The Conflict In Georgia

The trouble in Ossetia, Georgia is really a proxy conflict between Russia and the United States over the strategically important area. The Americans are going to get their asses kicked out there and quite rightly so. The USA in a round about way is trying to do something similar to what Khrushev tried in Cuba. The Americans could not tolerate that threat, but now they expect the Russians to? George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice need to get a grip on reality. The world has woken up to them.

Trevor E. Cowan

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One law for all

Have you ever wondered why it is if a
public official gets caught out lying that they get let off with a
scolding and told not to do it again, (but the invariably do) but if
a member of the general public get caught doing the same thing the
receive a very heavy fine, and or perhaps a jail sentence. If they
were to claim a loss of memory to some critical piece of evidence in
a court of law, they would be incarcerated until the did remember.
But politicians use this same excuse frequently and nothing happens
to them.

Or if a cooperate tycoon or a
government official misappropriates thousands, if not millions of
dollars belonging to the public they either get off with a fairly
light sentence (quite often not going to jail) or not being convicted
at all. But if a little old lady or a solo mother on the pension
where to steal 1 lb of butter or a packet of biscuits to feed her
family they want to throw her in jail and strip her of her pension.

You know how they get away with this?
It is because people like you and I, the ordinary person in the
street let them get away with it. We are so apathetic we just shrug
our shoulders and leave it for someone else to deal with, but they
never do. They get away with it because we let them get away with it,
and we are getting exactly what we deserve. No more and not less.
silence is taken as condoning their actions.

This will continue until enough of us
so called ordinary people get off our back-sides and yell in a loud
clear voice. STOP! We have had enough of this crap. The law states
that there is only one law that covers all people, and we demand that
this law covers everybody equally without fear or favour.

Trevor E. Cowan

U.S. Green Card Lottery

I keep getting these ‘U.S. Green Card’ Lottery advertisements popping up on my computer screen telling you that ‘If I am lucky enough to win their lottery’ you will have the ‘privilege?’ of living and working in the United States Of America. Oh yeah? What arrogance and what cheek. Do Americans think that it is everybody’s dream to go to live and work in America?
I am a proud Australian. I live in the freest and most wonderful country in the world. Now why would I want to throw all of that away to go and live in a country like the USA? I only wish the American Government would give me credit for having a little more intelligence and stop annoying me with their pathetic ‘come on’ advertisements as I find them rather insulting.
I know of one man after having married an Australian woman decided that he would like to live in Australia and make it his home, so took out Australian citizenship. The American embassy could not believe that anyone would want to give up American citizenship to become a citizen of another country. They then sent him two visits, and his wife a separate visit by a couple of psychiatrists to have him examined as they were sure that he was mentally deranged and needed their help. This unfortunately is the mentality one has to contend with when dealing with Americans.

Trevor E. Cowan

Gathering Reliable Information

To be a Freethinker, I feel that one needs to deal with ‘Empirical’ information only. That is information derived from ones own senses by experiment and observations rather than from theory or hearsay.
I feel that this should be applied in our personal assessment of Global Warming.
Past experience has shown that Governments will only let out what information that they think expedient at that time. A half a truth is a lie, no matter how nicely you may wrap it. Then when they are caught out, they claim that is what they received in a report, and it is not their fault if the information was wrong. George W. Bush on the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq would be a classic example of this. Passing the buck in other words. Businesses will say will tell you just about anything to make a sale. Take a lifetime guarantee that they offer on some products. You go back with a failed product only to find that business no longer exists, or the manufacturer has gone out of business.
Acquiring information via the local grapevine can be most misleading also, as the story tends to get bigger and better with the telling. How many stories have read in a newspaper that were either untrue or blatantly exaggerated so the paper could make a sale. Even information that has been collected from reputable sources tend to be unreliable if not written down immediately. Information passed on by word of mouth tends to have a certain bias to it, as it is usually told to favour the tellers sympathies.
See what I mean? They only really reliable information you can get, is what you have gathered yourself.

Trevor E. Cowan

A New Labor Government In Australia

Well! The Australian 2007 are now at an end, and the coalition Government formed from the Liberals and Nations which was headed by John Howard has been literally thrown out of power in an ignominious defeat by the Australian people. The coalition does not now hold power in any of the Australian States or Territories. So bad was the coalition defeat that even the then Prime Minister John Howard even lost his seat of Bennelong, making him only the second prime minister to lose his seat.

