Letter to a Newspaper Editor Concerning the Taliban

Letter to a Newspaper Editor Concerning the Taliban To the Editor, As the Taliban has been driven out of Kabul after the September 11 crisis, life over there has been better, but it is still very poor. After being bombed the Afghan people have been forced to leave there family, friends, home and even society. Who determines what people are worth being in a country like Australia. These people are coming to Australia illegally because they cant afford to get here properly. Back in the 17th century Australias population was made up of hard core criminals that came here on death traps, whats the difference here.†¦show more content†¦Its worse in there than at home, they came here to escape not be captured. The afghan people are categorized as the asylum seekers. Asylum meaning refuge and safety, and Seekers meaning trying to find or obtain. These definitions are very easy to understand. It means that these Afghan people are trying to obtain refuge and safety for themselves and their families. As I said before, who determines what kind of people are worth being in a country like Australia, is it the government, the media or even the public. These people need to know that they are Excepted. By all this bad publicity towards them, youd think they were rapists roaming the streets. Even though they have done absolutely nothing to deserve the treatment they are getting. The government knew what kind of boats these people were coming to Australia on and they chose the ignore it. There were to many people on these sinking boats and they did nothing about it but leave them to rot. People were being thrown overboard and were jumping overboard. Mr. John Howard knew every single horrible thing that was happening on these death traps but because of the happening election he let it slide. And look at what happened, a lot of innocent people died.Show MoreRelatedProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pagescustomers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 WVR/WVR 0 9 8 7 ISBN 978-0-07-340334-2 MHID 0-07-340334-2 Editorial director: Stewart Mattson Publisher: Tim Vertovec Executive editor: Richard T. Hercher, Jr. Developmental editor: Gail Korosa Associate marketing manager: Jaime Halterman Project manager: Harvey Yep Production supervisor: Carol Bielski Designer: Mary Kazak Vander Photo researcher: Jeremy Ches hareck Media project manager: Cathy Tepper CoverRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesavailable to them at different times and in diverse settings. She places special emphasis on the important but often overlooked roles they played in politics, particularly those associated with resistance movements, and their contributions to arts and letters worldwide. Drawing on the essay collections and series on women in world history that she has edited over the past decade, Smith’s fully global perspectives make clear that even though gender parity has rarely been attained in any society and there