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Originally posted by redrose123
reply to post by steveknows
Lack of knowledge to the outside world? Most have lack of knowledge about what is happening in their own neighborhood. Most go along to get along because they feel what they think doesn't matter anyway. As far as being invaded every kind of military from all parts of the world are stomping all over the US at any given minute and has been for many years. We haven't asked any of them to be here either. Take a look at WACO in case some have forgotten. Foreign troops not only were here they helped kill american people on american soil. The heart of the matter is that London is the Financial Control, Rome is the head of the Religious Control and DC is the head of the Military Control of the Globalists. When the people start placing the blame where it belongs instead of each other nothing will improve.
Originally posted by BladeGlint
I do not like threads like this, It is all about hate!.
I welcome our great friends America to Australia, they will help in our national security, help local economies and train our troops and bring very good tech for us to use and learn from.
I read many posts on ATS that are written buy ignorant tools who have no idea about what they write, all they do is spew hate and racism.. No wonder the world is at war.
If you haven’t realised I will tell you a little secret......Allies of Australia have troops here all the time for training and support, some have even had permanent bases here for a long time.
We are a fantastic place to visit and live. All the peoples of the world are welcome here and long as you leave your fears and hate behind and embrace the Aussie spirit that “everyone deserves a fair go” and “look after your mates”.
Why would those who have chosen to live in our great country deny anyone else the right to live in peace and a security in a place that has given them so much that they feel they can refuse others .
I would like to see America double its troop commitment to Northern Territory and bring all the hardware it can carry/fly in and build as much infrastructure it wants.
I’m sure we can put the base to good use when they decide it time to leave.
Originally posted by steveknows
Originally posted by BladeGlint
I do not like threads like this, It is all about hate!.
I welcome our great friends America to Australia, they will help in our national security, help local economies and train our troops and bring very good tech for us to use and learn from.
I read many posts on ATS that are written buy ignorant tools who have no idea about what they write, all they do is spew hate and racism.. No wonder the world is at war.
If you haven’t realised I will tell you a little secret......Allies of Australia have troops here all the time for training and support, some have even had permanent bases here for a long time.
We are a fantastic place to visit and live. All the peoples of the world are welcome here and long as you leave your fears and hate behind and embrace the Aussie spirit that “everyone deserves a fair go” and “look after your mates”.
Why would those who have chosen to live in our great country deny anyone else the right to live in peace and a security in a place that has given them so much that they feel they can refuse others .
I would like to see America double its troop commitment to Northern Territory and bring all the hardware it can carry/fly in and build as much infrastructure it wants.
I’m sure we can put the base to good use when they decide it time to leave.
I'm not having a go at you here but you might want to research a bit before calling people ignorant tools.
You obviously don't know that the Australian defence force plays a big hand in training American defence force personnel. In fact alot of their fighter pilots are trained by our guys.
There are no foreign bases in Australia and never have been, Pine cap is a joint monitoring base manned by both Australians and American. The U.S has always used our bases as we have theirs.
Australia is one of the world leaders in Defence technology In fact one of the defence systems which is at the core of all this is called JORN
.The Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) is an over-the-horizon radar network that can monitor air and sea movements across 37,000 km2. It has an official range of 3,000 km. It is used in the defence of Australia and can also monitor maritime operations, wave heights and wind directions. And it spotted the stealth fighter as soon as the fighter enterd its radar range for the first time during an exercise.
This whole thing is about the U.S and Australia combining their abilities and resources to creat an umberella in the region.
www.defence.gov.au...edit on 14-12-2011 by steveknows because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by stgazza
reply to post by killemall
The US have been here for years and will be for years to come . Ever heard of Pine Gap? The US has complete control over that area. We Australian citizens can be arrested for setting foot there! There is no customs,no checks of who or what comes in or goes out and our govt. lets it happen. Australia tries to be a big player on the world stage but we need to concentrate on stronger ties with Asia and not pissing them off by having US ( who everybody hates) bases in Australia. We need strong ties to China and India as these two super powers will be running the world in a few decades and the US will be reduced to trying to be the world police and inciting wars under false pretenses to try and keep themselves afloat. We are much better off with china,india and asia as a whole because they are our immediate neighbours and for our economic future we need to go with the leaders. We will not get invaded or anything like that but i think we will suffer if US bases are allowed here.
Originally posted by Reptius
As an American , We don't care about Australia.. The only reason your country even exist is because England ran out of places to put it's prisoners.
I'm sorry "Convicts.". That's the preferred term for Australia's founding fathers right?
edit on 14-12-2011 by Reptius because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by killemall
PINE GAP IS OWNED BY THE U.S and it is U.S soil.
1.2 The Joint Defence Facility at Pine Gap was established in 1966, pursuant to an agreement providing for a ‘joint defence space research facility’. This agreement (hereafter the Head Agreement) came into force on 9 December 1966 and has been amended twice by exchanges of notes: first in 1977, and again in 1988.
1.3 The Head Agreement requires that:
* the two Governments ‘shall establish, maintain and operate in Australia a facility for general defence research in the space field’;
* the Australian Government shall provide land for the facility which will remain vested in the Australian Government;
* the United States Government will be accorded ‘all necessary rights of access to, and joint use and occupation of, the land’; and
* the land ‘shall be considered a secure area’.[1]
1.4 The preamble to the Head Agreement alluded to the purpose of the facility when it states the following as the context in which the agreement was negotiated:
www.austlii.edu.au...
Originally posted by masqua
Originally posted by killemall
PINE GAP IS OWNED BY THE U.S and it is U.S soil.
Not so sure it's solely U.S. property. Sounds to me as if it's a joint occupation/use situation and that the land actually has never left the hands of the Australian Government.
I've underlined key points below:
1.2 The Joint Defence Facility at Pine Gap was established in 1966, pursuant to an agreement providing for a ‘joint defence space research facility’. This agreement (hereafter the Head Agreement) came into force on 9 December 1966 and has been amended twice by exchanges of notes: first in 1977, and again in 1988.
1.3 The Head Agreement requires that:
* the two Governments ‘shall establish, maintain and operate in Australia a facility for general defence research in the space field’;
* the Australian Government shall provide land for the facility which will remain vested in the Australian Government;
* the United States Government will be accorded ‘all necessary rights of access to, and joint use and occupation of, the land’; and
* the land ‘shall be considered a secure area’.[1]
1.4 The preamble to the Head Agreement alluded to the purpose of the facility when it states the following as the context in which the agreement was negotiated:
www.austlii.edu.au...