*Ø* Blogmanac | Australia's former G-G slams 'Honest John' gov't over refugees
The following report from Australia's (publicly funded) national broadcaster, ABC, shows that it is just not wild-eyed radicals who condemn the Australian government for its racist policies over refugees. Now the highly respectable Sir William Deane has entered the fray. The reference to "children overboard" is to do with a very serious scandal in which the Howard Government blatantly lied to the Australian people that asylum-seeking adults were threatening to toss their kids off their leaky refugee boats, a tactic that inflamed racism and helped them win an election.

One of the aims of Wilson's Almanac is to draw attention to such lies and policies and to reveal the concentration camps that Australia places refugees in. It's good to see the likes of Bill Deane calling Howard a liar, just as the former UN weapons inspector, Australian Richard Butler did over the invasion of Iraq. The greatest satisfaction comes, because Howard's nickname used to be "Honest John", but he has turned out to be probably the most deceptive and racist 'leader' this country has ever had.

Australia: "The office of Governor-General has caused the Prime Minister some big headaches in the last few weeks. As if its last occupant, Peter Hollingworth, had not caused John Howard enough grief, now the man who filled the post before him is back in the spotlight. Sir William Deane has accused the Howard Government of inflaming prejudice and intolerance, and of acting untruthfully in the infamous children overboard affair."
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