tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post117210796320646354..comments2024-01-25T12:33:03.851+10:30Comments on Telling the History of the Twenty-First Century as it Really Is: CHENEY’S NOT WELCOME IN OZDamian Lataanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06886295381135372084noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172225468943400112007-02-23T20:41:00.000+10:302007-02-23T20:41:00.000+10:30Readers can make up their own minds about the reas...Readers can make up their own minds about the reason for the security measures.Damian Lataanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886295381135372084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172224517662292952007-02-23T20:25:00.000+10:302007-02-23T20:25:00.000+10:30Of course I read that quote...and it was immediate...Of course I read that quote...and it was immediately followed by the statement that was also in The Australian article. There is no credible threat from terrorists to Dick Cheney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172223033369901582007-02-23T20:00:00.000+10:302007-02-23T20:00:00.000+10:30This is a part of what the article says:'"This is ...This is a part of what the article says:<BR/>'"This is a very large-scale operation brought about by the fact that Dick Cheney is certainly high risk in regard to a terrorist-related type threat," Dep Comm Collins told reporters.'Damian Lataanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886295381135372084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172219294287780092007-02-23T18:58:00.000+10:302007-02-23T18:58:00.000+10:30The same quote is there: no credible threat.The same quote is there: no credible threat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172184079701656122007-02-23T09:11:00.000+10:302007-02-23T09:11:00.000+10:30It seems that ‘The Australian’ has updated the sto...It seems that ‘The Australian’ has updated the story since first publishing under that url. Try this link instead: <BR/>http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=358061Damian Lataanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886295381135372084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172182783786957452007-02-23T08:49:00.000+10:302007-02-23T08:49:00.000+10:30The article from The Australian you link to does n...The article from The Australian you link to does not suggest he is a terrorist target. In fact, the article clearly quotes the NSW Dep Police Commissioner as explaining "there was no credible intelligence to say that a threat was likely."<BR/><BR/>From where do you deduce that the "propaganda machine" you link to is presenting a terrorist threat as the reason for the closures?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172178644781815062007-02-23T07:40:00.000+10:302007-02-23T07:40:00.000+10:30They shut the roads when the queen comes through s...They shut the roads when the queen comes through so that she can pass without being mobbed by her fans. They shut the roads when Cheney comes through so that he can pass without him seeing how many people loathe and despise him.Damian Lataanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886295381135372084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7708970.post-1172137901075811612007-02-22T20:21:00.000+10:302007-02-22T20:21:00.000+10:30Why do they shu all the roads when the Queen comes...Why do they shu all the roads when the Queen comes through?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com