Lucky John

It's probably going too far to describe specific intelligence of terror threat in Australia as lucky, but John Howard and his crew must be pretty relieved to have received this week's news.


Here they are trying to pass extremely contentious new industrial relations legislation and suddenly we have specific intelligence of a terror threat. Of course, they can't tell us specifically what that threat is. No, no, no - that would undermine urgent efforts to counter the threat.

Thanks to this new intelligence (and I don't question its authenticity given Beasley AND the Premiers have signed off on it), the terror legislation is now so urgent that we should all just... look into my eyes, the eyes, not around the eyes, the eyes, you're under... forget about the IR changes - isn't staying alive more important to you than having enough money to feed and educate your family? Are you some kind of freak? Are you? Can't send your kids of school if it has been attacked by terrorists, you know!