I think we should get this guy over to run the country
got it in a email .. What do you guys think???
Hi Mate, I like Aussies!!
>
>Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on
Wednesday to
>get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to
head
>off potential terror attacks.
>
>A day after a group of mainstream Muslim leaders pledged loyalty to
>Australia and her Queen at a special meeting with Prime Minister John
>Howard, he and his Ministers made it clear that extremists would face a
>crackdown. Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir apparent to Howard,
>hinted that some radical clerics could be asked to leave the country if
>they did not accept that Australia was a secular state, and its laws
were
>made by parliament. "If those are not your values, if you want a
country
>which has Sharia law or a theocratic state, then Australia is not for
you",
>he said on National Television.
>
>
>
>"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching that there are two laws
>governing people in Australia : one the Australian law and another
Islamic
>law that is false. If you can't agree with parliamentary law,
independent
>courts, democracy, and would prefer Sharia law and have the opportunity
to
>go to another country, which practices it, perhaps, then, that's a
better
>option", Costello said.
>
>
>
>Asked whether he meant radical clerics would be forced to leave, he
said
>those with dual citizenship could possibly be asked to move to the
other
>country. Education Minister Brendan Nelson later told reporters that
>Muslims who did not want to accept local values should "clear off.
>Basically people who don't want to be Australians, and who don't want,
to
>live by Australian values and understand them, well then, they can
>basically clear off", he said.
>
>
>
>Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by
saying
>he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.
>
>Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I
am
>tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some
>individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we
have
>experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians."
>
>
>
>"However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the
>'politically correct' crowd began complaining about the possibility
that
>our patriotism was offending others. I am not against immigration, nor
do I
>hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to
>Australia ." "However, there are a few things that those who have
recently
>come to our country, and apparently some born here, need to
understand."
>"This idea of Australia being a multi-cultural community has served
only to
>dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. And as Australians,
we
>have our own culture, our own society, our own language and our own
>lifestyle."
>
>"This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles,
trials
>and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom"
>
>
>
>"We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese,
Japanese,
>Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part
of
>our society .. Learn the language!"
>
>"Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right
wing,
>political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on
Christian
>principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is
>certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God
>offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as
your
>new home, because God is part of our culture."
>
>"We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is
that
>you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us."
>
>"If the Southern Cross offends you, or you don't like "A Fair Go", then
you
>should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are
>happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really
don't
>care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your
>culture, but do not force it on others.
>
>"This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow
you
>every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining,
>whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs,
or
>Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other
great
>Australian freedom,
>
>'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'."
>
>
>
>"If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here.
You
>asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted."
>
>
>
>Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, BRITISH citizens will
find
>the backbone to start speaking and voicing the same truths!
