Australia 'secret police' state

[theearthisround]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15756393-26619,00.html

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"You can be arrested because ASIO think you know something," Mr Fraser said.

"Your defence is to prove that you don't know it. But how do you prove a negative? And how do you prove you don't know something which you didn't know in the first place?

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"To legislate for the arrest of somebody who is not suspected of any crime ... that turns ASIO into some sort of secret police."

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The Government had "frightened the Australian community about the prospect of terrorist attacks, and therefore anyone who oppose those measures is seen to be soft on terrorism", he said.

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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,15756393-26619,00.html

[unhappycamper]

1. Fascism is on the march. n/t

[Media_Lies_Daily]

2. Gee...doesn't THAT sound familiar?

[theearthisround]

3. Down with him! hes insulted our patriotic leaders!