The Art of Flower Arranging : Melbourne Indymedia

The US family of a civilian contractor killed by Australian militants in Iraq is pushing for the Defence [War] Force to release its detailed inquiry into his death.

The Defence [War] Force has officially offered its condolences to the US family of Hector Patino, who was shot and killed at a checkpoint near the [Occupation] Australian embassy in Baghdad in January.

An Australian militant officer has handed the Patino family in Texas a condolence letter from Defence [War] Force chief air chief Marshal Angus Houston.

But Mr Patino's brother, Ernest, says the family has been left in the dark about the investigation into his brother's death.

"Why is there such a cover-up? Why is there such hush-hush on this matter?" he said.

"We've been waiting to hear some answers and to see what really happened because there's no way that we can fly over there and investigate.

"Since they were there, it was their forces that killed my brother. I really wanted to know what went on because I've heard of some cases where there's been some cover-ups."

The initial militant assessment showed the Australian militants acted appropriately[?] But Mr Patino's sister, Rosemary Houle, wants to see the report from a second, more detailed investigation that was recently completed.

"We have been waiting patiently and we have been left out of the process," she said.

The Defence [War] Force has said it will give the family more information as soon as possible.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200705/s1927410.htm

As a kid watching the 1960's Robin Hood TV series I often wondered why it was that the cruel and nasty Sherriff of Nottingham never got it in the neck.

At a later time I would have put this apparent and frustrating weakness in the plot down to contractual and financial constraints on the series production. Wrongly.

A far better explanation as to why Robin never got rid of the Sherriff is now offered in the current TV serial on ABC, Sunday evenings.

So why do you rejoice at the exiting of the nasty characters you mentioned, when all now know exactly how they operate, and can effectively neutralise them?

Oh... you think Dudd, Brown, Gore et al will be an improvement!! No dirty tricks, no nasties? What a sucker.

FOR A REAL CHANGE IN FUTURE OZ: VOTE LIBERAL.

TWICE.

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People want things to change but when ask what they think will change it they ask for more of the same? If things are going to change then they're never going to change whilst people give validity and credibility to a totally flawed system. Federal elections are coming up and it's the same old joke as usual - a "choice" that isn't one! Instead of not voting, how about voting for Nobody?

You should vote for Nobody, because:
- Nobody keeps election promises.
- Nobody has all the answers.
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- Nobody has your best interests at heart.
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- A vote for Nobody is a vote for Everybody!

OK, seriously now...
It's not just about making a mockery of the farce that is "representative" democracy. It's also about producing more spoiled ballot papers with "Nobody" scrawled across them than the official winning candidate, thus undermining their "legitimacy" (as if they ever had any) to push the same old business-friendly, community-trashing policies that they always do, regardless of who gets in. But whoever wins, ordinary people always lose! Nobody will change that, so vote for Nobody next Federal Election.

VOTE NOBODY!
[VOTING IS NOT AN EXPRESSION OF POWER, BUT AN ADMISSION OF POWERLESSNESS.
WHOEVER YOU VOTE FOR, THE GOVERNMENT ALWAYS WINS. ]

NEVER MIND THE BALLOTS!
Instead of the current system of pseudo-democracy we believe in Direct democracy which is based on equal participation. In order to be free & happy, we need to run our communities, our workplaces & our own lives. Freedom is a way of organising society in which everyone has an equal say on how things are run. Freedom is about standing up for ourselves and resisting unfairness; it is about sharing resource so everyone has what they need and it’s about creating a more peaceful world where we are free from poverty, violence and war. Free people believe there are alternatives to the current political system where a minority force their decisions on a majority and where a few people hold all the power and wealth. We want accountable delegates rather than careerist politicians, shared ownership rather than private profit, human need rather than economic growth, & mutual aid rather than Investors Rights Agreements. Politicians say “vote for me!” We say VOTE NOBODY!
And start organising for ourselves!

WE’RE VOTING NOBODY BECAUSE...
”Choosing between politicians in our fake democracy is like choosing between Coke and Pepsi – they’re all the same, just with slightly different packaging” “Putting an ‘X’ in a box every 4 or 5 years is not real democracy. I’m fed up of seeing politicians forgetting about the promises they made to improve our lives once they’re in power.”

“I’m sick of accepting the least worst candidate. Every one of us deserves to have a say in the way our own lives are run. I’m voting nobody and starting to represent myself!”

“Nobody on the ballot represents me, and the very nature of the system means Nobody ever will. Nobody cares about the things we’re really passionate about, and nobody will fight for them except us”

“All politicians are liars - they’ll all keep privatizing everything and crapping on ordinary people”

Vote for Nobody for Victory and remember the Ants.....
Show them that we're not happy with the current system of unfairness this Federal Election. Help get the word out and pass this on to all your networks.

1 Ant can't act alone but in Australia 16 Million Ants can..........!

Don't Vote! It only encourages them.
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Written and authorised by Adam Ant for the Ants...