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STORY OF THE WEEK: National Defence & Nukes Policy
STORY OF THE WEEK: Week Ending 14 May
2004
National Defence Policy
COMMENT: Brash Shows He’s A Worthy Combater For Clark - Lou Garvey Writes: Shock. Horror. National’s inevitably messy, but in the circumstances not too messy, public disposal of the Creech Report on the country’s anti-nuclear stance had been undone by ill-judged remarks by the inexperienced MP from Rangitikei. See... An Ominous Sign For Labour
Why Bush And Rummy
Don’t Need Dithering Don - President Bush and his
embattled Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld have enough
problems right now without having Don Brash in Washington
without the guiding hand of a responsible adult, says New
Zealand First leader Winston Peters. See... Nuclear Deception And Learning On The Job
ALSO:
- Scoop’s PM Presser Report - Israelis, Torture & Don Brash's
Lunchtime
- Don Brash - National Leader says speculation 'mischievous'
- SSC
- State Service Commissioner's statement on MFAT
-
Libertarianz - Nats lower their colours
Heat On Brash 'The
Peacenik' Over Nuke Remarks - National's position on
changing New Zealand's nuclear-free legislation becomes more
bizarre by the day, says Foreign Minister Phil Goff. See...
Brash nuke position more bizarre by the day
MORE: NZ First - National Naive Over Nukes
… & Defence Spokesman
Power Is Also Confusing Some - "The Dominion Post's
assertion that comments I made one week ago at a Regional
Conference are National Party policy is wrong. The National
Party will release its defence policy later this year and
that was pointed out to the reporter at the time." See…Statement from Simon Power Re: Dominion
MORE:
- NZ First - National's Unusual Defence And Foreign Policies
-
Govt. - Nats show their true colours
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