Sunday, December 11, 2005

 

Crazy, the world has gone!

12 people arrested in riot in Australia
Twelve people were arrested during a riot at Cronulla beach of Sydney, Australia's largest city, on Sunday in which mobs attacked people of Middle Eastern appearance.

Earlier in the day, thousands of people gathered at the beach in response to calls to retaliate for the bashing of two lifeguards a week ago, according to Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) radio...

...Meanwhile, NSW Ambulance Service said one of its vehicles, which had been transporting six injured people, was attacked.

One ambulance officer was hit over the head with a glass bottle and another on board received lacerations...
More violence against people of Middle Eastern appearance - this time in Australia. It's downright scary how much hatred has been released into the world. I think the Iraq war was a Pandora's Box. When shrub insisted on attacking them, the winds of evil were allowed to run rampant. Oh, I know... 9/11 was actually the start of the evil winds. That may be true, but Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Another link Reader reaction to the riots which has additional information on the violence noted in the article above, as well as reader comments.

Speaking of 9/11, there is a great Doonesbury cartoon that really should be read.

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