Australia: Pine Gap and the U.S.

For my first official post, I thought I would just post about the one thing which rally managed to piss me off to no end this morning, whilst I read the morning newspaper. A brief quote:

THE Pine Gap spy base in central Australia could become part of the Bush Administration's controversial plan for a global anti-ballistic missile system.

In a speech to Parliament marking the 40th anniversary of the joint Australian-US facility, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said it contributed to global security, helped inhibit the spread of ballistic missiles and provided information on ballistic missile launches of interest to Australia. And, information from Pine Gap on missile launches could be used in any US missile defence system.

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Australia's increasing involvement in the planned US system has raised concerns from those who fear that what is intended as a defensive arrangement could provoke other countries, notably China and Russia, into significantly increasing the number of missiles in their arsenals to ensure that if enough are fired, some will get through.

Link: The Age: Pine Gap's wider missile role

Well considering Australian PM Little Johnnie Coward is in bed (figuratively speaking) with U.S. President George W. Dumbass, finding this in the paper this morning didn't come as a shock, but has managed to piss me off regardless.

When do the people of Australia get our chance to have a say about our involvement in this ridiculous idea? After all, if this just manages to piss China and Russia off just enough, it is the people of Australia who will fry as the nukes make it past what has been a failure for the U.S. all along, not the leaders of both of these countries now, is it?

In a time when Australia is going through a rather difficult time with a dreadful drought, an out of control government who has stripped the average Australian of worker benefits, and intends to bring nuclear power to our shores, we don't need to be a part of any "missile protection program," especially when that program continues to fail.

And really, with George W. Dumbass being the worst U.S. president ever who is surprised that the missile defence program has failed? I'm not, after all, this is the bloke that (just a few shorts weeks back) turned APEC into OPEC, and Australia into Austria, entered into a was without possible end, has told gay and lesbian citizens of the U.S. they are second class in his eyes, and done/said a host of other typically stupid things, that they need to change his middle name to failure.

Well as I have said many times in the past, the War in Iraq was NOT in my name, and any involvement in the Missile Defence Program Australia has, it isn't in my name either. So when it fails again (and it will) could the countries wishing to bomb us remember I am not the evil one here, and not have a nuke with name written on it. ;)

Goodnight all!