At long last the people grew tired of listening to the Howard Government’s lies about such things as ‘The children overboard incident’ (which turned out to be an election stunt), the ‘We will never introduce G.S.T.’ (and they did not long after with the help of the Democrats), the introduction of ‘Work Choices’ (a horrendous Bill that stripped workers of their rights). Hoarding billions of dollars so they could gloat about how much money they had (instead of spending it on hospitals, education, and other places where it was sorely needed, then wasting the bulk of it at the last minutes by election stunt giveaways).

Now we have a labor Government headed by Kevin Rudd. Time will now tell what promises they will keep, and which they will ignore, but I am not holding my breath expecting miracles.

Trevor E. Cowan

The Much Misused Word ‘Prejudiced’

I feel that that the word prejudiced is used far too often on people merely because they do not agree with your way of thinking, and needs to be treated with more care.

Say you were living an immoral life. I am considered to be prejudiced if I do not agree with your immoral way of life. Am I supposed to remain silent if questioned on how I feel about your way of life, or speak up and risk being classified as a prejudiced person? Personally I will always speak out because it is my right, and I will not be cowered into silence. Just because a person is prejudiced does not automatically put them in the wrong.

A few examples are:

I am prejudiced about people driving while either speeding, drunk or on drugs because it is a danger to others.

I am prejudiced against people that rob and assault elderly people because I think they are cowards.

I am prejudiced against religions that kill and torture people because they will not follow their belief system. (How many have been slaughtered in Gods name?)

I am also prejudiced against homosexuals. Now let’s get another thing straight here. I am not homophobic (which is another popular misused term). Homophobic means to ‘Fear’ homosexuals. I in no way fear homosexuals (I am also not religious, so have no barrow to push there) I do however disagree with their way of life when I see a defenseless vulnerable child being reared in an unnatural situating. Oh! I have been told that homosexuality occurs in nature, so that makes it natural. Heart attacks, Tuberculosis and Cancer occur in nature also, but any sane minded person will avoid these if they can. So! Does this make me prejudiced against homosexuality? Yes! It does, but I feel for the right reasons.

I am prejudiced against slavery of any kind. I would not condone slavery in any form. (I find it sickening that a person should be enslaved due to race or color)

You may feel that after reading this that I am the most prejudiced person around. Well maybe I am, and I am proud to be able to stand up and be counted for the things that I feel are right, and also able to speak out and be counted for the things that I feel are wrong.

Too often now in this crazy world of Political Correctness that we now live in are people cowered into silence and acceptance because they are frightened of being branded prejudiced, intolerant, homophobic or some other name. I feel to have any positive change it is about time we all became willing to stand up and be counted for what we truly believe in.

For years now we have had these minority groups jumping up and down and making a loud noise to get laws changed to suit themselves while the majority remained silent, and that silence was taken for acceptance. It is like a bad case of the tail wagging the dog, and it is about time this was changed.

Trevor E. Cowan

P.S. You may disagree with me here, and of course that is right to do so and I respect that.

 

Australian ‘Do Not Call Register’

The ‘Do Not Call Register’ came into force in Australia for both fixed and mobile phones on 3^rd May 2007.

There are exemptions provided for ‘Educational Institutions, Religious Organizations, Political parties and Market Research calls’.

Now! Let us take these very convenient (for the Government) exemptions one by one.

Educational Institutions: The Government has spent the last year of so boasting about how much extra money that it has in reserve. If the Government has that much extra money, let them spend it on education like they should be doing and stop providing loop-holes in the ‘Do Not Call Register’ so people are asked to give additional money through donations. People have already donated through their Income Tax, or is the Government trying to tell us that this is not so?

Religious Institutions: People like John Howard and Tony Abbot have made their religious commitment quite clear, and I have no bother with this. People can also believe in other Fairy Stories like ‘Jack And The Beanstalk’ for all I care. But I feel that it is wrong just because some people that are high up in the Government are religious that they think they should be allowed to push their religious agenda. I see that an exemption for ‘Atheism’ was not granted. Interesting hey?

Political Parties: Well! This was to be expected wasn’t it. Is the General Public not exposed to political misinformation, false promises and downright lies via the media without being exposed to them in the privacy of our own homes? Is there no escaping them? With most politicians, the more they try to convince me of something, the harder I look for what is really going on. Let’s face it. If an idea is really good, it will sell itself.

