Howard wins award on Human Rights ?

[Shannow]

I heard a smippet of this on the ABC a while back, and thought it was a joke.

NOPE.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/23/1090464856281.html?oneclick=true

Earlier this month, the American Jewish Committee bestowed on visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard its highest honor, the American Liberties Medallion. Previous recipients of the award include Martin Luther King, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Vaclav Havel, Natan Sharansky and Elie Wiesel.

 

[Goreripper]

Well if Yasir Arafat can win the Nobel Peace Prize, anything's possible.

 

[TinMan666]

It's coming from Jews though, and American Jews at that, so it doesn't count.

They should rename it the "we like this guy because he's helping to fuck the arabs over" award, then it would be legit.

 

[Sydo]

Well if Yasir Arafat can win the Nobel Peace Prize, anything's possible.

haha.. true that.

np. Vote Howard.

 

[Shannow]

I guess that S.A. Brewing will be sending me an award for my support of the temperance movement any day now.

LOL, Gorey, they nominated Dubya for the same award as Arafat.

 

[Goreripper]

Yep, but Arafat actually won it.

 

[plattopus]

Yeah that was fucked... he won a peace prize because he stopped being a terrorist. I've never been a terrorist and I haven't won a peace prize yet!!

 

[Kem]

Well poor old Yasser is dead now anyway. Personally I'd rather see him get a peace prize than John Howard.

 

[spawn]

You would rather a terrorist get it instead of Howard?

 

[Kem]

In Arafat's case, yes.

 

[Sydo]

the anti-Howard sentiment here is really getting old.

 

[Kem]

Sorry Sydo, was it something that I said? Or the thread in general

 

[Sydo]

Ahh, I forgot which thread I was in..
I'll leave now.

 

[spawn]

Id have to agree with Sydo, when people are saying a terrorist deserves it over Howard, I can only think im glad Howard is running the country and not some of you looney tunes

 

[Kem]

It's not so much to do with running down John Howard, I just think it's unfair to label Arafat a terrorist and less deserving of a Peace Prize than John Howard, who has made what contribution to creating peace?

 

[TinMan666]

Arafat wasn't a terrorist, he was a freedom fighter

 

[spawn]

So is George Bush Tinny. Apparently

 

[spawn]

It's not so much to do with running down John Howard, I just think it's unfair to label Arafat a terrorist and less deserving of a Peace Prize than John Howard, who has made what contribution to creating peace?

He didnt kill people who disagreed with his ideals for a start

 

[Kem]

Spawn, John Howard didn't grow up in Palestine. I mean Israel.

 

[Southy]

they are all dumb fucks in the middle east, we should be testing nukes over there, start in Palestine/Isreal, move onto Iraq, it'll be great