[peterpathname]

the CAAT appeal was stunning. Alhough admitting that Pine Gap was used to target strikes on Iraq, defence insisited that it is not a war base - which made the facility ineligible for the protections from judicial scrutiny afforded under "special undertakings". Rather than admit that a foreign war base operates from the heart of our country, and unwilling (unable!) to answer the defendants' full range of examination, the prior conviction was nullified and the christians against all terrorism walked free.

but now the usa is opening more bases around the country, including marines in Darwin and US warships off WA.

[ra]

Yeah all this takes on a whole new context in the light of PRISM.

I think it was Cory Doctorow who said, "Snowdon took the theory out of conspiracy theory".

[peterpathname]

I haven't seen much from CD on PRISM: got any links?