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2005-09-25 China-Japan-Koreas

Indonesian Navy Fires at Chinese Fishing Boat

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Posted by lotp 2005-09-25 11:04|| || Front Page|| [14 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I think this deserves a popcorn image.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-25 11:50|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-25 11:50|| Front Page Top

#2 One hot buttered popcorn, coming right up.

Posted by lotp 2005-09-25 11:58|| 2005-09-25 11:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Indonesia has sent over 200 fishing vessels into Australian waters this year, all with state-of-the art GPS systems.

Some even landed on our territory and dug wells.

Up to 50 a day are being spotted, there are regular reports in the Northern Territory News (not online so haven't posted articles).

This is outrageous behaviour.

Posted by anon1 2005-09-25 12:30|| 2005-09-25 12:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, now you have a precedent for handling them. Indonesians couldn't squawk but so loud.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2005-09-25 12:32|| 2005-09-25 12:32|| Front Page Top

#5 So it is OK for Indonesia to poach Australia's fishing grounds, but when it's their turf they fire.

We are spending $20 million taxpayer funds in building a detention centre for their fisherman, non refundable.

We are providing that country with bird flu drugs for free: why? They can afford to buy it themselves with money from the rich military.

Australia should start applying tougher rules to the Indonesians.

Posted by anon1 2005-09-25 12:32|| 2005-09-25 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Good call, steve, I'd love to blow them out of the water.

Posted by anon1 2005-09-25 12:33|| 2005-09-25 12:33|| Front Page Top

#7 Anyway to get Howard to seize the boats and sell them off? With the proper attitude, border enforcement can become a profit center.

Posted by ed 2005-09-25 13:30|| 2005-09-25 13:30|| Front Page Top

#8 This is a good thing. More nations need to do it. It not just Chinese ships poaching.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-25 14:38|| 2005-09-25 14:38|| Front Page Top

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