New Zealand First Position On Afghanistan Conflict And Government Support

Due to a number of media inquiries this morning following the apparent weakening in support for the Government from the Greens, The Alliance, the National Party and the United party over the deployment of New Zealand troops in Afghanistan, New Zealand First leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, has issued the following statement:

“The New Zealand First Caucus unanimously supports the Government’s position over the conflict in Afghanistan and the war on terrorism. New Zealand First will not make this issue a political one and we will not make this a confidence issue.

“This is not a time to be playing political games. This is a matter of international security akin to New Zealand’s involvement in World War Two. We would however like the people of New Zealand to be kept better informed of developments.

ENDS

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

Given the layers of meta-irony involved, the saga of the Sony cyber attack seemed at the outset more like a snarky European art film than a popcorn entry at the multiplex.

Yet now with (a) President Barack Obama weighing in on the side of artistic freedom and calling for the US to make a ‘proportionate response’quickly followed by (b) North Korea’s entire Internet service going down, and with both these events being followed by (c) Sony deciding to backtrack and release The Interview film that had made it a target for the dastardly North Koreans in the first place, then ay caramba…the whole world will now be watching how this affair pans out. More>>