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AUSTRALIA JUST MAY HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA !!!!!

> 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 extremist

> 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. And
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

> 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. We
are
> happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really
don't

> care how you did things where you came from. By all means, keep your

> culture, but do not force it on others.

> "This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will

> allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done

> complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our
Christian

> beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of
one

> other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'."

> "If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come
here.

> You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepte

> Maybe if we circulate this amongst ourselves, American and British

> citizens will

> find the backbone to start speaking and

> voting the same truths!!