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Bomb legislation is a complete cluster f—k

04 Jul 05:35am

Filed under: Cluster Bombs, Senate, War, Weapons

It’s hard to wipe your bum if you have no hands. It’s hard to win at marbles when you only have one eye. And it’s pretty hard to work as a farmer when you have no legs.

It starts out all sci-fi but ends up like a horror flick

Seems pretty wacky, but this is the reality of living in a country beset with bombs dropped by our coalition partners over thirty years ago.

I’ve just returned from working in Laos with UNICEF and was shocked to learn of the ongoing problems Australia has played a part in creating. I was even more shocked to think that Australia wants to continue to be involved in such a brutal manner of war.

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Septimus says:

05:53am | 06/07/11

@fml You must have imagined the over run from SE Asia part, because I certainly didn’t say it. So those are issues with your thought process - not mine. @DS Like I said, I didn’t expect your bleeding heart to get it. Head over there and start doing something about… Read more »
Jane says:

09:40pm | 05/07/11

War may be barbaric, however there are still rules and we don’t need to make it any more barbaric than it need be. Read more »

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