Even if Kissinger, et al did not play a role (and I have certainly seen lots of reports that they did), was not that episode a major reason for support for the republic in Australia? After all, whoever was behind it, the fact is that a duly elected government of Australia was sacked on orders from a monarch-appointed governor general. Did this not annoy lots of Ozzies? Barkley Rosser -----Original Message----- From: Catherine Driscoll <catherine.driscoll at adelaide.edu.au> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 9:26 PM Subject: Re: Australian pressure to intervene
>>Pine Ridge (name not exactly right?) observation post.
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>Pine Gap
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>The narratives about the CIA role in sacking the Ehitlam govt are, to my
>willing mind, not entirely convincing. I'm not saying they weren't
>supportive and so on, I just don't think in the circumstances they were
>needed for that debacle to unfold.
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>Catherine
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