This morning Singapore will hang Nguyen Tuong Van
And apparantly we have a country full of politicians who are against the death penalty. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock stated his "strong abhorrence of the death penalty under any circumstances". Proudly wearing his little Amnesty International badge that Amnesty International have repeatedly called for him to remove, he claims he will be personally be affected by Nguyen's execution. He is a liar. This is the same Ruddock who publicly endorsed the role played by our Federal Police in exposing the so-called Bali Nine to the death sentence.
Prime Minister Howard says he "abhors" captial punishment too, but when the Bali bomber Amrozi was sentenced to death by Indonesia in 2003, he loudly applauded it and tapped into public fear and loathing by encouraging a debate about capital punishment in Australia. Everyone knows he's a liar.
He went so far as to suggest that Victoria's Liberal Opposition might like to put capital punishment on the agenda. In a radio interview, the PM said that he respected Indonesia's right to execute whoever they saw fit. He also told CNN he would absolutely support any decision by Iraq to execute Saddam Hussein.
However, our PM tells us Sigapore is a "sovereign nation" and we cannot dictate to a sovereign nation. It's a different matter to invade a sovereign nation, much less dictate terms, when it's called Iraq.
And apparantly we have a country full of politicians who are against the death penalty. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock stated his "strong abhorrence of the death penalty under any circumstances". Proudly wearing his little Amnesty International badge that Amnesty International have repeatedly called for him to remove, he claims he will be personally be affected by Nguyen's execution. He is a liar. This is the same Ruddock who publicly endorsed the role played by our Federal Police in exposing the so-called Bali Nine to the death sentence.
Prime Minister Howard says he "abhors" captial punishment too, but when the Bali bomber Amrozi was sentenced to death by Indonesia in 2003, he loudly applauded it and tapped into public fear and loathing by encouraging a debate about capital punishment in Australia. Everyone knows he's a liar.
He went so far as to suggest that Victoria's Liberal Opposition might like to put capital punishment on the agenda. In a radio interview, the PM said that he respected Indonesia's right to execute whoever they saw fit. He also told CNN he would absolutely support any decision by Iraq to execute Saddam Hussein.
However, our PM tells us Sigapore is a "sovereign nation" and we cannot dictate to a sovereign nation. It's a different matter to invade a sovereign nation, much less dictate terms, when it's called Iraq.
posted by Susanna Duffy @ 6:41 AM
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