*Ø* Blogmanac | Australian Senate censure PM over war
"October 7, 2003
"THE Senate today censured Prime Minister John Howard for misleading the people of Australia over the reasons for going to war with Iraq.
"The Opposition, Greens and Australian Democrats voted together to defeat the government by 33 votes to 30.
"The censure motion was initially proposed by Greens Senator Bob Brown but amended by Labor.
"Senator Brown said Mr Howard was involved in an unprecedented deceit of the nation and deserved censure.
"He said Mr Howard had declared that Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and support of international terrorism threatened Australia and its people."
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"October 7, 2003
"THE Senate today censured Prime Minister John Howard for misleading the people of Australia over the reasons for going to war with Iraq.
"The Opposition, Greens and Australian Democrats voted together to defeat the government by 33 votes to 30.
"The censure motion was initially proposed by Greens Senator Bob Brown but amended by Labor.
"Senator Brown said Mr Howard was involved in an unprecedented deceit of the nation and deserved censure.
"He said Mr Howard had declared that Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and support of international terrorism threatened Australia and its people."
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