Demolitions, Ducts, and Terrific Powers
Further underlining the "Holocaust" concerns raised by an Israeli Cabinet Minister, Haaretz reports Turkish PM Erdogan does not see a difference between Islamist terrorism and "Israel's demolition of homes and the damage it was bringing to civilians" in the Occupied Territories. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has joined the chorus of disapproval, percieving the Rafah actions as "flagrant violation of human rights".
Meanwhile, a mysterious, "top secret" perspex duct is at the center of an incident in Canberra which resulted in the Cabinet Meeting Room being flooded. It's purpose is being jealously guarded, though the public explanation is that it is used "presumably to ensure no bugs had been placed in the water pipes". And while ASIO is messing around with plumbing, Victorian Police have been handed extraordinary powers in response to the growing corruption crisis. According to News Ltd, Police Minister Haermeyer boasted in parliament that the powers were "pretty much the toughest in the world" and Police Commissioner Nixon said her new powers were "terrific". They include the ability to force witnesses to give evidence or face imprisonment. Rather than create an independant Crime Commission, as exists in nearly every other Australian state, the Victorians have simply handed extreme co-ercive powers to enable their notoriously gun-happy Police to investigate themselves. The Premier is also continuing to deny that police corruption and a wave of gangland killings are linked, despite mounting evidence and testimony from well-regarded cops. Commissioner Nixon should perhaps be reminded that the root word for "terrific" is "terror". Presumably she is happy with the Police's increased ability to terrify the citizens of Victoria.
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