US plans Australian base

[foreigncorrespondent]

(Sorry if this a dupe, but the story was actually just pointed out to me by my sister. This was in today's Melbourne Herald Sun.)

AUSTRALIA is set to become a crucial staging point for a new United States sphere of influence, stretching from India to Japan.

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An influential group of pro-American bureaucrats has been pushing for closer ties to the US. The group was founded by Michael Cook, now retired, who once headed the Office of National Assessments, and now includes the ambassador to Washington, Michael Thawley, and Andrew Shearer, a former adviser to Senator Hill.

Top-level Pentagon documents obtained by the Sunday Herald Sun show the US wants to carve out a new area of interest in Asia, from Japan to India. Australia lies in the geographic middle of this area, which raises the possibility that the US would need a base in the country's north.

There has been speculation that the US might establish a tank or military supply base in Darwin, as well as airfields for its B1 and B2 bombers.

Full article: http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,7946539%255E662,00.html

[jonoboy]

1. and didn't we always know this was coming !

how long before Darwin becomes a US military town

[foreigncorrespondent]

4. Jono, when I read it...

...I thought the exact same thing.

Australia has already put herself in danger because of our association with the corrput dictator-and-chief, Lord knows what this base will bring.

[bpilgrim]

2. Got Nukes?

soon yall will...

peace

[snrfmaster]

3. man

man cant the US keep its hands off any country. goddamnit, u hear about the japanese guy asking rumsfeld to get rid of the marines in japan...apparently it would lower the crime rate...hahaha


seriously, i dont want stupid marines in my country being all gung-ho and attacking aussies for insulting the moron in chief...unless they elect a democrat next year.

and by the way, im a british/US citizen living in australia..so i still vote every election...just thought id throw that in in case ur wondering why i care about the election

[foreigncorrespondent]

6. Where abouts in Australia...

...are you snrfmaster?

[foreigncorrespondent]

5. No nukes (YET)...

...but we got plenty of uranium.

[gemini_liberal]

7. this doesn't surprise me one bit

always convenient if we don't elect a puppet too...