Australian Political Challenger Says Country Mistaken to Receive Lebanese Immigrants
Peter Dutton, the government lawmaker who has challenged Australia's prime minister for his job, is publicly perceived as a hard man and a leading hard-right conservative. His face is associated with turning back asylum seekers boats, stripping citizenship from extremists and striving to increase the English-language standards for migrants who want to gain citizenship.
Dutton gave up the largest security portfolio in the government when he resigned as Minister for Home Affairs, who controls the newly created Department of Homeland Security designed to tackle the new security threats of a changing geo-political environment.
While highly regarded by the conservative Liberal Party's hard-right faction, his broader appeal has been questioned, particularly among ethnic minorities.
He has been criticized for saying the level of Lebanese Muslim immigration under a humanitarian program in the 1970s had been a mistake that Australia was now paying for through a rise in domestic extremism.
He also attracted accusations of racism through comments that white farmers under threat of violence in black-majority South Africa should be treated as refugees because "they need help from a civilized country." He has angered many in the ethnic-African community by saying people in Victoria state were "scared to go out to restaurants of a night time" because of "African gang violence."
Dutton, 47, is a former police drug squad detective from the politically and socially conservative state of Queensland.
He was first elected to Parliament in 2001 and quickly rose to the rank of minister three years later.
He became Minister for immigration and Border Protection in 2014, when he became responsible for Australia's contentious policy of sending asylum seekers who attempt to reach Australia by boat to immigration camps paid for by his government on impoverished Pacific island nations for Papua New Guinea and Nauru. The Australian navy also turns asylum seekers boats back to Indonesia, which Jakarta regards as an affront to Indonesian sovereignty.
22 August 2018, 12:53
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I bet the shia australian billionaire is roaring with fear of deportation.
22 August 2018, 14:21
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The 'australian' from dahieh (who does not speak arabic) does not mind if some of his hezbollah terror militia immigrated to Australia because they "assimilate".
"the_roar:
As a Christian, Its a debt we owe to HA & a friendship & trust to hopefully last forever.
May the righteous forever stand strong."
22 August 2018, 14:52
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"the_roar: 3 hours ago
I haven't posted in a long time, but who said I havn't checked out the articles & posts?"
"TOP DEFINITION of Lurk"
lurk:
"On a messageboard or anything similar, to browse the board very often, but without ever posting anything."
That guy is always lurking, but he never posts."
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=lurk
So, Buzz off troll....you have been weighed & measured & found to be very lacking.
NEXT!
22 August 2018, 15:19
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You LURKER! amazing how anyone comments you're here to reply with notes backed up from years ago.
get a life Lurker & if you must be the Naharnet squatter, then at least comment on the article.. Stop LURKING!!!
22 August 2018, 16:18
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What his notes show is you were a filthy troll back then and you are filthy troll right now. In other words, nothing changed.
22 August 2018, 16:35
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"Muslims immigrating & not adhering to other nations laws is something else..."
and in your imagined world of Australia, is there a law that specifies what people should dress, or an Australian dress code?
Your under powered brain cannot distinguish between tradition/custom and law.
22 August 2018, 16:37
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I also take it if Christians immigrating & not adhering to other nations laws is something fine by you.....
22 August 2018, 15:03
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What the_roar is saying: he owes hezbollah; he is friends with hezbollah and wilayat al faqih; he trusts hezbollah and its way of life along with its customs but he prefers to maintain a long distance relationship.
22 August 2018, 15:16
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Incorrect once again, may I suggest you stop guessing & posting for the sake of it.
in no way do i owe HA or any muslim a thing. I do not subscribe to Ha's way of life.
But reality is this! If it were not for HA, Lebanon would be in the hands of Isis & co.
No thanks, I prefer the Muslim who is defending his land & his brothers including the Christians of Lebanon.
Until HA tries to convert Christians by force or behead Christians & eat their hearts then HA is fine by me defending Lebanon from those who do.
22 August 2018, 15:19
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There are two versions of inferior human beings on this forum: One calls itself @blablablabla, a fake Christian claiming to live in Paris and another calling itself the_boar, a fake Christian claiming to live in Australia. What do they have in common? Both are shia followers of the ayatollah and the mullahs in Iran.
22 August 2018, 15:36
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I just found this on wikiipedia
the_roar : "A wealthy Australian who travels the globe & has inside knowledge that no other person on this planet knows about"
22 August 2018, 15:41
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Scanning …. Spotting …. Tracking
Identifying …. Logging ..... Tagging
One Shia Australian Troll Confirmed Sighting.
Sighting Authenticated Processed and Stored.
22 August 2018, 15:46
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Hezbollah is Iran's agent planning takeover of Lebanon, and succeeding step by step. Lebanon's long term outlook is not good.
The truth is... for Lebanon to survive it must align with Israel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgUCY4hV3Ek
22 August 2018, 16:04
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Mr. Roar:
When you scream Labayka Ya Hussain how do you 'assimilate' in australia?
Btw, you also must have European parents, no?
22 August 2018, 16:12
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canadianleb, Its pretty much what I posted above...totally agree with you though...finally someone who comments on the article with reason.
22 August 2018, 16:28
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"Basically treat a Muslim from KSA the way the Saudi's treat Christians, Jews and Shia in KSA, same goes for Iran and other majority Muslim countries and lets see what happens."
So, a Muslim from Dubai or Bahrain should be allowed to wear his traditional Arab Thobe in the West because in his country Christians are allowed to wear bikinis and Western clothes?
22 August 2018, 17:13
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"I don't beleive the news above is about peoples religious dependencies"
Read what he said :
"He has been criticized for saying the level of Lebanese MUSLIM immigration under a humanitarian program in the 1970s had been a mistake that Australia was now paying for through a rise in domestic extremism."
22 August 2018, 19:16
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The night security guard back to his old usual trolling ways.
Old Habits Die Hard
23 August 2018, 02:49
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Amazing.... ex-Palestinian leader speaks about Hamas at the United Nations:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPWPBmXvCps
23 August 2018, 04:19
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It is the Australian politician's concern that is based on religious bias since he singled out Lebanese moslems. His stance is not about respecting the law as he did not mention that but rather about what he refers to as 'extremism' attributed to Islam.
23 August 2018, 05:03
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lol the man just drew your attention to what Dutton said and now you accuse him of being pro islam?
