At least it's clear where Australia's leader
stands...

Muslims who want to live under Islamic
Sharia law were told on
Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the
government targeted
radicals in a bid to head off potential
terror attacks.
A day after a group of mainstream Muslim
leaders pledged loyalty to
Australia and her Queen at a special
meeting with Prime Minister
John Howard, he and his Ministers made it
clear that extremists
would face a crackdown.


Treasurer Peter Costello, seen as heir
apparent to Howard, hinted
that some radical clerics could be asked
to leave the country if
they did not accept that Australia was a
secular state, and its laws were made by parliament. "If those are not
your values, if you want
a country which has Sharia law or a
theocratic state, then Australia
is not for you", he said on national
television.

"I'd be saying to clerics who are teaching
that there are two laws
governing people in Australia: one the
Australian law and another
the Islamic law, that is false. If you
can't agree with parliamentary law, independent courts,
democracy, and would prefer
Sharia law and have the opportunity to go
to another country, which
practices it, perhaps, then, that's a
better option", Costello said.

Asked whether he meant radical clerics
would be forced to leave, he
said those with dual citizenship could
possibly be asked to move to
the other country. Education Minister
Brendan Nelson later told
reporters that Muslims who did not want to
accept local values
should "clear off. Basically people who
don't want to be
Australians, and who don't want ! to live
by Australian values and
understand them, well then, they can
basically clear off", he said.

Separately, Howard angered some Australian
Muslims on Wednesday by
saying he supported spy agencies monitoring
the nation's mosques
Quote: "IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST
ADAPT. Take It Or Leave
It. I am tired of this nation worrying
about whether we are
offending
some individual or their culture. Since the
terrorist attacks on
Bali, we have experienced a surge in
patriotism by the majority of
Australians."

"However, the dust from the attacks had
barely settled when the
'politically correct' crowd began
complaining about the possibility
that our patriotism was offending others. I
am not against
immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against
anyone who is seeking a
better life by coming to Australia."


"However, there are a few things that those
who have recently come >
to our country, and apparently some born here,
need to understand." "This idea of Australia being a
multicultural community has served
only to dilute our sovereignty and our
national identity. As
Australians, we have our own culture, our
own society, our own
language and our own lifestyle."

"This culture has been developed over two
centuries of struggles,
trials and victories by millions of men and
women who have sought
freedom"

"We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish,
Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese,
Japanese, Russian, or any other language.
Therefore, if you wish to
become part of our society, Learn the
language!"

"Most Australians believe in God. This is
not some Christian, right;
wing, political push, but a fact, because
Christian men and women,
on Christian principles, founded this
nation, and this is clearly
documented. It is certainly appropriate to
display it on the walls
of our schools. If God offends you, then I
suggest you consider
another part of the world as your new home,
because God is part of
our culture."

"We will accept your beliefs, and will not
question why. All we ask
is that you accept ours, and live in
harmony and peaceful enjoyment
with us."

"If the Southern Cross offends you, or you
don't like " A Fair Go",
then you should seriously consider a move
to another part of this
planet.

Sounds fair enough to me. If you want to live in a certain country and gain benefits from doing so then obedience to the laws is a must.