A Moral Stand Needed?

An important essay below, our morals and very sole as a nation is at stake.

Time to make a stand Australia. Stop selling us out for money!

Who runs Australia? Those with the money, usually. -


from http://www.democracyfrontline.org/blog/


There’s a lot of reading here, and I am posting all these items in the hope that some who are as yet unconvinced that Australia is under seige will find some facts here to persuade them to join the fight.


There are those who will say….. “It’s just International finance….the UAE is just doing business”.


To cut to the chase, then:


“the United Arab Emirates is a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked from South and East Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for involuntary servitude and for sexual exploitation”


“the UAE is a drug trans-shipment point for traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug producing countries; the UAE’s position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated.”


If it truly is “just business”, then I’d suggest it is time we became a bit more selective and moral about who we choose to do business with.

If we don’t, we are just whores. Dunno about you, but I don’t see my country that way.

Thanks to JTex for the various items, which have been cobbled together from a wide variety of sources.


The whores of Babylon.


Governments and Big Business are like whores, they’ll go with whoever has the money.


Australians are being sold out, literally.


The Emirates Melbourne Cup

The Emirates Doncaster Handicap

The Emirates Western Force Football Club

The Emirates A.F.I. Awards

etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc,

I wonder what the likes of Banjo Paterson and Henry Lawson would say? All I can say is, sad fella my country.

Emirates sponsorship splurge

Sunday, November 6, 2005

“Introduce the low cost, long haul carrier, operating something like a 3-80 with 800 seats in it and you can start flying very long distances for very low unit costs, and you pass those… through to the fares.”

Emirates Air sponsors the Melbourne Cup and, it seems, just about every other major event in Australia. Worldwide it spends US$200 million a year on corporate communications and sponsorship. Yet this expenditure is in stark contrast with other airlines, which have struggled to survive the past few years. And Emirates keeps building, with 45 of the new giant A380 Airbus aircraft recently ordered. Critics say this is only possible because the company is propped up by government oil dollars. Ali Moore speaks with company president Tim Clark about the airline’s plans.

More……….http://businesssunday.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=70453

THE LIBERAL PARTY of AUSTRALIA

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is Australia’s 2nd largest trading partner in the Middle East and it is increasingly becoming a business hub for the whole region. Australia’s $8.4 billion trade with the Middle East has grown by over 60% since 1996. The UAE will be our first FTA partner in the Middle East and provide a first-class platform for further activity by Australian exporters into the region.http://www.liberal.org.au/index.cfm?action=plaintext&id=456

Emirates’ Chairman meets with Australian Prime Minister

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

United Arab Emirates Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met with Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. John Howard MP during his official trip down under.As a state run airline, Emirates Airline’s operations are under control of HH Sheikh Ahmed and, as a result, the meeting of the leaders was an appropriate time for the presentation of the first official Australian Cricket World Cup team shirt. The airline is the official sponsor of the Australian team for the Cricket World Cup to be played in the West Indies next month.

Both leaders noted that the sponsorship was another example of the strong relationship between the Emirates and Australia.Emirates Airline operates 14 flights per week from Sydney to Dubai as well as a daily non-stop service from Sydney to Bangkok. The airline also operates out of Melbourne and Perth as well as seven flights per week from Brisbane, via Singapore. http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?nav=2&id=61964

Tim Harcourt*

Chief Economist

Australian Trade Commission

SydneyEmail: tim.harcourt@austrade.gov.au

9 November 2006

in more recent years the leaders of horse-mad Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have taken a big interest in the events at Flemington. After all, it is called the Emirates Melbourne Cup, following the sponsorship by the UAE national carrier.And is this a bad thing?http://www.austrade.gov.au/Turning-Japanese/default.aspx

Tourism Minister secures airline visit to Darwin

Media release - March 2, 2007

Officials from a major United Arab Emirates airline will visit Darwin later this year after Tourism Minister Paul Henderson met with them in Dubai.

