From: Noddy on

"Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message
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> If no-one survives, how is that going to discourage more of them from
> trying?

A lack of communication from family members might give a hint. Still, if
word never gets out it's a great invitation to keep playing :)

> Best to turn a few of them back with no exceptions and point to Indonesia
> as the nearest port of call... they'll soon stop coming.

No doubt.

--
Regards,
Noddy.


From: captain anchovy on
On 7/06/2010 7:25 AM, John_H wrote:
> captain anchovy wrote:
>> On 6/06/2010 11:14 AM, John_H wrote:
>>> captain anchovy wrote:
>>>>
>>>> wonder what would happen if our armed forces boarded a ship in
>>>> International waters on the basis that it was carrying illegal
>>>> immigrants bound for our fair shores and, after the crew put up a fight
>>>> shot some of them ?????
>>>
>>> It's an entirely different situation. No state of war exists to
>>> justify any military blockade... as it does between Hamas and Israel.
>>
>> how can there be a 'state of war" Israel is a country. hamas is an
>> organisation. this is like saying a state of war exists between
>> australia and the RSL. Hamas is not an "Arab state"
>
> Neither are the Taliban, with whom our lot are currently at war. Do
> business with them and a drone filled with C4 is likely to drop by.
>
> Hamas are the government in Gaza. If they weren't there'd be no
> blockade.
>
yes, they are the ELECTED Govt. so, theoretically the
majority support them. As prev. most comments i've read say that the
blockade is completely and utterly ILLEGAL.

A.
From: Deevo on
"Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message
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> Noddy wrote:
<snip>
>> I'd be testing that theory out with a few well placed torpedoes.
>>
>> I mean, if you get lucky and there are no survivors, who's going to
>> know? :)
>
> If no-one survives, how is that going to discourage more of them from
> trying?
>
> Best to turn a few of them back with no exceptions and point to Indonesia
> as the nearest port of call... they'll soon stop coming.

Personally I think it's all an over the top response to a minor issue. A
few hundred refugees more or less is chicken feed when lined up against the
overall numbers of migrants coming to Australia. Stirring the ignorant
bigots up against them is nothing more than shifting the political focus
away from real issues.
--
Deevo
Geraldton Western Australia


From: Neil Gerace on
captain anchovy wrote:

> wonder what would happen if our armed forces boarded a ship in
> International waters on the basis that it was carrying illegal
> immigrants bound for our fair shores and, after the crew put up a fight
> shot some of them ?????

Those usually happen in our EEZ - probably not the case here.
From: Neil Gerace on
John_H wrote:

> It's an entirely different situation. No state of war exists to
> justify any military blockade... as it does between Hamas and Israel.

But not between Turkey (ship's country of registry) and Israel.