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Australia considers cutting citizenships for convicted terrorists
2005-11-10
The Prime Minister says he is considering stripping convicted terrorists of their Australian citizenship. John Howard says he is listening to arguments for and against removing citizens with dual nationality from Australia once they have served a jail sentence. He says he has no immediate plans to make a decision on the issue. "It's not right at the top of our list," he said. "There are arguments for and against and I'm listening to those arguments and we're not about to make a decision on that."

The federal Attorney-General says the question of whether to strip convicted terrorists of Australian citizenship is not a simple one. Philip Ruddock says the Prime Minister has asked him and the Citizenship Minister, John Cobb, to look into the matter. Some Liberal backbenchers have already supported the idea of deporting dual citizens found guilty of terrorism crimes. Mr Ruddock says he and Mr Cobb will examine the issues. "It's important to recognise that if people undertake behaviour which is antipathetic and is in conflict with their commitment to Australia, you are entitled to question whether the protection that comes from citizenship is something that they are able to retain and some people are," he said.
Posted by:God Save The World AKA Oztralian

#12  It's not like the Magic Kingdom has ever had any problem with the idea of revoking citizenship. Just ask Osama Bin Ladin
Posted by: Secret Master   2005-11-10 16:47  

#11  hmm the cleric in question also has algerian citizenship...I wonder if France will take him off our hands..one we finished with him
Posted by: Sundown   2005-11-10 15:20  

#10  No, the proprietor of Right Thinking.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-11-10 14:54  

#9  if I recall correctly, has dual Australian/U.S. citizenship.
Sorry, incorrect.
Ahnold is a German from Austria, Not an Ozzite.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2005-11-10 14:18  

#8  Having citizenship or not doesn't make a difference here in the states. In fact we have millions of folks that aren't citizens, and not only are they not citizens, they can do horrible crimes and then scoot back across the border and not be held accountable because we believe in the death penalty. So they have their country as a safe haven.
Drives me nuts.
Posted by: Jan   2005-11-10 12:19  

#7  RJ,

Agreed. Deporting them only means that they set up shop somewhere else in the world. Dead, please.
Posted by: Dreadnought   2005-11-10 11:19  

#6  A citizen convicted of treason should be shot. A non-citizen accused of the same crime is a spy, and should be shot.

I'm not sure I see any reason to worry about citizenship status.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2005-11-10 10:53  

#5  Dual citizenship is fine. But if they're convicted of a terrorist act, or even of stealing, rape or straight out murder then deport, deport, deport them to the motherland!
Posted by: Anon1   2005-11-10 10:36  

#4  Dual citizenship is a joke.

Not necessarily; it depends on who #2 is. The proprietor of Right-Thinking-from-the-Left-Coast, if I recall correctly, has dual Australian/U.S. citizenship.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2005-11-10 10:19  

#3  Strip them of citizenship?? If their convicted KILL EM'!!!!
Posted by: ARMYGUY   2005-11-10 10:15  

#2  Dual citizenship is a joke. Kill it every chance you get, John.
Posted by: Glavith Photch1049   2005-11-10 08:40  

#1  Sounds like a solid plan of action. Willing others can be trained to manage convenience stores and airport security posts.
Posted by: Besoeker   2005-11-10 08:38  

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