Mr Henderson held high level talks with two of the United Arab Emirates biggest airline companies on the first day of his Territory trade mission - Etihad Airwaysand Emirates Airways.

http://www.tourismnt.com.au/nt/nttc/news/media_releases/mr/2007/mr_Mar02_airline_visit.html

Australian Government

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Doing business with United Arab Emirates http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/business_uae/doing_business_uae.html

COLLINGWOOD FOOTBALL CLUB

Fly Emirates http://collingwoodfc.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=8235

Emirates to sponsor Gold Coast racing

Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline has announced its sponsorship of the Gold Coast Turf Club.The substantial two-year agreement makes Emirates the official airline of the Gold Coast Turf Club as well as naming rights sponsor of horse races on both the Silk Stocking and Prime Minister’s race days. As part of the agreement Emirates will enjoy naming rights to four other horse races held at the Gold Coast Turf Club throughout the year.Emirates also becomes the naming rights sponsor for Fashions on the Field competitions at both the Magic Millions Carnival and Prime Minister’s Cup Raceday.

Emirates signs with Team New Zealand for the America’s Cup

Dubai-based international airline Emirates today signed a lead sponsorship andnaming rights agreement with America’s Cup challenger Team New Zealand.The team will be known as Emirates Team New Zealand.http://www.safetyatsea.com.au/teamnz_Launch_Newsletter.pdf

Emirates sponsors Rugby World Cup

Wednesday, 14 February 2007

Dubai-based Emirates, has further expanded its sponsorship portfolio by signing a deal to become official airline to Rugby World Cup 2007 in France. Under the deal, the airline will feature in Rugby World Cup 2007 publicity, including branding on perimeter boards at 10 venues throughout France and two in the UK and access ticket and hospitality facilities for all matches throughout the tournamentTo support the new deal the carrier says it is developing a sophisticated activation program to bring this sponsorship to life around the world including feeding sports fan traffic from its network including Australia.

Emirates president Tim Clark on Australian expansion

Date : 08/10/2006

Reporter: Alan Kohler

ALAN KOHLER: Qantas’s foe, Emirates Airline, was back on the radar this week, on another lobbying mission to double its number of flights here - something to which Qantas is implacably opposed. Emirates argues it warrants better treatment as its invested more than a billion dollars in Australia in the past decade, and increased flights would help tourism, which does need some helping. I spoke to Emirates President Tim Clark at Melbourne Airport, where he was opening a new business lounge. Well, Tim Clarke, you’re asking for more access for Emirates into Australia. Can you tell us exactly what you want?http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2006/s1765168.htm

LETS GET MAD!!!

I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!!!!

Network - Arabs are simply buying us

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDXTEtZ-G2o&mode=related&search=

I’m Mad as Hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dib2-HBsF08

Emirates activities in Australia- isn’t globalization great!

Wogan Valley EMIRATES Resort

Emirates Hotels (Australia) Pty. Ltd. proposes to construct and operate Emirates Luxury Resort and Nature Conservancy on a 1,578 ha former grazing property in the Wogan Valley, NSW.The site ajoins the Wollemi National Park to the east,the Gardens of Stone Park to the north and south,, and Donkey Mountain to the West. These parks form part of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area.

http://www.cumberlandecology.com.au/?pagename=Emirates-Resort http://users.tpg.com.au/newnes/e/emirates.htm http://www.bluemountains.org.au/Emirates/EmiratesConcept.pdf

Mt. Buller, Victoria

Ride the Emirates Discovery Chairlift and get an entry card at the entry gate of the Emirates Discover Ski Lift. http://ski.mtbuller.com.au/promo/emirates.html

Emirates Kodak

AFI Award http://www.seafilms.com.au/emirates.php

SYDNEY SYMPHONY

Our Principal Partner - Emirates
Emirates takes great pleasure in supporting the Sydney Symphony as Principal Partner, fostering the growth of the arts in one of the world’s most diverse and beautiful cities. Emirates’ focus on providing first class service, memorable and lasting experiences, and a high level of expertise makes it a great partner for the Sydney Symphony, allowing the airline to support the talented musicians and artists that touch the hearts of people through music.

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Principal Partner Emirates Our Partnership. Emirates takes great pleasure in supporting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as Principal Partner, fostering the growth of the arts in one of the world’s …www.mso.com.au/cpa/htm/htm_article.asp?page_id=130

Emirates Australia Squad for ICC World Cup

13 February, 2007

http://cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=mediareleasedisplay&id=38901

EMIRATES SUPERSTABLE

Welcome to the Herald Sun Emirates SuperStable. Here you’ll find all the information you need to play the game. Find detailed game information here - http://superstable3.virtualsports.com.au/?p=help

Emirates Western Force Rugby

http://www.rugbywa.com.au/emirates_western_force/emirates_western_force_landing_page,50768.html

Melbourne Cup Betting

The Official Emirates Melbourne Cup Website - Betting. Want to have a bet on the Emirates Melbourne Cup? More than $140 million is bet on the Emirates Melbourne Cup alone on totalisators throughout …www.melbournecupbetting.com

Australian Federal Government grant Etihad and Emirates airlines increased Australian access
Friday, March 23, 2007

Successful UAE talks between Australia’s Federal Government and Middle Eastern governments have resulted in the doubling of the number of services between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane by 2011. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Transport and Regional Services, Mark Vaile, made the announcement yesterday and is confident that the increase will result in a boost for both the aviation and tourism industry’s in Australia.

