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November 17, 2003
Our Friends Down Under
Australia responds to the latest threats from al Qaida.
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said it was hard to know whether the al Qaeda statement was authentic but that Australia would not raise its counter-terrorism alert level, which has been on medium alert since the September 11 attacks.
"If it's authentic we treat it with scorn and contempt," Downer told reporters in Adelaide.
"I think these fanatical Islamic terrorists know only too well that there are some countries with the courage and determination to take them on and defeat them. Australia is one of those countries and Australia is a tough country."
That they are....and good blokes to have at your side for any fight.
Three cheers for our friends down under.
For a friend in need is a friend indeed.
Posted by Rita at November 17, 2003 07:15 AM