NZ Government shows world it can make its own decisions
IF the Russians are responsible for the attempted assassination of two Russians in England, I think we all agree that this is not an acceptable practice by any country. Before we join the rush to be seen to be dealing with the problem by expelling socalled Russian spies from our country, let’s be honest. If the same incident were to happen in New Zealand, would the world respond in the same way? Remember the Rainbow
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Australia has expelled two spies. Only two? Such a big country with all those American bases, those two spies must have been very busy. It was a nice gesture. Purely token. Very much like all the other countries. All the spies will be back in business in six months. I don’t understand why the Western Alliances allow spies to operate in their counties knowing that they are there.
One country we know, a very good friend of New Zealand, is pretty good at assassinating people it doesn’t like, friend or foe. This seems to be common practice for many countries If the Western Alliances were involved in something like this would it be reported in the Western papers? I doubt it.
This whole world reeks of hypocrisy and all this drama is nothing but window dressing for the multitudes. But behind the scenes the money still keeps on flowing.
Good on New Zealand for letting the rest of the world see that we are capable of making our own decisions. The Government should be supported on this. Ray Sinclair Port Chalmers
AFTER reading your editorial of April 2, I believe the New Zealand Government deserves praise for its ‘‘wait and see’’ approach over the Salisbury poisoning case. Thus far, very little clear evidence of Russian government involvement has been proffered. The investigation has been patchy, at best, and leaves one with the feeling that the UK authorities have no genuine enthusiasm for unearthing the truth. The aim of vilifying Russia has already been achieved.
History teaches us that the Russians are no angels, but the UK and US have a vested interest in maintaining a Cold War status. A nonaggressive Russia would negate the need for Nato, impacting enormously on the lucrative weapons market which the British and Americans rely so heavily on. It is beyond question that war is good for business. A sad indictment on ‘‘humanity’’. In 1789, Robert Burns said ‘‘Inhuman man! curse on thy barb’rous art, and blasted be thy murderaiming eye!’’. Will we ever learn?
Alastair Watt
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