Charities: Once again. The If the Government has that much extra money, let them spend it on Charities like they should be doing and stop providing loop-holes in the ‘Do Not Call Register’ so people are asked to give additional money through donations. It came over our news a few days ago that as little as $1 out of $10 reached the destination it was intended for. That means out of every One Million Dollars collected, only One Hundred Thousand dollars reaching the destination and Nine Hundred Thousand dollars being absorbed on the way. So who is really gaining the benefit, the people in need of the relief or the collection agencies? For every dollar you give, means the Government saves a dollar so they can vote themselves exorbitant pay rises while begrudging the ordinary worker a pay rise. Let us have a closer look at this.

$1000000 Collected
$900000 Expenses
$100000 reaches destination

If 90% of my donation is to be siphoned off, I sure would like to know where it is going.

Market Research: If your so called Market Research experience is similar to mine it just means that they start of by saying ‘This is Market Research, we are not trying to sell you anything. Which I will give some is correct. But what they are doing is researching you to find out what they can sell you. Then you start getting telemarketing phone calls, letters in your letter box, people knocking on your door etc.

Well! Mr Howard and the Australian Government. I feel it is very arrogant of you to think that you have the say in who you think should be allowed to contact me and who cannot contact me and I have already started to do something about it. When I get a phone call from one of these ‘Exempted’??? organizations now I simple tell them The Howard Government in their arrogance may have exempted you, but I haven’t Please do not call again and goodbye.

Trevor E. Cowan

 

Animal Rights Groups

I agree with the animal rights movement up to a point, but I draw the line when their rational becomes nonsensical. I do agree that no animal should be made to suffer needlessly, but let’s face it. There are some real Hare brained, or should that be Hair Brained people in the animal rights movement, and the scary thing is that some are in a position of real power.

I have also seen these same self righteous people wearing lovely expensive leather shoes, with matching handbag for the ladies of course, (Hmmmm maybe some of the men?) and leather belts. Do these people think that they managed to skin the animal without harming it?
Hmmmmmmm Maybe we could be a bit selective in what animals we should not harm. Maybe that could work? How about we do not harm Whales, seals, sharks, kangaroos, koalas etc, but ignore being kind to the things that we like to eat? Maybe that would work. For instance. Here in Australia we could kill all the flies and cane toads we like, but pass a law that we are not allowed to kill any kangaroos? Except for when we want to kill kangaroos for dog food of course. After all. All those dogs owned by those nice kind animal rights people have to eat. Don’t they?
I think this all boils down to there being too many people around that cannot mind their own business, and want to be seen helping a worthwhile cause. The only advice I would like to give these people is to really think it through before opening your mouth or putting pen to paper and use all of the facts instead of just the ones that suit you. You never can tell, you may come up with something that is workable and really worth while.
If a fox were to enter a hen-house and rip all of the chickens to pieces before carry one off to eat, that is alright because that is what foxes do. Well killing animals and eating them is what people do, and have been doing so for thousands of years. If you want to have a soy burger that just tastes like meat, that is fine by me. Just do not try telling me what I should be eating. Besides! Eating a soy burger with a patty that tastes like meat should be telling you what you would rather be eating. Otherwise why not have a burger that tastes like peanut butter?

Trevor E. Cowan

A Very Expensive Drink Of Water

Petroleum companies have to explore for oil, drill for it at great cost, ship it to refineries, (sometimes half way around the world) then transport it to the service stations to be sold at the pump, to you the purchaser. At times this work is performed at the risk of life and limb to the workers. How would you like to be stuck on a North sea oil rig in the middle of a cyclone? All of this so you can buy the fuel for your car (in Australia) for approximately $1.30 a Litre.
I have noticed in some of our Australian stores, the price of bottled fresh water sells (in varying prices) up to $1.65 a Litre. You know what I find strange about all of this? We scream blue murder about the price of petrol, but not a word of complaint is said about the price of bottled water, that does not have to be either explored for, drilled or refined.
Of course if you are willing to pay this ridiculously high price for water (natures gift) then the people selling the water are highly delighted. So is the Government, because the more you are willing to pay for water, the more profit they get from income tax.
So! Who is really ripping us off?
Think about it.