The new agreement was signed in Abu Dhabi on 21 March with both Emirates and Etihad Airways set to benefit from the new services. Emirates will receive an additional 35 flights each week to Australia by 2001, with Etihad being allotted an additional 21 flights each week by the same date. Vaile has also outlined that the new expansion also addresses the significant hub and route advantages that UAE carriers offer to Australian carriers in accessing markets“This is a five year strategic approach to growing our air services relationship with the region. It not only provides capacity ahead of demand, but importantly gives investment certainty for Australian and UAE carriers,” said Vaile. “Carriers can now confidently commit their aircraft to the Australian market and Australian tourism and trade will be the beneficiaries.

”The agreement will also apply to Australian carriers, with Australia being given the equivalent number of services to a variety of destinations in the UK, Europe, Africa or the Middle East via the UAE.

Ultimately the Australian Government aims to acquire a long term commitment from foreign carriers, ensuring a long-term presence in Australia. The number of flights for UAE carriers operating from Dubai to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Peth has been scheduled to gradually increase over a period of five years from 49 to 84 services a week. UAE carriers operating from Abu Dhabi (to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Peth) will be able to increase weekly services from 7 to 28 by the year 2010.

“Australia places great importance on its relations with the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Our trade with these partners is growing, and increased air links between Australia and the UAE bring new opportunities for Australian consumers, the Australian tourism industry, and many other sectors of the Australian economy,” said Vaile. http://www.etravelblackboard.com/index.asp?id=62834&nav=2

Emirates Airlines to double Australian services
March 22, 2007

ONE of the world’s most luxurious airlines will double its Australian services by 2011.Transport Minister Mark Vaile today announced Emirates Airlines will operate an additional 35 flights each week to Australia by 2011.“I welcome the successful outcome of this week’s negotiations with the United Arab Emirates which will provide Australia’s airports and tourism industry with increased airline operations and tourists,” Mr Vaile said in a statement.Emirates will operate from Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. ……http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21427348-23349,00.html

United Arab Emirates

The local Arab market travel to Western Australia for the city life, parks, restaurants, family attractions, shopping and natural attractions.There were 10,800 visitors from the Unites Arab Emirates to Australia in 2001/02.In 2001/02 United Arab Emirates was ranked twenty-seventh in terms of the number of visitors to Australia.By 2012, it is forecast that there will be 78,000 United Arab Emirates visitors to Australia.

http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/Industry/Latest+Research/Market+Profiles/United+Arab+Emirates.htm

CIA WORLD FACT BOOK
Trafficking in persons:

Current situation: the United Arab Emirates is a destination country for men, women, and children trafficked from South and East Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Middle East for involuntary servitude and for sexual exploitation; an estimated 10,000 women from sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, South and East Asia, Iraq, Iran, and Morocco may be victims of sex trafficking in the UAE; women also migrate from Africa, and South and Southeast Asia to work as domestic servants, but may have their passports confiscated, be denied permission to leave the place of employment in the home, or face sexual or physical abuse by their employers; men from South Asia come to the UAE to work in the construction industry, but may be subjected to conditions of involuntary servitude as they are coerced to pay off recruitment and travel costs, sometimes having their wages denied for months at a time; victims of child camel jockey trafficking may still remain in the UAE, despite a July 2005 law banning the practice; while all identified victims were repatriated at the government’s expense to their home countries, questions persist as to the effectiveness of the ban and the true number of victimstier rating:

Tier 2 Watch List -

UAE is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for its failure to show increased efforts to combat trafficking in 2005, particularly in its efforts to address the large-scale trafficking of foreign girls and women for commercial sexual exploitation

Illicit drugs:

the UAE is a drug trans-shipment point for traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug producing countries; the UAE’s position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated.http://www.drhuang.com/Regional/factbook/geos/ae.html

h/t to the guys at democracyfrontline for this eyeopener story


What the fuck is next: wear a burka day! - 10men