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Old 11-15-2006, 03:27 AM   #13
Yorick
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Quote:
Originally posted by Sever:
Why stop at one Australian? Does it really matter what nationality a person is when their basic human rights are being denied? There are hundreds of similar cases happening in Guantanamo and many thousands more happening across the globe. Why do we suddenly get all upright when it's an Australian? The Abstract War is affecting many more.
Because we (Australians) should be at least able to do something for our citizen first if we are to have a hope of being able to do anything for others.
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