From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jan 19 2003 - 14:47:32 MST
--- Damien Broderick <thespike@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Spudboy100@aol.com :
>
> < I once stated that when the war comes to the Aussie mainland, many
> Australians will first blame America for getting it involved on the
> war on terror, and thus making Australia a victim of Islamic "rage."
> I, indeed, encountered this, right after the Bali attack >
>
> Bali is not part of the Australian mainland.
>
> Bali is part of Indonesia, and contains the largest Hindu population
> on the planet.
>
> The terrorist bombers have apologized (?!) for the number of
> `innocent bystander' Australians killed in the attack; they thought
> the tourists they were killing were predominantly Americans. This
> applies equally to the Australians (and many other nationals) slain
> in the WTC attacks: collateral damage.
Oh, well, that must mean it's okay. Is Australia going to sit idly by
with every terrorist attack so long as the terrorists apologize
afterwards for those Australians who died as collateral damage? I mean,
to them, I am sure it is difficult to tell the difference between
Aussies and Yanks. We all look alike, and I'm sure they can't tell the
dialects apart. I'll even bet that there are t-shirt makers in Dubai
selling like hotcakes a design that says to the effect of "Yanks,
Aussies, Brits, Kiwis? !@#% it, kill 'em all and let Allah sort them
out." So long as they apologize afterward, I'm sure it will be all
right.
Makes me think of a Monty Python-like skit:
Scene: Ex-Pat British fellow in tweeds, sitting at a Paris cafe and
drinking tea while reading the morning edition. A crook walks up to the
cashier, shoots him and loots the till. The bullet ricochets off the
espresso machine, knocks the tweed cap off the Brit, and shatters his
tea cup. The crook abasedly apologizes for ruining the Brits suit and
paper, that he was aiming for the Frenchman. The Brit says, "Oh, thats
quite alright. I was planning on getting it replaced anyway, and you
only meant to off the Frog, besides." They both go on their way with a
handshake and a nod.
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