Trevor E. Cowan

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Yultide Has Arrived Again

Yule is the Winter Solstice celebration of the Pagans. The word ‘Pagan’ simple means farmer, or a person connected to the land. A Heathen is simply means a ‘Heath Dweller’. Is seems ridiculous that the Christian church has managed over the years to manipulate these two terms to mean something that is evil or bad. What is more ridiculous is that many so called enlightened Christians still believe this propaganda that was spread by the early church. It does not say much for their intelligence.
The Winter Solstice is one of the eight solar holidays, or sabbats. Yule is celebrated on the Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere, circa December 21, and in the Southern hemisphere, and in circa June 21. Although for some strange reason the Southern hemisphere tends to celebrate it at the same time as people in the Northern hemisphere do. Mostly likely because many people migrated from the Northern hemisphere to the Southern hemisphere, and were reluctant to change their ways.
A few of the Yule celebrations consisted of burning the Yule log, eating ham, hanging holly and mistletoe
The Christian idea to celebrate Christmas on December 25 originated in the fourth century when Emperor Constantine and the Roman catholic church wanted to eclipse the festivities of the rival Pagan religion that they seen as a threat. Modern day Christians at long last have realized that the December celebrations is a Pagan festival and has nothing to do with the birth of their so called Jesus and have started rebelling against it. In the USA The tree is no longer called a Christmas tree, but a ‘Holiday Tree’ instead. As the Christian church falls more and more into decay, Christians are leaving the church in vast numbers. They now realize that Christianity is just mythology, taught as theology and touted as gospel (an unquestionable truth). Just like the biblical story of Jonah and the Whale, many find the belief system does not hold one shred of credibility.

Trevor E. Cowan

Kevin Rudd. The New Australian Labor Party Leader.

On December 4 2006 Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard defeated Kim Beazley and Jenny Macklin in a Caucus ballot in Canberra. Let us hope that this at last will put an end to the infighting and backbiting within the Labor Party so they can get on with the job of running for Government. I feel that if the Labor Party does not unify and support the new leader it might as well fold up. How many more chances do they expect the Australian public to give them?

Much has been made in the media about Kevin Rudd and his ‘Christian Ethics.’
Hmmmmmmmm. Christian ethics? Is this implying that ‘Christian Ethics’ are superior or any better than any other sort of ethics? I am not a Christian, in fact I do not believe an any religion at all, and I am incensed that it would be inferred that anyones ‘values’ are in any way superior to mine merely on religious grounds. As far as I am concerned, religion has no place in politics. You only need to look at countries that have tried to mix religion and politics to see how they have fared.

One bit of advice I would like to give Kevin Rudd is to remember that if he ever hopes to lead the Australian Labor Party to victory and become Prime Minister of Australia would not to push such a divisive strategy as religion (with the multicultural peoples that we have in Australia) and concentrate on politics and running the country.

Trevor E. Cowan

Australian Telstra

It has been common knowledge for quite some time now that paying to get an unlisted phone number from Telstra is no guarantee that you will not receive any more unwelcome calls from Telemarketer, etc. This is due to either Telstra itself, or workers in the Telstra industry making a profit by selling these marketing companies your unlisted telephone number.
I hear that most of these Telemarketing companies have now moved off-shore to places such as India where they can not only get the job done at a far cheaper rate, but where they would not come under Australian law. A great many of these companies work under Internet phone systems at a much reduced cost also. If you have a phone attachment showing the callers number, the calls will be shown as an ‘Over seas caller’ or such like. This way you are forewarned before you lift your telephone receiver.
I was being so harassed by some of these callers that I complained to Telstra who set up a system to monitor my telephone calls to track the culprit down, so as to block their calls.
You know something strange? Right from the very day that I had my phone system monitored I have not received one telemarketing call. Neither from the callers that had been making a pest of themselves, or any other telemarketer. Now! Wouldn’t it be interesting to suppose that Telstra or their employees, not only made a few dollars on the side by selling unlisted telephone numbers, but also made a few extras dollars by warning telemarketing companies which telephones were being monitored, so to stay away from them. You would have to admit that it is an interesting thought.
Trevor E. Cowan

USA POLICIES ALSO UNACCEPTABLE

America is so busy and so used to being able to ‘Push’ other countries around that I feel that people in power like George Bush, Condoleezza Rice and a few others have really lost sight of what is really going on in the world today. I also feel that they could bring about the downfall of the last Super Power.

The USA says that countries like Iran, North Korea, Iraq wanting nuclear arms is not acceptable.

A few facts here:

The USA having nuclear arms is NOT acceptable to many other countries, and let’s not forget that the USA is the only country to use them.

It is NOT acceptable that the rest of the world has signed the Kyoto Protocol against Global Warming, which expires in 2012. But countries like the USA and Australia, which while having signed have no intention to ratify because it will effect their economy.

