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Aussies Bust Islamist Terror Plot

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(Newser) – Australian security forces today busted an Islamist terror outfit that was planning to attack an army base in retaliation for the country’s involvement in Muslim countries, the Australian reports. An undisclosed number of Australians of Somali and Lebanese descent were arrested in the sweep, which centered around the southern city of Melbourne.

The city of Melbourne, Australia.
The city of Melbourne, Australia.   (Wikimedia Commons)
The city of Melbourne, Australia.
The city of Melbourne, Australia.   (Wikimedia Commons)
The city of Melbourne, Australia.
The city of Melbourne, Australia.   (Wikimedia Commons)
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Spudsy
Aug 3, 09 6:38 PM CDT
If you religious people could stop hating each other, we atheists would appreciate it. Oh, and please start paying taxes on your weekly social clubs. Reply
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Aug 3, 09 8:37 PM CDT
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kokuaguy
Aug 3, 09 10:18 PM CDT
This has very little to do with religion, actually. It has far more to do with the struggle for control of the oil which we consider to be ours despite the inconvenient reality that it lies under the soil of other countries.
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Forderon
Aug 3, 09 7:13 PM CDT
Aussie Aussie Aussie Oy Oy Oy!! Reply
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Sauerkraut
Aug 4, 09 11:39 AM CDT
thats Oi Oi Oi, not Oy.
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