Cape Solander 1770.

New Blood to Australia

(Written by Lord Edam Cheesecake, fifth Earl of Huggin-Bottoms and Knight of the Discarded Garter and his demure, loving wife, Lady Sybil Hornpipe. (Tis she who plays the tune.) Because of Britain's tax laws they lost their castle, Haughty Towers and the lord was discovered with young nude animals on his computer . Because of the shame, they are contemplating moving to a country where anything goes, AUSTRALIA. Lord Edam during his trial maintained they were only monkeys with their hair shaved off and with make-up, in children's clothes doing the usual monkey tricks.tp://www.vidilife.com/videos_fawlty-towers "MALTY POWERS" is a fine name for an hotel, or

perhaps "BEDSIDE MANOR," rather better than "Bondi Breakie Inn" or "Coogee Crumpet Motel." We are musing over names since we are aware there are opportunities to start an hotel in Colonial Australia. Our aim is to bring English culture and manners to those unfortunate descendants of convicts, who did not manage to return to the civilized world. At the same time we may instruct our guests in the proper pronunciation of English. Manuel will excel in that field. What do you say about that, old chap? Your Spanish accent might make the Orstralian one more savory, more international, what?" "I know nothin' Mr Fawlty."

"Oh don't badger him Basil! says Sybil "Our main aim is to reap a fortune from these low- class Orstralians, who are none too bright, (if the ones who hang around Nottinghill Gate, London are typical).

Polly, go put the kettle on and we'll have a nice cup of tea."

*************************************************************************** We Are On our Way. Git a Jug of Corn Likker ready. Yes, we're a-goin' to Australia. We figger the U.S.A. ain't no place fur us no more, nohow. Them folks down-under is our kind of kin and old Jed here has a hankerin' to ride on a kangaroo. * *************************************************************************************

************************************************* My grandfather Henry Inglis Williams believed that our family was connected to the family of Anthony Hordern which is rather prominent in the commercial field. I have delved and still have no absolute proof. My grandfather used to shop at Anthony Hordern's "because it was family." How? Does anyone know? I can give family stories about the matter, but some proof is needed.(I have come across some info. Apparently Elizabeth Bull married into the Hordern family. She may have been a distant cousin of my grandfather...not close though.) *********************************************************************************** Another matter:Why did another great uncle change his name? And did he really go to fight in the South African war? On the other hand did great uncle George go? ************************************************************************************ Then there is the matter of what happened to William Nash? Did he take up or apply for land in the Hawksbury area after he supposedly left the colony. And what became of his children? Does anyone know? ************************************************************************************ use comment to reply or e-mail cwok66@hotmail.com ************************************************************************************************************************************* *The hillbilly woman went inside when I got out a camera and took her lemonade with her. Well here I was in America and I had an old car and a bit of time to spare so I roamed around and finally found myself in the Ozarks. Of course I had my painting gear and stopped occasionally and painted a scene, maybe an old farmhouse with a sagging porch, a young girl on a swing or a broken-down barn and a jalopy with chickens roosting in it. That was the stuff that sold in the markets and swap-meets where I would attend and show my paintings. I sold a number at medium prices and the city folk liked this kind of homesy art. One time I was driving slowly up a hill and I saw an old lady in a rocking chair just settin' there on the porch, a pitcher of lemonade alongside her. She was just the subject that would sell in a painting. "Hi there, ma'am," I called out" could I buy a glass of that there lemonade I see ya got?" She beckoned me in and poured me me a glass. "There aint no charge for a thirsty man." she said. "Now I got a question for ya. It's something I want you to do." I added politely. "I sure hope you aint gonna want to hump me. I aint had no practice at it for the last forty years and I near plumb forgot about doing it." She laughed heartily, her belly shaking the lemonade pitcher. It was pretty tasty lemonade and I told her so. "Well I have the secret of making lemonade. Ya gotta add a mug of moonshine for every six lemons you squeeze.... Now what is it ya want me to do for you, then?" "Well, truth is I, want to paint ya, and I'll give you twenty dollars to do it." "Twenty dollars, eh?" She mused "No I don't think so." "Come on ma'am " said I eagerly, "I'll give you fifty dollars then, just to paint your face and body with a bit of the rocking chair and maybe the lemonade pitcher as well...." The lady seemed unsure "Well alright then. I could sure use the fifty dollars. But how am I gonna get the paint off afterwards? Ric *****************************************************************************************************************************************

China's Problems are the World's problems.