Am I to understand that the economies of other countries do not matter, just so long as the economies of the USA and Australia are in good shape? But then again. George Bush would only have to tell John Howard to jump, and John Howard would come back with a ‘How High George?’

The USA will soon have to realize that it’s days of being able to push other countries around are quickly drawing to a close, because other countries are growing tired of supporting the USA in it’s unrealistic demands on other countries.

Remember the old saying? It is not the size of the dog that counts, but it is the size of the fight in the dog? Many of these other countries that the USA is trying to push around are desperate and do not have much to lose. The USA failed in it’s attempts to push North Korea around once before. It also failed in it’s attempt to push North Vietnam around. So how is it going to succeed in pushing Iraq, Iran, and North Korea around at the same time? While keeping it’s eye on the South American countries of course. Other countries out there have now realized that the USA has extended itself

When I was living in New Zealand, the Coal Miners Union had a motto, and it went like this ‘United we stand, divided we fall.’ I now think you are seeing this used against the USA by the countries that it has bullied for so many years.

The English people have woken up at long last and have realized that they were drawn into the Iraq war on a load of fanciful lies. (bull-shit is the Australian term for it), and now want out. I just hope that our Australian Government do not take much longer in waking up. Maybe it will take another incident like the Vietnam War when our young people realized that the war was an unjust war, so they just refused to go.

 Trevor E. Cowan

The Bible And The Holy Qura’n As I Don’t Understand Them.

I personally do not believe in religion in any shape or form as it is just man conceived. Somebody telling you that something had taken place, without having any actual witnesses or any way of verifying it. For example, the Bible cannot verify itself. Verification of anything needs to come from an independent source to hold any credibility at all. (I will not enter into a discussion or a debate over this, so don’t try to drag me into one) I do however make an effort to try and see things from the other persons point of view, so I do have a Bible that I read from time to time, and an English translation of the Holy Qura’n that is also printed in Arabic. The Qura’n I have been told has the original accompanying Arabic script so it cannot be misinterpreted, or subject to interpretation like the Bible. This way you have the original to refer back to.

I understand this to mean that unlike the Bible, the Qura’n has not changed in in the last 1400 years, or since 600 CE. I feel that having something kept in the original form is always good, but at times I feel that we need to advance with time and experience or we could find ourselves caught in a ‘time warp’.

I also feel that is how a great deal of misunderstanding has come about between the Christian and the Islamic religion today. While one is progressing, the other appears to have remained stationary. So we in the Western world are dealing with thinking and values that belong 1400 years in the past, and I also feel that this gap and misunderstanding is only going to widen as time goes by.

As I have already said. I have read both the Bible and the Holy Qura’n, and found them both to be wonderful books, with both having a beautiful guide for life. If only people would follow the instructions written in them and not distort them, or try to force other people to follow their way whether they wanted to or not.

Trevor E. Cowan

The Perpetual Interfering By The USA

It really does astound me to hear that The military coup in Thailand is less than 24 hours old and already the USA thinks it has the right to stick it’s nose in and tell the people of Thailand what they should or should not be doing.

It looks to me that the USA wants to control just about all of the Middle East. Alright, I can understand that because the USA wants control of the petroleum resources there. They would also control Cuba given half a chance, but Fidel Castro will not allow this to happen, (and good on him) The USA also controls many other countries with economic sanctions etc, and now they want to stick their nose into Asia to tell the Asians want to do. They want them to get back to a democracy, (democracy approved of by the USA of course) regardless of whether Thailand wants a democracy or not.

One thing puzzles me, and I would really like to know the answer to this. Burma has been under a military Junta since 1962 while their duly elected President Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been jailed, ridiculed and under house arrest all of this time. Why isn’t the USA ‘saber rattling’and doing something about this? It is a Dictatorship isn’t it? Or is it that the USA only wants to it’s will when it knows that the USA has much to gain by helping? What is generally known as ‘A fair weather friend’.

Trevor E. Cowan

American Presidents And The USA

Technorati Tags : george, bush, usa, president, bill, clinton, americans George Bush’s temper tantrums are not only costing him his credibility, but also the following of those that have tried so hard to remain loyal to him. Unfortunately his spoiled child like behavior is taking the USA down the tubes with him.

At one time the USA was looked up to and respected by most of the world, but unfortunately Presidents like George Bush Jr. (with the garbage about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq) and Bill Clinton (I never had sex with that woman) all but make the United States Presidency look like a ‘Three Ringed Circus’.

