Article

2013-06-12 Down Under

Australia must remain vigilant about Islamist extremism

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by ryuge 2013-06-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 True enuff - Aussie-feared China in time has no qualms about dealing harshly or violently wid any Islamist threat to its interests, but right now e.g. Okinawa-Senkakus + SCS its focii/priority is reducing US power-n-influence in East-South Asia + "breaking out" of the "first island chain" vee US-Allies, NOT any Islamist threat to OZ + Kiwi-land [New Zealand].

At last check, China was attempting bilateral rapperochement wid Papua-New Guinea as per strategic natural resources includ "rare-earth" minerals. An [anti-US] PLA presence in Papua-New Guinea can certainly help the Aussies restrain the growing Islamist regional threat - THE QUESTION IS WHETHER AUSTRALIA WANTS THE PLA TO BE THAT CLOSE TO ITS SHORES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-06-12 00:25|| 2013-06-12 00:25|| Front Page Top

23:42 Eric Jablow
23:37 USN, Ret.
23:36 trailing wife
23:19 USN, Ret.
23:17 USN, Ret.
23:17 Pliny the Cheap6130
23:13 Pliny the Cheap6130
23:12 SteveS
23:05 Redneck Jim
22:59 Eric Jablow
22:58 Pliny the Cheap6130
22:49 Rambler in Virginia
22:31 trailing wife
22:26 tipper
22:01 Sears
21:50 KBK
21:33 trailing wife
21:27 Frank G
21:23 Frank G
21:13 Glenmore
21:03 RandomJD
21:02 badanov
20:58 OldSpook
20:53 Pappy