It's a stupid politician who doesn't know which way the wind is blowing, and Kevin Rudd, the new(ish) Wizard [Prime Minister, surely. Ed.] of Oz is no dummy. "Our country has had enough of people-smugglers exploiting asylum-seekers and seeing them drown on the high seas," said Mr. Rudd yesterday, as he announced an overhaul of the country's asylum policy, ahead of a general election due this fall.
Under the new "Regional Settlement Arrangement", the PM said, "any asylum-seeker who arrives in Australia by boat will have no chance of being settled in Australia as a refugee." Instead, in the interests of combatting terrorism, the mostly Muslim hordes -- and the Tamil terrorists mixed in with them -- will be sent to Papua New Guinea, the poorest and most violent country in the region, where they should feel right at home.
"Why PNG?", I hear you ask. [Why PNG? Ed.] Because the Aussies will pay the PNGians (or whatever they call themselves) to take the refugees. Said Mr. Ruddyface, "The new arrangements will allow Australia to help more people who are genuinely in need and help prevent people smugglers from abusing our system."
Walt's source in the western part of Papua -- now a part of Indonesia -- suggests than after an initial period of adjustment, the new arrivals will be sent inland, to areas in which (it is rumoured) cannibalism is not unknown. "It will be a great opportunity for [the refugees] to share the values of Islam -- 'the religion of peace' -- with the poor benighted Papuans", said a spokesthingy for the United Nations.
Even as we speak, the natives of Papua are doubltess preparing to welcome the newcomers. Yes, we do have a recent picture. Walt has agents everywhere!
No comments:
Post a Comment