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2003-01-22 Axis of Evil

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Posted by Steve 2003-01-22 12:58 pm|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 maybe the choice of Bastille as the op name is a poke in the eye to the surrender monkeys?

Posted by Frank G 2003-01-22 13:14:20|| 2003-01-22 13:14:20|| Front Page Top

#2 I was right!
DEFENCE Minister Robert Hill said it was a "reasonable inference" Australia would now take part in an attack on Iraq should a campaign get the green light. His comments came as the deployment finally earned a codename "Operation Bastille". As the French stormed the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789 marking the birth of the republic and freeing the French from royal tyranny - military planners believe Australia will play its part in storming Baghdad and getting rid of the tyrant Saddam Hussein.
I'm sure, Frank, that poking a stick in France's eye never occured to them. (wink)

Posted by Steve 2003-01-22 13:25:23|| 2003-01-22 13:25:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

Posted by seafarious 2003-01-22 13:34:08|| 2003-01-22 13:34:08|| Front Page Top

#4 The Aussies are truly one of our least-celebrated/appreciated allies, and seem to be there with us, along with the Brits, of course, when it hits the fan. Good call Steve!

Posted by Frank G 2003-01-22 13:50:49|| 2003-01-22 13:50:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Off Topic...Tim Blair is collecting donations for the victims of the Canberra fires. Please drop by his blog and give what you can. He's offering a linky-link to any bloggers that donate five dollars or more, but I think we should give...just because!

Posted by seafarious 2003-01-22 14:11:34|| 2003-01-22 14:11:34|| Front Page Top

#6 I think we're begining to see who our real friends are around the world. The Aussies are one of them, getting charter membership in Pax Anglosphera

Posted by Mark Byron 2003-01-22 21:03:30|| [markbyron.blogspot.com] 2003-01-22 21:03:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Maybe we can coax the Aussies out of the Commonwealth and into Nafta.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-01-22 22:25:21|| 2003-01-22 22:25:21|| Front Page Top

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