The preparation for the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation gabfest in
The news that Laura will not be coming downunder caused a ripple - Laura extended her regrets in a telephone conversation yesterday to Janette Howard, wife of Prime Minister John Howard, saying she needed to get rid of a pain in the neck. We know what she means; George is becoming a burden here already.
The growing realisation of the scope of the president’s ‘cone of silence’ is being met with a level of incredulity in a country used to giving political leaders the finger. Then as one commentator put it, “…we are more used to keeping the masses in the dark, not the leaders. It gives the mushroom club a whole new meaning.”
Security
John Howard says violent protesters are to blame for the severe security measures in place for the APEC meeting in
But when faced with the current levels of disruption some are sure to get overheated. At least they won’t be rolling bags of marbles under police horses. This sturdy security phalanx looks like it will be confined to barracks with equine flu sweeping the state.
Other animals aren’t quite so fortunate.
Meantime anyone who wants out will need to get out early.
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Nothing quite like the circling Sydney at a thousand metres for a couple of days, waiting for clearance.
Though not for the inbound international flights I hope. A Aussie once told me (on a flight from SF to Sydney) that the only choice for the plane on arrival was land...or ditch.
No doubt Laura has heard about koalas pissing on the rich and famous, good little Aussies that they are.
Now that's patriotic!
Talk about patriotic. I fly air New Zealand, always a safe airport handy ;)
But those koalas, disgusting critters are inebriated on gum leaf juice all their lives.
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