Monday, December 22, 2003

Archbishop to denounce detention policy?

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, is planning to use his Christmas sermon to criticise the detention without trial of terrorism suspects, [scapegoats and patsies for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East.]

He will say the imprisonment of Muslim men in Britain and at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba sends the wrong message at a time when the West is trying to persuade Middle Eastern states to become tolerant democracies. [?]

[Not quite correct. Try, when the west is attacking democracies with its pre-emptive strikes on sovereign nation states with its, illegal and degrading resource wars, occupations, installing puppet governments, and genocides in Afghanistan and Iraq.]

Dr Williams has, [allegedly], made the improvement of dialogue between Christianity and Islam a priority during his first year as leader of the worldwide Anglican church and has been one of the most vehement critics of the war in Iraq.

[But he doesn't speak the whole truth, why is that?]

Dr Williams will use his Christmas day sermon directly to criticise the detention without trial of Muslims suspected of terrorist offences, [Muslims used as scapegoats and patsies for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East], 14 of them at Belmarsh jail in London.

He told the Sunday Times that it jeopardised the efforts of moderate Muslims to foster democratic principles and religious tolerance in countries such as Iraq.

[Just plain propaganda by the West!]

By Without Trial 22 December 03

Vigil: Season's Greetings for David and Mamdouh
On behalf of the Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group I invite you to participate in a Vigil with the Theme: Season's Greetings for David and Mamdouh.

US court delivers blow to Guantanamo policy
In a stinging rebuke of the Bush Government, a United States appeals court has ruled the US cannot imprison "enemy combatants," [scapegoats and patsy's for the Coaltion of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East], captured in Afghanistan, [held], indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay and deny them access to lawyers.

Hicks's lawyer hopeful of meeting before Christmas
Adelaide lawyer Stephen Kenny says he hopes to meet with United States military captive David Hicks at Guantanamo Bay before Christmas.

Red Cross warns resource wars in the Middle East are eroding human rights The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned that the worldwide campaign against terrorism [the Coalition of the Killing's resource wars in the Middle East], must not be used to breach peoples right under international law.

Lawyers differ on Guantanamo deal
The lawyers for the two Australian men being held, [tortured in solitary confinement], at Guantanamo Bay have had different reactions to the, [war criminal], Federal Government's agreement with the, [war criminal], United States over procedures for any 'military trials'.

US 'political prisoners' demand rule of US law
FOREIGN prisoners, [scapegoats for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East], held in Cuba, including Australians David Hicks and Mamdouh Habib, will never have played their legal card until they're freed!

Government should fund 'free Hicks' doco
TAXPAYERS have forked out $185,000 for a documentary promoting the release of David Hicks - because the Coalition of the Killing used him as a scapegoat for their illegal and degrading resource war's in the Middle East.

A STRUGGLE ON TWO FRONTS: PRISONS & IMPERIALIST WAR
After a war waged by the U.S. military against Vietnam which took the lives of more than 3 million Vietnamese people and more than 58,000 GIs, the U.S. finally withdrew in 1975. It had suffered its first official major military defeat by a united people struggle led by the Vietnamese, along with a mass U.S. anti-war movement.

Supporters doubt PM's efforts to release Habib, Hicks
The supporters of two Australian detainees [prisoners] being held [tortured] by the United States at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba say they draw no comfort from [war criminal], Prime Minister John Howard raising the men's plight with [war criminal], US President George W Bush.

Greens For Freedom of Political Prisoners
The Greens politicians refused to be ejected and attempted to deliver a letter and photograph to the president. But Kerry was literally dragged away and that behaviour in Parliament was worrying.

Habib's wife to join Greens Protest during Bush Visit
The wife of an Australian man imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay has urged the Prime Minister to seek her husband's release when the United States President visits Australia this week.

Red Cross Criticizes Indefinite Detention in Guantanamo Bay
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Oct. 9 A senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday that the holding of more than 600 detainees [prisoners] here was unacceptable because they were being held for open-ended terms without proper legal process.

Australia: Crean backs war criminals
The Federal Labor leader, Simon Crean, has tried to head off planned protests by some opposition MPs when the US President addresses Parliament next week.

Bush's Vanished Prisoner
He Wonders Whether He Will See the Light of Day Again October 10th, 2003 6:00 PM

Guantanamo Bay treatment: Limbo
Former federal judges, diplomats, military officials and human rights advocates in the United States have urged the Supreme Court to review the cases of detainees [scapegoats for the Coalition of the Killing's resource wars in the Middle East], being held without charge at Guantanamo Bay in the name of terrorism.

Australia: Justice for Hicks & Habib
The public forum Justice for Hicks & Habib was quite a success. Approximately 130 people attended the event, a big number for a Saturday eve!

Pilger said White House knew Saddam was no threat
Australian investigative journalist John Pilger says he has evidence the war against Iraq was based on a lie which could cost George W Bush and Tony Blair their jobs and bring Prime Minister John Howard down with them.

Illegal and degrading war crimes: Society on the New World Order (OWN)! While Australia and the US are very distinctive societies war criminal, Prime Minister John Howard and war criminal, President George Bush share core values.

Civil Liabilities: Howard's diversity? I had a dream?
The war criminal, Prime Minister, John Howard, who only yesterday was claiming he was showing diversity has stepped up pressure on the states to support plans to increase the war criminal, Federal Attorney-General's powers to ban terrorist organisations, [scapegoats and patsies for the Coalition of the Killing's illegal and degrading resource wars in the Middle East.]