By HENRY SANDERSON

The Associated Press

November 28, 2008

"Here are some photocopies from magazines in the library. The health of the leader is not good."

That was enough to have this research scientist shot to death.

Our father is dead because he gave Taiwan information in the public domain.

A Chinese medical researcher and businessman was executed Friday on charges of spying for Taiwan, his family said.

Ran Chen, who has Austrian citizenship, said her father's execution by gunshot was confirmed at 5 p.m. via the Austrian embassy in Beijing.

'Today, our beloved father, Wo Weihan, was executed,' a statement from Chen and her sister Di Chen said. 'His life was taken from him before he or our family could say its last goodbyes.'

The family were hopeful he might be spared after they visited him at a Beijing court Thursday morning, their first meeting since he was detained almost four years ago, and were later told a second visit had been approved.

Neither the family nor Wo had received official notification about the execution, and so he did not leave any final words with them, the statement said. He had been surprised and happy to see them, it said.

The execution raised several questions about China’s fledgling judicial system and the death penalty at a time when legal experts have been patting the country on the back for attempting to carry out a far-reaching reform of the system.

The prosecution alleged that Wo, who was detained in March 2005, gave Taiwan’s intelligence analysts top-secret military intelligence, some of which appeared to be little more than photocopies of publications available in the library of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He was also accused of providing details to Taiwan regarding the health of a senior Communist Party official. As his case involved alleged state secrets, it was a closed trial. Wo was sentenced to death on May 27 2007. He then lodged an appeal with the Supreme People’s Court, which supported the original ruling.

Human rights workers say the case was full of irregularities because it involved state secrets. “The Wo case was riddled from the beginning with a critical lack of transparency and due process,” said Phelim Kine, an Asian researcher with Human Rights Watch Asia, which is based in the United States. “This case highlights some of the leading deficiencies in the Chinese legal system.” Joshua Rosenzweig, a senior manager for research for the Dui Hua Foundation, said Wo was detained for 10 months without access to a lawyer or to evidence that was being used against him. “Procedural problems are commonplace in the Chinese legal system,” he said.

It is also believed that Wo was mistreated during this period and forced to make a confession under duress without access to a lawyer. It is believed that he later attempted to recant his confession, but that his request was refused, according to Mr Kine and Mr Rosenzweig. “The use of pressure tactics and outright torture by the police to derive confessions is rampant in China,” Mr Kine said. Meanwhile, Wo’s family and lawyers had little or no access to evidence that was used in the trial.

“Any case dealing with state secrets becomes a black box in which a person can disappear,” Mr Kine said. “Wo entered that black box and it consumed him.” According to the Dui Hua Foundation, there are 68 types of crimes in China that can be punished by the death penalty, including such non-violent crimes as official corruption and drug trafficking. Beijing claims the number of death sentences fell by 30 per cent in 2007 compared with 2006, as the authority over the review of all capital cases was restored to the Supreme People’s Court in Jan 2007. Although the number of people executed each year is a state secret, it is believed China executes more people each year than any other country. Dui Hua estimates that there were as many as 6,000 people executed in 2007 "Gai wa cho tsien!(fuck off!) Asking questions in China about Human rights, or conditions, or taking photos often leads to police harassment and arrest. In the case of a Chinese it could lead to imprisonment and "harvesting" organs for sale from your body while you are still alive! China's Problems lead to loss of Human Rights. China's increasing population (12 million more a year) and decreasing food supply will cause many millions to leave the ant's nest and over-run the world. Goodbye Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Better start learning Chinese fast. http://www.npg.org/forum_series/china_emerging.htm

How many more people have to die like Wei Wenhua, who was beaten to death by officers in Hubei province in January for filming villagers protesting against Chinese authorities dumping garbage in their neighborhood?

How much longer will Tibetans have to suffer under forced "re-education" and, as the dalai lama aptly put it, "cultural genocide"? How many more journalists and bloggers have to be thrown in prison? How many dissidents must disappear? When the world wows at the Olympic spectacle, will they care how many poor people had their homes razed or how much migrant labor was exploited for "beautification" projects or gaudy stadiums?

The time has come for action. Not as members of any political party, or adherents to any particular religion, but members of the human race who respect the dignity and inherent freedom of each and every individual.

