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France set to replace failed Australia as ‘manager’ of Western Pacific
by barra Wednesday, Sep 17 2008, 2:42am
international / imperialism / commentary

We have seen Australia fail in Tonga, PNG, Vanuatu, Solomons, Fiji and of course the oil rich Timor-Leste – America and other nations view Oz’s ‘efforts’ in the region as lamentable, and rightly so! Would anyone expect any different from servile Prime Ministers, John Howard and Kevin Rudd – answer in a nutshell?

Defence Ministers, Fitzgibbon and Morin

When strong, independent leadership is lacking other powers move in and offer ‘assistance!’ Placed in the background of today’s news is a report of France forging closer ties with the ADF and allowing the Australian Navy to access one of its colonial -- New Caledonia -- naval outposts. An interesting turn of events to say the least.

It should not be forgotten that France admitted responsibility for the first state sponsored terrorist act in the region – I refer to the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior and murder of one of its crew in Auckland on July 10, 1985. The Greenpeace flagship was due to lead a flotilla of protest vessels to Muroroa Atoll where the French were conducting nuclear tests on unsuitable, structurally unsound, coral atolls – the arrogant French would rather irradiate our backyard than their own!

Readers would be happy to learn that ‘highly skilled’ DGSE French saboteurs, after placing charges and sinking the Rainbow Warrior, landed ashore in their wetsuits and drove off in a hire van; much to the affront of locals who took down license numbers, which later led to the arrest of the saboteurs and assassins! Another 'successful' covert operation by French fuckwits, who seem to be competing with the CIA for most imbecilic security agency in the world.

The Rainbow Warrior scandal went all the way to the then French president’s office; François Mitterrand was forced to admit responsibility on the world stage! The French would be well advised to confine their ‘expertise’ to cheese and winemaking and leave geo-political affairs and covert operations to those with proven track records!

However, France’s abysmal record hasn’t deterred Aussie defence minister, Joel Fitzgibbon from forming a cooperative relationship with French military geniuses -- on Washington’s orders of course!

I have nothing more to add except that you people are pathetic; it’s a wonder you still know how to breathe!

We can hardly wait for the next ‘cooperative’ fuckup. You can back it in!

See:
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/NZDisasters/RainbowWarrior.asp

Hull of the Rainbow Warrior

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/09/17/2366861.htm

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