Terry Hicks Odyssey for Justice for his Imprisoned Son
Terry Hicks, David Hicks father, one of two Australian [scapegoats] held imprisoned [and tortured] at Guantanamo Bay, arrives tomorrow Saturday 20 September in Sydney. He will hold a Press Conference at 2pm at Breakout, 65 Bellevue St. Glebe.

Evidence that Howard was complicit in CIA, false flag, call to arms, Bali bombings War criminal John Howard was complicit in the call to arms - false flag operation - Bali bombings - instigated by the CIA - and the Coalition of the Killing - to bolster support - and quell dissent for their illegal and degrading resource wars in the Middle East.

State terror units caused the terror!
The level of suspicion and surveillance created by the [US false flag operation and call to arms] Bali bombings, created by [ the Coalition of the Killing and Australian's complicity to go to war on Iraq] means that all Australian's suffer the loss of their human rights, civil rights and their democratic rights, as well as those Australian's who lost their life in Bali.

Australia backs CIA Reichstag, Downer's propaganda
The Foreign Affairs Minister says the latest message from Osama bin Laden is worrying. [Just plain rubbish!]

Bin Laden calls? CIA blind man's bluff!
A [US propaganda, fear-mongering] taped message purportedly from Osama bin Laden has warned Arab nations against supporting a war against Iraq but has branded Saddam Hussein an infidel.

Absence of faith in the Australian Gov't

A Sydney-based former baggage handler and his brother have been found guilty in Lebanon's 'military court' of helping to fund a terrorist network linked to Al Qaeda.

[Just plain rubbish and propaganda. A military court? Since when does a judgement in a military court have any bearing on the truth? Australia? or the World? What evidence does a military court have in relation to an allegation? None!]


Bilal and Maher Khazal have been sentenced to 10 years' jail with hard labour in their absents.

The brothers, who live in Sydney, have been sentenced in absentia for allegedly helping finance a Sunni Islamic extremist group behind a string of bomb attacks against American businesses across Lebanon. [? What evidence?]

That's if you believe Lebanon and their military court.

Is there any good reason why American businesses should get this result against the two brothers living in Australia who have committed no crime here but were convicted in their absents?

Do people normally get convicted in their absents? Why didn't Lebanon call for the brothers? Perhaps they wanted to appease the Americans without sacrificing the brothers? Sounds like? Put your thinking caps on! Sounds like?

We think so because it serves Australia to have alleged terrorists, [scapegoats and patsies for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East.]

On the basis of these allegations and now findings in the defendant's absence of their alleged offences we can see quite clearly that something is wrong here.

They say: Under Lebanese law, the pair must return to Lebanon to appeal against the sentence.

The brothers were found guilty along with 25 other suspects, with sentences ranging from three months to life imprisonment.

A spokesman for Australian Justice Minister, [war criminal], Chris Ellison says Lebanon has not requested the Khazal brothers be extradited from Australia.

So why wouldn't they? Perhaps they can sustain a better conviction if the defendants were merely an illusion.

Earlier this year, regulations were added to Australia's extradition Act to add Lebanon as an extradition country.

[Because Lebanon uses a military court, therefore no evidence is required to make claims and convict people. An easy way for Australia to procure scapegoats and patsies to blame for their illegal and degrading war crimes against humanity.]


A spokesman for, [war criminal], Senator Ellison says that does not necessarily mean an extradition request would be granted, as certain requirements must be met.

[The requirements? Scapegoats and Patsies required urgently for fear-mongering, propaganda.]

[War criminal], Prime Minister John Howard says the Khazal brothers will be extradited if Australia receives a formal request from Lebanon.

"They haven't committed any offence in Australia, they've, [allegedly], committed an offence in Lebanon, they have been, [allegedly], convicted of that offence and we will extradite them if we are asked by Lebanon to extradite them," he said.

Hello, is that Lebanon? Yes we are waiting for you to send us a "formal request". Please send it urgently to JOHN HOWARD care of Parliament House Canberra.

A lawyer representing the Khazal brothers says they will fight any moves to extradite them to Lebanon.

Lawyer Adam Houda says the Federal Government should be protecting the men.

But certainly not preceding and election doesn't make any sense!

Adam Houda: "I'd be disgusted if they comply with any such request because the Government, and Mr Howard in particular, is fully aware how military courts operate and they don't operate according to rules of fairness," he said.

Did you hear that John?

Mr Houda says the brothers believed they were donating to a charity, not an extremist group, and will fight their extradition in the courts.

A spokeswoman for the Australian Federal Police says neither brother has been charged under Australian law.

By Stupid 22 December 03

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Man on first terror charge not first alleged terrorist
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Sydney man terrorised by the NSW Police Force
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ASIO bill expected to pass Senate
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Australian Corruption: Absence in Absentia
Two Sydney brothers illegally sentenced in Lebanon to 10 years' hard labour could cancel extradition, despite the fascist dictator John Howard declaring Australia is ready to extradite them.

Lawyer said Govt made Brigitte a scapegoat
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In bright red letters with an X marks the spot it appeared to be right under Campbell Reid's office.

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Daily Telegraph: Wife had a key role in war
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How the Daily Telegraph seduced an Aussie public!
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An Un-Australian News Pill pushes polls after raising fears
The Un-Australian newspaper is now pushing its own news poll agenda after raising terror fears for the last fortnight. Questions are being asked this morning about what stake the newspaper has in the Australian Government's fear campaign?

