Aussies Foil Terror Plot
November 7, 2005, 7:50 pm |
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Down under, but in the Anglosphere, the Aussies have foiled a terrorist plot, reports the abc.net.au:
Police say that 15 arrests have been made during a series of counter-terrorism raids in Sydney and Melbourne early today.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Moroney says more than 400 police officers have been involved in raids on 15 homes in south-western Sydney.
He says they have arrested six men in Sydney and nine men in Victoria, who are alleged to be planning a terrorist attack in Australia.
“They’re currently being interviewed by police and my expectation is that they will appear in Sydney courts this morning,” he said.
Commissioner Moroney says a terrorist attack has been foiled.
“I am satisfied that we have disrupted what I would regard as the final stages of a terrorist attack or the launch of a terrorist attack in Australia,” he said.
Related: War Against Islamo-fascism
November 8th, 2005 at 4:44 am
Many people think that the UK is our primarily ally in the war on terrorism. Maybe this is true of foreign affairs, but definitely not on the domestic front. Australia on both fronts is really our closest friend. And Australia also shares a common interest with the US on matters other than terrorism, such as the rejection of the Kyoto treaty for example. Allies like John Howard are few and far between.
(Lifts glass) “To the Aussies!”
November 8th, 2005 at 4:58 am
Despite keeping troops in Iraq, Howard handily won a fourth consecutive term as Prime Minister. His coalition took 46.7% of the vote, with the Labor Party trailing at 37.6%. Turnout was an amazing 94.69%.
Australia, Australia, Australia — we love ya, amen!
November 14th, 2005 at 1:42 am
[…] Last Monday, Australian authorities nabbed 15 people in Sydney and Melbourne — they were suspected of planning a terrorist attack Down Under. Those in custody may have been acquiring materials to build a bomb, and today it was revealed that the bomb’s target was a nuclear power plant: Sydney’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor has been revealed as the Sydney group’s possible target. […]