This isn't about capitalizing on the platform of the Olympics to push a petty agenda item. It's about awakening the conscience of the world, which has been lulled into a cozy business relationship with the People's Republic and a "speak no evil" policy in diplomatic circles.

http://www.thechinadebate.org/en/?page_id=7

China: Execution of Tibetan Prisoners (photos, warning: gruesome)

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************************************************************************************* British troops accused of executions and torture in Iraq. LONDON: Lawyers for five Iraqis have accused British soldiers of mass executions and torture and called for a police investigation into an “atrocious episode” in British army history. Phil Shiner and Martyn Day, who have brought several cases against the British military for its actions in Iraq, produced statements on Friday from five men who say they were detained by British forces after a battle in southern Iraq in May 2004. The men, who were blindfolded and bound, said their captors repeatedly beat and abused them, including forcing them to strip naked. While detained, they said they heard the systematic torture and execution of up to 20 other detainees. “On the basis of the evidence currently available, we are of the view that our clients’ allegations - that the British were responsible for the torture and deaths of up to 20 Iraqis - may well be true,” Day told a news conference. “Whether or not there is enough evidence to prosecute individual soldiers, it will only be by an open public inquiry that this question will be answered.” The military has already conducted its own investigation into the events surrounding the intense, two-hour battle between British troops and Iraqi insurgents, in which it says 28 Iraqi fighters were killed, and concluded there was no evidence of criminal wrongdoing. Shiner and Day say, on the basis of the witness statements and other evidence, that 29 people were detained, of whom 20 were killed in detention and nine were later freed. A second investigation, also by Britain’s military police, was opened last December after the families of some of the victims called for a judicial review. It is not known when that investigation will be concluded. As well as the witness statements, Shiner and Day produced photos, video footage and death certificates signed by Iraqi doctors that they said together painted a picture of violent, deadly abuse perpetrated by British troops. They said there was evidence that two detainees had their eyes gouged out, one had his penis cut off, several were strangled or mutilated, some were shot in the back of the head and others had body parts systematically broken. “What went on whilst UK forces had the custody of Iraqi civilians is a disgrace, a stain on our nation, and a terrible stain on the reputation of all the good soldiers who have operated in Iraq,” Shiner said. However, the lawyers acknowledged there was a vast gulf between the British military’s account of what happened and the witnesses’ accounts. They also said they did not know which regiment of the British army was most likely responsible. “For the Iraqi version of events to be true, soldiers and officers from the British army would have to have conspired to cover up one of the most atrocious episodes in British army history,” Day said. As well as a public inquiry, the lawyers called for the investigation to be handed over to Britain’s regular police force, rather than the military police investigating its own. Reuters And atrocities occur continually in other parts of the world. p1

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A woman being sexually attacked by Indonesian mobs.

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Al-Qaida’s second in command releases new tape warning Obama against Bush policies

James Sturcke, The Guardian

[...]Al-Zawahiri [...] said in [a recent message], which appeared on militant websites, that Obama was “the direct opposite of honourable black Americans” like Malcolm X, the 1960s African-American rights leader.

The al-Qaida leader called Obama, along with the secretary of state Condoleeza Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, “house negroes”.

Speaking in Arabic, al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian, used the term “abeed al-beit,” which literally translates as “house slaves.” But English subtitles of his speech included in the message translate it as “house negroes.”

The message also included old footage of speeches by Malcolm X in which he explains the term, saying black slaves who worked in their white masters’ house were more servile than those who worked in the fields. Malcolm X used the term to criticise black leaders he accused of not standing up to whites. [more]

President Obama, (former?) drug addict and presently a smoker though he pretends he quit. This is the man America has its hopes on.

He wrote about himself:

Obama wrote on the subject in Dreams. Here’s an excerpt: “I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though -- Mickey, my potential initiator, had been just a little too eager for me to go through with that. Said he could do it blind-folded, but he was shaking like a faulty engine when he said it. Maybe he was just cold; we were standing in a meat freezer in the back of the deli where he worked and it couldn’t have been more than 20 degrees in there. But he didn’t look like he was shaking from th ecold. Looked more like he was sweating, his face shiny and tight. He had pulled out the needle and the tubing, and I’d looked at him standing there, surrounded by big slabs of salami and roast beef, and right then an image popped into my head o fan air bubble, shiny and round like a pearly rolling quietly through a vein and stopping my heart….

“Junkie. Pothead. That’s where I’d been headed: the final, fatal role of the young would-be black man. Except the highs hadn’t been about that, me trying to prove what a down brother I was. Not by then, anyway. I got high for just the opposite effect, something that could push questions of who I was out of my mind, something that could flatten out the landscape of my heart, blur the edges of my memory.”