles which led to the capital. Hence, the Gallipoli invasion which included the ANZAC soldiers. The Gallipoli campaign was a total failure (apart from the retreat) which cost an enormous number of lives and casualties, and today historians (like the politicians of the time), question if the whole idea of invading Turkey via this naval campaign, was a good idea in the first place. So where are we now? Australia along with the coalition of the willing has invaded Iraq for what has been proven to be far less than a good idea and some say illegal. The sanctions that were put in place to try and avert this war were blatantly rorted by some in the invading coalition of the willing, with Australia being shown up as the worst of the delinquents. One may say that Australians are not suffering the horrors of WWI in this war and resultant mess. Well so what, plenty of others in Iraq and other places are. The hypocrisy of Australia because of the conduct of its politicians is unforgivable, and what Australia has failed to learn, is simply astounding.
G. Hills	25/04/06	The John Howard, Mark Vaile, Alexander Downer and AWB shameful conduct, brings dishonour to Australia which reflects on all those that have served, fought and died for this country together with all of its politicians.
Terry	27/04/06	"A government plan to appeal a $60,000 compensation payment to a victim of the 1964 HMAS Voyager disaster has been branded "ludicrous" by the ex-serviceman's lawyer." Melbourne Age 24 March 2006. That's a 42 years old naval incident for God's sake! Why the bloody hell would anyone voluntarily join the Australian armed forces these days? They get shot at, bombed, bullied, poisoned, forgotten, brain washed & goodness knows what else. Only to have to then undergo endless litigation and cover ups to try and get justice from the Australian government who seem to think that the compensation money belongs to bureaucrats and politicians. There are reportedly over 1,000 such legal cases currently underway. Words fail me.
Meg	27/04/06	Terry... "bombed, bullied, poisoned, forgotten, brain washed & goodness knows what else"... don't forget being Back Doored by the Treasonous Monkeys!