ASIO: No responsibility!
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A STRUGGLE ON TWO FRONTS: PRISONS & IMPERIALIST WAR
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Australian fascist laws ready as scapegoat talks
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Fascist wants more power for ASIO
[War criminal] Federal Attorney-General Philip Ruddock wants to strengthen Australia's terrorism laws, [scapegoat laws], to make it easier for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) [state terrorists] to hold and question suspects [scapegoats and patsies], without any evidence for three years and ban organisations.

THE DAILY TERROR and ASIO in Fairyland!
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Mahathir offers to go out with a bang
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US to keep military ties with Indonesia
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The Daily Propaganda: Bali bombings could have been worse?
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner, Mick Keelty, says the bombs that killed 88 Australians in Bali could have done a lot more damage if they had been built differently.

NSW Terrorist Minister leads the way
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Australia: Hamas support group investigations
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Signs of the Times: Aggressive Scepticism
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Civil Liabilities: Howard's diversity? I had a dream?
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Keep the bastards honest: Publicity keeps an eye on ethics?
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Howard, Ellison, Williams, Australian terrorists, Muslim bashing! Brothers sacrificed! [War criminal], Attorney-General Daryl Williams said the Australian Federal Police and ASIO, [Australian state-terrorists], had been in contact with Lebanese authorities over the Khazal brothers. "The Australian authorities are well aware of the fact that a warrant was issued for the arrest of Mr Khazal and his brother in June," [war criminal], Williams said yesterday.

Qantas handler handcuffed to al-Qa'ida
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Islamic movement denies links to Al Qaeda
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Former Qantas worker denies Al Qaeda link
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Woman linked to Four Corners worked at Sydney Airport: JI
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Evidence emerges of proposed Four Corners base in Bali
Parody: More evidence has emerged that the ABC terrorist network believed to have been behind the propaganda in Australia has tried to set up a long-term base in Bali.

Australian Terror cell here long before Bali
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NSW police confirm don't use the phone to talk about terrorism!
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Australia: Terrorising you in secret
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NSW Police Force may get 'special powers'
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State terror units caused the terror!
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Al-Qa'ida or poor people without hope?
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Red paper classes Australia as terrorist suspects
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Australia backs CIA Reichstag, Downer's propaganda
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Middle Eastern: Specific Legislation
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Howard defends terror alert
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Carr backs Fed Govt's terror alert
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NSW Police Force may get 'special powers'
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When Johnny comes marching home again: 'hoorah hoorah'
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Give peace a chance
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The scavengers of terror
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Legal action considered to return asylum seeker

The Australian lawyer for an asylum seeker stranded in an airport transit lounge in South Africa says she is looking at court proceedings to bring him back to Australia.

Eidriess al Salih, 29, has been held for the past three years in immigration detention in Australia.

He is effectively stateless, born in Kuwait to guest worker parents from Sudan.

It is alleged he was given illegal travel documents by officials and flown out of Australia.

His Adelaide-based lawyer, Desly Billich, says he has already exceeded the amount of time allowed under an agreement between Australia and South Africa.

"As I understand, the memo of understanding between Australia and the South African Government permits immigration detention in transit in Johannesburg for only a period of 24 hours - he's now been held for an excess of 70 to 80 hours as I understand it," she said.

By Return To Sender 22 December 03

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On the 2nd day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of Joy'.
On the 3rd day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of love'.
On the 4th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of hope'.
On the 5th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of faith'.

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Downer out of touch: Archbishop Carnley
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Howard Govt: Absolute vacuum on Compassion, Reality and Justice
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Judge renews child detainee release call
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Ruddock to challenge Family Court ruling
Ruddock said it is unfortunate the Full Court of the Family Court made the decision. He said a successful High Court challenge could see the children returned to detention.

Children in Baxter Detention Centre: Tell me a fable...
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Where did you say you reside Mr Carr?
New South Wales Premier Bob Carr says a protest outside Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock's Sydney home should have been called off for moral reasons. Mr Carr says people who want to protest against the Federal Government's immigration policies should do it in Sydney's CBD, not outside Mr Ruddock's home.

Three protesters tricked outside Ruddock's house
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Australia: Child detention, tell me a fable...
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Amnesty calls for release of children from detention centres
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Child detainees 'living in a nightmare', report finds
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Demonstrators prepared for Baxter protest
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Santa Clause is coming to Baxter

On the 1st day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of peace'.
On the 2nd day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of Joy'.
On the 3rd day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of love'.
On the 4th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of hope'.
On the 5th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of faith'.
On the 6th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of good health'.
On the 7th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of understanding'.
On the 8th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of creativity'.
On the 9th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of abundance'.
On the 10th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of belief'.
On the 11th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of laughter'.
On the 12th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of music'.
On the 13th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of the blue sky'.
On the 14th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of the evening sky'.
On the 15th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of the midday sun'.
ON the 16th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of friendship'.
On the 17th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of happiness'.
On the 18th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of the gentle breeze'.
On the 19th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of gladness'.
On the 20th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of white clouds'.
On the 21st day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of song'.
On the 22nd day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of charity'.
On the 23rd day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of the moon at night'.
On the 24th day of Christmas 'We give you the gift of the stars at night'.

On the 25th day of Christmas 'We gather all these gifts and place them in your heart'.

"Lorraine Dunn-Byrnes".

By my calculation all these things add up to LIBERTY!


Refugee advocacy group Rural Australians for Refugees will deliver gifts to every detainee at South Australia's Baxter detention centre this Christmas.

Sister Claudette Cusack from the Port Augusta group says members from across Australia have prepared about 230 gifts for the detainees, regardless of their faith or age.

She says the gifts are mainly practical items like stationery, towels and art and craft materials.

