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Introduction
Prime
Minister John Howard is continuing to deny he was told his claim asylum
seekers had thrown children overboard, was wrong. The Opposition is keeping
up the pressure on Mr Howard, accusing him of a change of tone in media
interviews he gave in early October, becoming more cautious in his defence
of the claim over a two-day period.
A report has found the Prime Minister's Department was advised no children
had been thrown overboard. Mr Howard maintains he did not know. "At no
stage did my department tell me that the original advice was wrong," he
said. "At no stage did the former defence minister tell me that the original
advice was wrong and I had no grounds for suggesting otherwise." http://www.abc.net.au/news/2002/02/item20020214000649_1.htm
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Nobody
Told Me
A young John
Howard was downtown
An old friend, walked up, shook his hands
"Congratulations", his mate said
"Your family's about to expand!"
John Howard looked puzzledly at him
"I don't have a clue what you say"
"But your wife -- she's now eight months pregnant!
I"ve heard the babe's due any day!"
"Well
no one's officially told me
But thank you for letting me know.
Believe me, I had no such knowledge,
Maybe that explains why she's grown"
They met again,
several weeks later
"Well done!" his hearty friend said
Again, young John Howard was puzzled
He looked up, he paused, scratched his head
"And what have I done now?" he asked him
His friend, though astonished, replied
"You're a father your wife's had a baby!"
His amazement he just could not hide
"Well
no one's officially told me
But thank you, that makes me quite happy
Believe me, I had no such knowledge,
Maybe that explains all those nappies"
The years passed,
they met just one more time
A street corner, a clear summer's day,
John Howard drove right through a stop sign
Their cars met, in quite a melée
His old friend climbed out and went over
"What happened, why didn't you stop?
Why did you fly right past that sign there?"
But John thought this over the top
"Well
no one officially told me.
Excuse me, you must understand
Believe me, I had no such knowledge,
Maybe that's why blood's on my hands."
Copyright;
David Peetz
Email:
davidpeetz@yahoo.com.au
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