One cannot but feel sorry for the many genuine American people (and I have met quite a few) who are now starting to feel ashamed of telling the people that they meet overseas that they are American.

Trevor E. Cowan

The Pope And His Statement To Islam

Technorati Tags : Pope, Pope, Benedict, XVI, Muslim, Christian, ChristianityPope Benedict XVI only had to make a small quote from a 14th century Byzantine Emperor which said ‘Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword he faith he preached’ and immediately Muslims from all over the world were outraged to the extent that they burnt effigies of the Pope, demanded stronger apologies after he had already apologized (maybe a bit of groveling and asking forgiveness and offer to convert to Islam might help?) threatening to invade and take over the Vatican, plus outcries against Christianity. All of the above plus threats of violence for daring to speak out against Islam.

Well Benedict (I will not call you Pope (which means Holy Father) for while I am not a Christian I have read the Bible, and it says quite clearly there that Christians should call nobody ‘Father’ but God) If you want to prove that Islam was connected to violence, you done a damn fine job of doing it. Hahaha. Credit goes where credit is due in proving your point, you were an outstanding success.

Trevor E. Cowan

The USA And Iran

Technorati Tags : US, USA, Iran, Weapons, of, mass, destructionGeorge Bush and the US Government appear to be very upset than Iran may soon be in a position to develop a nuclear weapon. Well I am upset about that too, as I consider that even one nuclear weapon is one too many. But in the usual bullying way that The USA uses against other weaker countries it resorts to threats. Threats like do as we tell you or we could invade you, or threats like we will get other countries to side with us to use economic sanctions against you. (it looks as though other countries are not too willing to back George Bush on this one though) If we cannot get the backing of other countries, then maybe we could try re-writing the Geneva Convention to suit ourselves. But we will get you one way or the other, because the USA always gets it’s own way.

Let’s face it. George Bush lied about the so called ‘Weapons of mass destruction’ in Iraq, as he has been found to have lied about so many other things. He has not come up with one shred of evidence that Iran intends to actually make a nuclear weapon. But he sure as Hell trying to convince the rest of the world that they are.

The world is growing sick and tired of the USA and it’s school yard bullying ways. Mr Bush. We would all be a lot more impressed if the USA were to say to Iran. Look! You promise not to make any nuclear weapons and be open and transparent about it, and we will dismantle all of our nuclear weapons and do the same.

I do not want Iran to have a nuclear bomb, but neither do I want the USA to have them either, and they have already shown the world that they are quite prepared to use Atomic bombs as they have already done this before, not once but twice.

Trevor E. Cowan

Put A Stop To The Muslim Burqa In Australia

I am amazed to see the number of Muslims coming to live in our Australian country. No! I do not have anything against Muslims, but in our troubled times I am very concerned about the way some Muslim women dress, and I feel that the Australian Government should do something to make the situation safer by requiring them wear regular clothing like everybody else. I do not feel that this would be unreasonable as Australian women traveling to some Muslim countries are compelled to comply with their dress code of wearing a head scarf and a long length dress to cover their legs or be arrested.

It is well know that some Muslims go in for the nasty habit of bombing innocent people, you can read about this just about every day, and Australia has been warned that we will be targeted because the Australian Government has aligned itself with the American Government in it’s war against terrorism. Therein lies my deep concern.

Suppose one, or several Muslim women were to enter a crowded shopping Mall wearing a ‘burqa’ as I have seen these women wearing. How could a member of the public, a police officer or a security guard tell if they were wearing a bomb under the burqa? Supposing a Muslim women wearing burqas were to enter a restaurant, have a meal, then depart, leaving an explosive device behind? How could any eye witness describe anyone wearing a burqa if they are fully clothed from head to toe? To my way of thinking the situation is ridiculous, and the Government should be doing something about it now before it is too late and many Australians and their families have to suffer needlessly the way they did in Bali. It seems that when we visit a Muslim country, we are compelled to follow their dress code and laws, but when they come to Australia, they can do as they like. It is about time our Government put a stop to this.

Being able to see a woman’s hair and legs may be offense in a Muslim country, but they are in our country and not their’s and should get used to this fact. Pesonally I find someone being able to dress in a similar fashion to the Klu Klux Klan and being able to walk our streets to be very offensive.

Trevor E. Cowan

God Did Not Make Man!

God did not make man!

It was man that made God. Because man needed something to explain the things he could not understand. It can be seen around the world today that the more man understands, the less a belief in a God is needed.

Trevor E. Cowan