Sister Claudette says careful consideration has also been given to ensure the gifts will be allowed into the detention centre.

"We're going to wrap them in clear cellophane so that the ACM [Australasian Correctional Management] people can see exactly what's in them so that they don't need to be opened hopefully, so that they can come as gifts," she said.

By HO HO HO 22 December 03

SAINT NICK: I have received many letters from asylum seekers this Christmas. Most have said they have been good, taking into account the situation they now find themselves in, 'detained'.

So to all the asylum seekers, fathers, mothers, and children being detained, may all your dreams come true in 2004.

So for all you scapegoats and patsies imprisoned for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East, may all your dreams come true in 2004.

Vigil: Season's Greetings for David and Mamdouh

On behalf of the Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group I invite you to participate in a Vigil with the Theme: Season's Greetings for David and Mamdouh.

And may anyone who really cares about these people Vote 1 the Greens 'without fear 'in the next Federal election in 2004 - so these people don't have to remain detained or sacrificed - for an alleged war on terror - (the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East) - that is without doubt also, THE WAR ON LIBERTY!


WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Nauru staff 'fear children are next'?
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Australian Govt human rights record 'worsening'
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Downer out of touch: Archbishop Carnley
Anglican Archbishop Peter Carnley has called on Alexander Downer to lift his game, saying the Foreign Minister has put Australia into a "difficult position internationally".

JUSTICE KIRBY: JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
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Howard Govt: Absolute vacuum on Compassion, Reality and Justice
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New A-G Ruddock has no regard for the independence of courts
As immigration Minister Ruddock's respect fell short of human rights when he tried to stop appeals introducing the Pacific Solution which means if an illegal immigrant is picked up in Australian waters by our navey they are sent elsewhere for processing. If their application for asylum is rejected they can be deported without legal appeal in Australia.

Judge renews child detainee release call
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Ruddock to challenge Family Court ruling
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Children in Baxter Detention Centre: Tell me a fable...
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Where did you say you reside Mr Carr?
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Three protesters tricked outside Ruddock's house
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Australia: Child detention, tell me a fable...
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Amnesty calls for release of children from detention centres
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Child detainees 'living in a nightmare', report finds
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Demonstrators prepared for Baxter protest
Thousands of demonstrators will converged at Port Augusta in preparation for this weekend's expected protest at the Baxter detention centre.

Friday, December 19, 2003

Vigil: Season's Greetings for David and Mamdouh

On behalf of the Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group I invite you to participate in a Vigil with the Theme: Season's Greetings for David and Mamdouh.

When: Friday 19 December 2003
Time: 5-7pm
Where: Sydney Town Hall.

The objective is to continue to inform the public; and maintain the issue alive. There will be information on both David and Mamdouh to hand out to the general public. There will also be two Season's Greetings cards for the public to sign which will be presented to Alexander Downer - as Parliament will be on recess by then, I will ask the Fair Go for David Group in South Australia to present these to Downer.

I am of the idea that a Vigil could be held at major cities all around Australia concurrently, i.e., at the same time and day as the one taking place in Sydney. We could issue a media release thus attract media attention. I will be contacting other groups around Australia to see if this is possible.

Terry Hicks contacted me and he is keen on the idea. I also spoke to Stephen Hopper and he thinks that this is fine. He will be contacting Maha to see if she could attend the vigil.

[It would be great to get your support and see if we can get a group which is eager to continue with the campaign for Justice for Hicks and Habib. This group could have members from the various peace groups and could serve as a coordinating/working group on the campaign.]

We need to continue to put pressure on the government and demand the repatriation or release of these two Australian men. David and Mamdouh have been turned into the 'sacrificial lambs' of the infamous 'war on terror'. This could happen to any other Australian who happens to be travelling overseas. Furthermore, this could happen to anyone dissenting with government political policies and stand.

Your comments and ideas are welcome. Please support this event and contact me if you would like to get involved in the organisation of this event.

For Justice & Peace, Marlene Obeid (0401 758 871) Vigil Coordinator Canterbury-Bankstown Peace Group

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US 'political prisoners' demand rule of US law
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Supporters doubt PM's efforts to release Habib, Hicks
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Greens For Freedom of Political Prisoners
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Red Cross Criticizes Indefinite Detention in Guantanamo Bay
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Australia: Crean backs war criminals
The Federal Labor leader, Simon Crean, has tried to head off planned protests by some opposition MPs when the US President addresses Parliament next week.

Bush's Vanished Prisoner
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Guantanamo Bay treatment: Limbo
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Australia: Justice for Hicks & Habib
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Pilger said White House knew Saddam was no threat
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State terror units caused the terror!
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Australia backs CIA Reichstag, Downer's propaganda
The Foreign Affairs Minister says the latest message from Osama bin Laden is worrying. [Just plain rubbish!]

Bin Laden calls? CIA blind man's bluff!
A [US propaganda, fear-mongering] taped message purportedly from Osama bin Laden has warned Arab nations against supporting a war against Iraq but has branded Saddam Hussein an infidel.

US court delivers blow to Guantanamo policy

In a stinging rebuke of the Bush Government, a United States appeals court has ruled the US cannot imprison "enemy combatants," [scapegoats and patsy's for the Coalition of the Killing's resource war's in the Middle East], captured in Afghanistan, [held], indefinitely at Guantanamo Bay and deny them access to lawyers.

In a strongly worded 2-1 decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said the indefinite imprisonment at the US naval base in Cuba was inconsistent with US law and raised serious concerns under international law.

"The Government's position is inconsistent with fundamental tenets of American jurisprudence and raises most serious concerns under international law," judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote in the decision.

