[BITList] Australia's Government !

[franka]

They say we get the government we deserve!?
frank




   This is your Australia Today ************************************* 
Whoever wrote this was a bit pissed off.... but they have a point and 
it’s a Beauty......You Political Parasites......that aptly describes the 
Aussie Government. Political Bastardry! Well you may think!!!! On the 
18th of August 1966 at Long Tan,Vietnam, D Company of the 6th Battalion, 
Royal Australian Regiment, mainly made up of Australian National 
Servicemen and at that time located to support the American Army, fought 
a battle against the Viet Cong. In this action D Company lost 18 men 
killed and 24 injured. The Viet Cong dead numbered in excess of 245. The 
Australian lines were never crossed. The Viet Cong withdrew. American 
President Johnson and US Army Staff recognised the achievement by 
awarding the Unit Citation of Gallantry on 30th May 1968. The Award was 
formally accepted by Queen Elizabeth in 13th June 1968. Prime Minister 
John Gorton made the formal presentation of this American Citation to 
the Battalion at Lavarack Barracks,Townsville on 18th August 1968. On 
the 31st of March 2010, D Company of the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian 
Regiment were belatedly awarded the Australian version of "Unit Citation 
for Gallantry" (UCG) honouring their extraordinary deeds at Long Tan. 
The Government however refused to approve travel payment for the 
surviving Unit Members or their families, including the families of 
deceased Unit Members, in order that they be present at the UCG 
Presentation Ceremony presided over by the Governor General of 
Australia. In February 2011 the same Government of Australia footed the 
Funeral Bill to bury the illegal boat people, who tragically perished on 
Christmas Island. This included flying surviving family illegals and 
survivors to and from Sydney and Xmas Island, accommodating them, etc 
etc, plus a Coach tour of Sydney thrown in. The Canberra Polit Bureaux 
had waited 45 years to publicly acknowledge the bravery and sacrifice of 
these Sons of Australia and then immediately Shit on their memory by 
wetting themselves to appease the feelings of boat illegals forcing 
their entry into our country. Now we witness,what can only be described 
as, attempted political face saving, by this same Government, sponsoring 
a TV Documentary, to celebrate our Armed Forces accomplishments at 
Kapyong, Korea in 1951. This will see our Prime Minister and the entire 
Priministeral Entourage fly in a RAAF plane to Korea to mark this 60th 
Anniversary. What Bloody Hypocrisy!!! What a Blatant Affront to the 
feelings of our Nation's serving Armed Forces, Past and Present. 
Shame,Shame,Shame, You Political Parasites. You do not deserve to 
represent our country. Ray,

    You may have seen this but just in case.  See you tomorrow night?










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