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Re: define SEDITION...
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Fri, 28 October 2005 02:38
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Unfortunately there is a large amount of religious and political cross infection so Arab, Muslim and terrorist are almost used interchangeably.
Muslim extremists wish for an Islamic "superstate" where shariah rule would exist. The "infidels" (Westerners, predominantly Christian types) have for too long exerted influence in this region - Saudi royalty in their pocket, the support for many years of an imperialist like Saddam Hussein, support of Israel at a political, financial and military level, lack of direction regarding the millions of displaced Palestinians, oil - the list goes on. Despite many of these states being in oil rich areas, much of the population lives in Third World conditions, and therefore feel as though the West has fleeced them of their riches. They would see themselves as freedom fighters - fighting to free themselves from the shackles of Western interference. Hence the rolling series of attacks since the early 80's against Western interests in the ME, which very spectacularly escalated to an attack at "home" with 911 (although everyone forgets about the first attack on the Twin Towers in the early 90's) and subsequent attacks on Madrid and London.
The realists would say that it's 50 years of shitty American foreign policy coming home to roost.
Why Australia? Indonesia, Malaysia and southern Phillipines are extremely populous Muslim regions over which Australia (is perceived to have) exerted control (East Timor, lots of other low level crap over the last 20 years). Obviously not really wanted by those Muslims with a superstate thinking, hence Bali x 2, Jakarta Hilton and Aussie Embassy.
Yes we need to protect ourselves - these people are crazy and will stop at nothing to achieve their end - but ultimately it's not the solution. The solution is in reducing poverty and destitution in these regions of political unrest.
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