"We simply cannot accept the Government's position that the Executive Branch possesses the unchecked authority to imprison indefinitely any persons, foreign citizens included, on territory under the sole jurisdiction and control of the United States, without permitting such prisoners recourse of any kind to any judicial forum, or even access [to] counsel."

The ruling is seen as a blow to the, [war criminal], Bush Government's policy towards detainees, [prisoners], in the campaign against terrorism, [the Coalition of the Killing's resource wars in the Middle East.]

One of the San Francisco judges writes that it is the duty of courts to prevent the Executive branch from "running roughshod over the rights of citizens and aliens alike, especially in times of national emergency".

[In times of illegal and degrading wars instigated by the USA and the Coalition of the Killing, to steal resources in the Middle East.]


A lower court is now obliged to hear arguments on behalf of detainees, [prisoners], and to make a ruling as to whether they should all be granted legal counsel.

Only two of the 600 'prisoners' at Guantanamo have so far been granted access to a lawyer. The first was Australian, [scapegoat], David Hicks.

The Pentagon overnight assigned a military defence lawyer to a second detainee, [prisoner], [scapegoat],Yemeni national Salim Ahmed Hamdan.

Like Mr Hicks, he has not yet been charged with anything.

On the Hicks matter, the Pentagon has pointed out today that it is giving Australian lawyer Stephen Kenny permission to speak on almost everything he is formally requesting.

[Gee Thanks!]


At a press conference yesterday, Mr Kenny said he was limited in what he could say. Today, the Pentagon says it only withheld approval for two items relating to security.

By Just Us 19 December 03

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US 'political prisoners' demand rule of US law
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Government should fund 'free Hicks' doco
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A STRUGGLE ON TWO FRONTS: PRISONS & IMPERIALIST WAR
After a war waged by the U.S. military against Vietnam which took the lives of more than 3 million Vietnamese people and more than 58,000 GIs, the U.S. finally withdrew in 1975. It had suffered its first official major military defeat by a united people struggle led by the Vietnamese, along with a mass U.S. anti-war movement.

Supporters doubt PM's efforts to release Habib, Hicks
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Greens For Freedom of Political Prisoners
The Greens politicians refused to be ejected and attempted to deliver a letter and photograph to the president. But Kerry was literally dragged away and that behaviour in Parliament was worrying.

Habib's wife to join Greens Protest during Bush Visit
The wife of an Australian man imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay has urged the Prime Minister to seek her husband's release when the United States President visits Australia this week.

Red Cross Criticizes Indefinite Detention in Guantanamo Bay
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Australia: Crean backs war criminals
The Federal Labor leader, Simon Crean, has tried to head off planned protests by some opposition MPs when the US President addresses Parliament next week.

Bush's Vanished Prisoner
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Guantanamo Bay treatment: Limbo
Former federal judges, diplomats, military officials and human rights advocates in the United States have urged the Supreme Court to review the cases of detainees [scapegoats for the Coalition of the Killing's resource wars in the Middle East], being held without charge at Guantanamo Bay in the name of terrorism.

Australia: Justice for Hicks & Habib
The public forum Justice for Hicks & Habib was quite a success. Approximately 130 people attended the event, a big number for a Saturday eve!

Pilger said White House knew Saddam was no threat
Australian investigative journalist John Pilger says he has evidence the war against Iraq was based on a lie which could cost George W Bush and Tony Blair their jobs and bring Prime Minister John Howard down with them.

Illegal and degrading war crimes: Society on the New World Order (OWN)! While Australia and the US are very distinctive societies war criminal, Prime Minister John Howard and war criminal, President George Bush share core values.

Civil Liabilities: Howard's diversity? I had a dream?
The war criminal, Prime Minister, John Howard, who only yesterday was claiming he was showing diversity has stepped up pressure on the states to support plans to increase the war criminal, Federal Attorney-General's powers to ban terrorist organisations, [scapegoats and patsies for the Coalition of the Killing's illegal and degrading resource wars in the Middle East.]

Terry Hicks Odyssey for Justice for his Imprisoned Son
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Evidence that Howard was complicit in CIA, false flag, call to arms, Bali bombings War criminal John Howard was complicit in the call to arms - false flag operation - Bali bombings - instigated by the CIA - and the Coalition of the Killing - to bolster support - and quell dissent for their illegal and degrading resource wars in the Middle East.

State terror units caused the terror!
The level of suspicion and surveillance created by the [US false flag operation and call to arms] Bali bombings, created by [ the Coalition of the Killing and Australian's complicity to go to war on Iraq] means that all Australian's suffer the loss of their human rights, civil rights and their democratic rights, as well as those Australian's who lost their life in Bali.

Australia backs CIA Reichstag, Downer's propaganda
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Bin Laden calls? CIA blind man's bluff!
A [US propaganda, fear-mongering] taped message purportedly from Osama bin Laden has warned Arab nations against supporting a war against Iraq but has branded Saddam Hussein an infidel.

Ombudsman launches Port Hedland riot inquiry

The Commonwealth ombudsman has agreed to investigate the treatment of detainees at the Port Hedland detention centre, after a riot there this month.

The investigation comes at the request of the incoming Labor party president, Carmen Lawrence. Soon after the riot at the Western Australian detention centre about two weeks ago, Dr Lawrence released a statement alleging guards had beaten a 14-year-old boy and used a cattle prod on another.

She also claimed many of the detainees sustained serious injuries including broken limbs.

The Immigration Department has strongly denied the allegations.

Dr Lawrence says she is pleased the Commonwealth ombudsman has agreed to investigate the claims.

