Re: more Aussies and Yanks and Iraq war attitudes

From: avatar (avatar@renegadeclothing.com.au)
Date: Tue Feb 04 2003 - 03:53:18 MST

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    This email is doing the rounds in Australia (my girlfriend got it):

    The Commonwealth Government has kindly given us the opportunity for a
    spontaneous referendum about the War on Iraq.

    IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE WAR, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT'S "TERRORIST KIT" IS
    DELIVERED TO YOUR HOUSE, MARK IT "RETURN TO SENDER" OR SIMPLY "RTS"
    AND DROP INTO THE NEAREST POST BOX.

    If the government is indeed supportive of "democracy", we should send
    them this message to convey the feelings of the vast majority of the
    Australian people.

    PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL ONTO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.

    Thank you.

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Damien Broderick" <thespike@earthlink.net>
    To: <extropians@extropy.org>
    Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 4:24 PM
    Subject: more Aussies and Yanks and Iraq war attitudes

    > Just thought you-all'd like to know:
    >
    > http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/02/04/1044318595263.html
    >
    > Australia is the country most in favour of military action against Iraq,
    an
    > international poll of 39 countries has found.
    >
    > The Gallup International survey, released today, found 68 per cent of
    > Australians backed military action against Iraq, with 56 per cent in
    favour
    > only if the United Nations supported it.
    >
    > Only 12 per cent of Australians supported unilateral action by the United
    > States and its allies.
    >
    > Some 27 per cent of Australian respondents said they would not support war
    > under any circumstances - five per cent didn't know.
    >
    > In Australia, levels of support for war outstripped even the US, where the
    > poll showed 67 per cent supported military action.
    >
    > However, 33 per cent of Americans supported unilateral action, with 34 per
    > cent backing a UN-sanctioned war.
    >
    > Some 21 per cent of Americans said they would not support war under any
    > circumstances and 12 per cent didn't know.
    >
    >



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