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| Downer warns of nuclear terrorism threat |
| 2005-10-10 |
| Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer says there is a real risk that terrorists will acquire weapons of mass destruction. Mr Downer has launched a report outlining Australia's efforts to combat the proliferation of nuclear weapons. He says the world has changed since the end of the Cold War, with the main threat to global security now coming from rogue states and terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah. "Jemaah Islamiah's spiritual leader Abu Bakar Bashir recently stated that the use of nuclear weapons was justified if necessary," Mr Downer said. "We know all too sadly the deadly effect of Jemaah Islamiah's home-made bombs but can we conceive the devastation were they ever to get their hands on weapons of mass destruction?" |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 Simple clearcutting will alleviate the majority of symptoms and permit a return to fixing far more important problems than one particular religion's bloodthirsty quest for global domination No! It sounds good but I took the Pledge! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-10 15:04 |
| #3 "Jemaah Islamiah's spiritual leader Abu Bakar Bashir recently stated that the use of nuclear weapons was justified if necessary," Mr Downer said. "We know all too sadly the deadly effect of Jemaah Islamiah's home-made bombs but can we conceive the devastation were they ever to get their hands on weapons of mass destruction?" Hat tip to Mrs. Davis. Which is why it becomes increasingly necessary for all target countries of such an atrocity to put terrorism supporters and proliferators on notice that a single nuclear terror attack will result in wholesale destruction of all specified parties. It is time to raise the stakes and make sure that terrorism and any failure to combat same comes with a horrendous price tag. The sooner this is made clear, the more quickly this world can return to fighting truly important battles. Islamist terrorism absorbs an enormous portion of available security resources and finances in the name of combating a puny handful of fanatics and those who actively or tacitly support them. This monstrous diversion of wealth is directly responsible for the death of thousands on a daily basis. Money better spent upon fighting disease, famine, poverty, illiteracy and oppression is instead flushed down the rathole of suppressing terrorist activity. How many more thousands must die at the behest of combating terrorism? If Islamist fanatics unleash even a single nuclear atrocity, this world is no longer obliged to sort tediously amongst tendrils and roots of their murderous networks. Simple clearcutting will alleviate the majority of symptoms and permit a return to fixing far more important problems than one particular religion's bloodthirsty quest for global domination. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2005-10-10 12:56 |
| #2 Bummber, Downer. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-10-10 09:29 |
| #1 what a Downer. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-10-10 07:43 |