"If there's been any abuse, if there's been any violence against the detainees and the records haven't been destroyed, then that should be evident," she said. "If there hasn't, I'll be amongst those who'll be very pleased to say that the allegations were incorrect." She says the ombudsman has urged detainees who have alleged the violence to refer their claims to police.

By Just Us 19 December 03

Related:

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Judge renews child detainee release call
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Ruddock to challenge Family Court ruling
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Children in Baxter Detention Centre: Tell me a fable...
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Where did you say you reside Mr Carr?
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Three protesters tricked outside Ruddock's house
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Australia: Child detention, tell me a fable...
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Amnesty calls for release of children from detention centres
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Child detainees 'living in a nightmare', report finds
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Demonstrators prepared for Baxter protest
Thousands of demonstrators will converged at Port Augusta in preparation for this weekend's expected protest at the Baxter detention centre.

Thursday, December 18, 2003

Victorian author Raymond Hoser attacked

Author loses everything for publishing truth - dangerous precedent

Only I am allowed to attack the judiciary - Rob Hulls. Whistleblowers Australia has recently received this media release and publish it here in the public interest.

We ask that its contents be disseminated widely as the public interest is at stake. This was a recent quote attributed to Rob Hulls at a Labor Party gathering. Hulls was also quoted as saying that he had taken out "contempt" actions against author Raymond Hoser, not to protect flagging public confidence in the legal system of Victoria, but rather to protect his mates that he'd appointed to the judiciary.

Hulls regarded the ongoing case against Hoser as a pre-emptive strike to stop him or others from being able to publish details of illegal or unethical actions by judges and magistrates. One of Hull's mates, Judge Robert Kent (appointed to the bench by Hulls) died recently after he'd been publicly exposed as a tax-evading criminal. Another judge said that Kent had shown 'disdain' for the law. Media reports said Kent died of a heart attack, but more reliable sources said that the public humiliation of being an exposed criminal drove Kent to commit suicide.

While the case against Hoser and his publisher has been alleged to be about defending the judiciary against so-called "attacks", even though Hoser has not attacked the judiciary, rather merely exposed what goes wrong with it, Hulls is only concerned about defending his mates and their mates and not the judiciary as a whole. Hulls himself is certainly not averse to attacking the judiciary, so long as it is not his mates that he's appointed to the job.

In fact he's done more to undermine public confidence in the legal system then perhaps anyone else. Besides making inappropriate appointments of unsuitable people to the bench, Hulls was instrumental in hounding the Liberal appointed chief magistrate Michael Adams from office, but that was not a contempt of court, because Hulls didn't charge himself! This week in a defective judgement, three court of appeal judges declared Hoser and his publisher guilty of contempt of court for publishing truth about corruption among judges and magistrates.

The judges who ruled against Hoser were employed under Hull's own department and so it came as no surprise that they found in favour of their employer. Hoser had sought all three judges disqualify themselves from the case at the start, due to the obvious conflict of interest, but they had refused.

Monday also officially saw Melbourne University Professor Kim Sawyer formally extinguished from the face of the earth. In a bizarre legal ruling, three Victorian judges supported an assertion by Attorney General Rob Hulls and his spokesman, John Langmead that Kim Sawyer does not exist and hence any claims attributed to him also do not exist.

In their somewhat convoluted and contradictory ruling, three judges said that Sawyer and his statements did not constitute evidence, supporting claims by Hulls and his spokesman, that corruption author Raymond Hoser had invented Kim Sawyer and he does not exist.

The basis of the claim that Sawyer and about ten other people didn't exist was to deny their independent claims that County Judge Neesham had conducted a kangaroo court in a case in 1994 and as a result a miscarriage of justice occurred.

Sawyer, a respected economics professor at the University of Melbourne is flabbergasted that he has been declared non existent by a Victorian court and treats this part of the judgement by their honours Batt, Vincent and Harper as an ongoing joke. However the case as a whole is most certainly not a joke. It is deadly serious.

It also raises the important question of, is a person in contempt of court for pointing out that judges have made serious errors of finding, fact or law?

For those who may be in the dark, yesterday, was a sad day for all Australians who thought that they lived in a free country where truth, justice and freedom of speech were meant to be rights of all citizens.

In a case that's been suppressed in the mainstream media, or when reported, grossly misrepresented, Australia's leading corruption author has been declared guilty of "contempt" of court for publishing the truth about corruption in the legal system in two best-selling books.

The double jeopardy case involved Attorney General Rob Hulls, charging Hoser with "contempt" of court after Hoser had won a defamation action to which Hulls had been a party. Three judges upheld an earlier decision by fellow judge Geoff Eames that said Hoser and no other Australians a right to make statements adverse to fellow judges and magistrates.

Free speech case (legal) precedents were ruled irrelevant and Hoser and his publishing company were fined $5000 for publishing the truth about corruption in the legal system. The killer blow was an open-ended "costs" order against Hoser of an estimated $50,000. This was designed for both specific deterrence and general deterrence to stop Hoser or any other persons trying to expose corruption in the legal system.

The judges effectively ruled that judicial officers are exempt from criticism by members of the public, even if the criticism is valid. In this case, the three appeal court judges made a series of defective claims and inferences that can be shown to be patently false by cross referencing with the books subject of the case or source documents and tapes, if the latter were relevant to the Judges claims. Clearly it would seem the judges are either corrupt, incompetent or perhaps something else we cannot think of, and/or they are hoping that no one cross-checks their judgement against the documents it is allegedly derived from.

The defects of fact stem from what appears to be a deliberate misrepresentation of the contents of the books, which may also stem from a failure by the judges to have read them. For example, upheld by the judges was a claim by the previous judge (Eames) that Hoser had misrepresented the facts by withholding a critically important letter from an adversely named judge from his readers.

That letter was in the relevant book at the relevant place, but either not read or ignored by judge Eames in the earlier trial. Based on the fact that these three appeal court judges have upheld this obvious Eames falsehood, one must make similar assumptions in terms of their inability to deal with the obvious facts.

Other claims made by these judges against the books do not stand up to a cursory check. Ironically, in the front of both Hoser books, Hoser himself admitted the possibility that material in Hoser's books may be incorrect and in spite of meticulous checking.

Notwithstanding this caveat, neither judge Eames or the three appeal court judges were able to accurately identify a single fault with either book and hence so far they remain bullet proof in terms of their writing and being truthful and accurate. Hence as a result of this judgement handed down today, the Victorian Attorney General Rob Hulls and the three appeal court judges themselves have scandalised the legal system. Hoser and his publisher will take the matter to the High Court due to the ramifications of the case in terms of it being a precedent to shut down all forms of whistleblowing against corruption by members of the Australian public.

A documentary on this case is being made by an Australian TV network and the case so far will go down in history as one of the darkest moments in Australia's legal system. A full appraisal of the defects in the judgement will be published shortly, so as to aid uninformed people in terms of cross checking the judgement.

The judgement is not yet posted on Austlii, which is the website for legal judgements in Australia. But an indication as to how important the anti-Hoser judgements will be in terms of suppressing freedom of speech and related whistleblowing matters can be seen from a search of legal cases since the Eames judgement against Hoser in late 2001.

That judgement was shown to defective by Hoser and agreed by all parties, but not withstanding these obvious defects, the three Supreme Court of Appeal justices refused to find against this judge (Eames). Perhaps this may stem from the fact that Eames was promoted by Rob Hulls (Attorney General), the man who charged Hoser, to the same court and hence all three appeal court judges had sat with Eames on cases in the past.

In other words it was an in house hatchet job on Hoser. Seeing what was coming, Hoser had applied at the start of the case for the three appeal court judges (Batt, Vincent and Harper) to disqualify themselves on the basis of obvious conflict of interest, but they all denied that this conflict would influence them and refused to stand aside from the trial.

The judge’s own judgement appears to rebut their claims of no bias, but of course to allege these judges were biased would be treated as contempt, so perhaps it is better to assume that these learned men are merely incompetent and/or have very warped reasoning powers. Notable is that on this same day, a corruption whistleblower was wrongly convicted and heavily punished for publishing truth, while in two other Victorian courts a drug dealing cop and a paedophile were both allowed to walk free.

This perhaps sums up the priorities of the Victorian legal system and shows the seriousness of how Hoser has now been punished for merely publishing truth and stating obvious facts and/or conclusions. Further inquiries can be made to Whistleblowers Australia (in all states), including Raymond Hoser himself on 0412 777 211 (who can e-mail copies of the 31 page judgement to interested parties as it is not yet on the Austlii /site.

The case has been reported in some media, but severely misrepresented by the ABC who falsely implied that Hoser himself made a false claim about a magistrate Hugh Adams taking a bribe. The facts of the matter are as follows: On 21 December 1988 Policeman Ross Allen Bingley made the statement of fact that Adams had been bribed to wrongly convict Hoser of Theft and assault charges. This was tape-recorded and has been transcribed since. Hoser was innocent and exonerated on appeal.

Evidence that Magistrate Adams was corrupt has been substantial and goes beyond the improper conviction of Hoser (in the first instance in 1988), in spite of overwhelming proof of Hoser's innocence, including a last minute confession by the alleged victim that no assault or theft had taken place and a covertly made tape recording of the informant that had him stating that he knew Hoser was innocent but that he'd fabricate statements and evidence to convict Hoser.

Hugh Adams is also the magistrate that bungled the first inquest into corrupt policeman Denis Tanner and allowed him to get away with the murder and escape charges for killing Jennifer Tanner.A later inquest into the murder by another coroner, overturned the Adams "findings", stating that the Adams inquest had been bungled and that Tanner was a murderer but the DPP ruled that too much time had elapsed to charge Tanner (or words to that effect), due to "destruction of evidence" and related matters.

Hoser first raised the issues of Magistrate Adams and his probity in the book "The Hoser Files: The Fight Against Entrenched Official Corruption" published in June 1995. John Silvester and Andew Rule of the Melbourne Age followed on from Hoser's lead and published stories on the Tanner case (involving Adams) in September the same year.

This earlier Hoser book was not found to be in contempt of court, even though three appeal court judges have now ruled the same material in two later books ("Victoria Police Corruption" 1 and 2 to be "in contempt"). The three appeal court judges also ignored the fact that prior to publication of these later books, both Hulls and his predecessor Jan Wade approved of them.

Wade as Attorney General had been sent and received a full manuscript and save for names of jurors wanted nothing else deleted. In accordance with the directions of one of Wade's staff these names were blacked out. Hoser was then charged with contempt by her successor, Rob Hulls, after Labor won office from the Liberals. What this means is that a person who is told they are within the law in terms of what they write, may be declared outlaw on the whims of a change in government or policy and this can be made retrospective as happened with Hoser's books.

It is for these and other reasons that the case must be taken as far as possible, not to clear Hoser's name, which based on a scrutiny of the judgements remains untarnished, but rather to stop the same precedent to be used to suppress whistleblowing and lawful democratic activities and/or legal dissent in future affecting all Australians. Due to the numerous defects of fact and law in the judgement by Batt, Harper and Vincent, a High Court appeal is planned. Earlier information on this case including judgements, rulings, transcripts and so on can be found at: Smuggled.COM/arc2003.htm and Smuggled.COM/arc2001.htm.

See below for some news clips (not necessarily accurate) relating three cases in Victoria, the first involving a whistleblower Hoser, the others involving the drug dealing cop and the paedophile, the latter two generally treated well by the Victorian judiciary.

Author losses contempt of court appeal
The Victorian Court of Appeal has handed down a second contempt of court conviction to a self-published author. Raymond Terrence Hoser and his private publishing company were fined $5,000 two years ago after the release of two books, which contained corruption allegations against two county court judges. Hoser has lost his appeal against that conviction. The court has also found him guilty of a second contempt charge, which was originally dismissed.That charge related to unfounded bribery allegations against a third judge.

Priest walks free on sex assault charges
By Dan Silkstone December 16, 2003
A Catholic priest who sexually abused a schoolboy and said celibacy was to blame for his indiscretions walked free from the County Court yesterday after being given a suspended sentence.

John Barry Gwillim, 71, was a model priest, popular with his flock at St Peter's Church in East Keilor and a gifted arranger of hymns, Judge Fred Davey said. But Father Gwillim had an unholy secret, one that took more than 20 years to emerge. Judge Davey said Father Gwillim met the boy, then 15, for sexual encounters in his car, in a motel room and at his presbytery during late 1979 and early 1980. Judge Davey said Father Gwillim was unlikely to reoffend and wholly suspended his sentence of two years and eight months. "In any event, you will serve another sentence, the sentence of a disgraced priest whose good works will be forgotten," he said. "The memory of your disgraceful conduct will blot your good deeds from people's memories forever."

Father Gwillim left St Peter's in 1999 and has since worked as a relieving priest. He is on sick leave from the archdiocese. The president of victim support group Broken Rites, Chris MacIsaac, yesterday called on the archdiocese not to reinstate him. "This is just another example of a paedophile priest," she said. "It's been 10 years since people started coming forward with these stories. How many more are there?" The encounters began in late 1979 when Father Gwillim met the boy and offered him a lift home from a swimming lesson. Judge Davey said Father Gwillim stopped his car in a Parkville side street and asked if the boy "wanted to do something nice for him". He then directed the child to perform oral sex.

Father Gwillim began regularly collecting the boy from his swimming lessons. The pair performed sexual acts on each other in the car, at a motel and in the presbytery at St Peter's. Father Gwillim pleaded guilty last week to five counts of indecent assault on a child under 16 and four counts of gross indecency with a child under 16. In July, the priest told police: "If we could do away with celibacy this would all go away. It was the sort of thing (where there was) a lovely slice of cake and I bloody well ate it."

Judge Davey said Father Gwillim had not used his position to influence the boy, who initially did not know he was a priest. He said that Father Gwillim had otherwise led an exemplary life. Monsignor Les Tom Linson, from the Melbourne Archdiocese, said Father Gwillim had been formally stood down when the charges were laid. He would not be restored as a practising priest but there were no plans to formally remove him.
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Suspended detective gets bail on drug allegations
By Steve Butcher December 16, 2003
A Victorian detective charged last week by anti-corruption police with conspiracy to deal in drugs was released from custody yesterday on $100,000 bail. Detective Sergeant Paul Dale, 34, who is suspended without pay, was described in court as being respected, well regarded and having had a distinguished career.

Dale, who faces a possible maximum sentence of life imprisonment if convicted, was released on bail after a magistrate said the case against him was "less than overwhelming". The Melbourne Magistrates Court heard that he was arrested and charged last week with a fellow detective from the major drug investigation division, David Miechel.

It was alleged that Miechel and another man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were arrested in September after allegedly burgling a house and stealing drugs worth $1 million. Dale faces four charges that include conspiracy to traffic large commercial quantities of ecstasy and ice amphetamines. Miechel, 33, who was mauled by a police dog during his arrest outside the house in Oakleigh East, faces 16 charges that include trafficking large commercial quantities of ecstasy and ice and trafficking LSD.

Prosecutor Damien Maguire said Dale had to show exceptional circumstances why detention in custody was not justified. Detective Senior Sergeant Murray Gregor, from the police anti-corruption division, said drugs worth a conservative $1.3 million were involved in the charges. He agreed with defence barrister Ian Hill, QC, that there was no evidence implicating Dale in any of a number of telephone intercepts.

Mr Hill submitted that the prosecution case rested on the word of a man who previously lied to police and who had a serious record of convictions. Mr Maguire said Dale had not shown exceptional circumstances and that any delay from the time of his arrest until trial was not exceptional. Magistrate Lisa Hannan, in granting bail, disagreed. She said there would be a significant delay - analysis of the drugs would not be resolved until next May and a trial might not be held until 2005.

Ms Hannan said that while the charges were serious, Dale had ties to Victoria, had no previous convictions and any risk he might pose while on bail could be met by strict conditions. Dale, who will reappear in March, must report regularly to police, not approach witnesses and keep away from ports and airports. This story was found at:

From: Raymond Hoser <adder@smuggled.com>
Organization: AAC
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:14:12 -0800


By Free Speech posted 18 December 03

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The inaugural Australian Police Summit
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No confidence in 'Force' when service is out the door
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Black Knight - Long way to go home
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Bob down and sniff my arse
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Good Cop
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Dangerous
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Partners in crime - history!
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Police Chronology 1994-2001
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