There are a whole network of people who should be in gaol for this.
Australia's most grotesque political shame in recent history.
http://www.sievx.com/articles/challenging/2003/20030105SundayTelegraph.html
"The sinking of SIEV X was his ultimate sting -- the tragedy that would hit world headlines and ensure Prime Minister John Howard's re-election as a leader ready to deter people-smugglers and protect Australia's borders, whatever the cost in human lives. SIEV X sank 30 hours into its doomed voyage, in international waters some 50-65 nautical miles south of Java. It was planned to sink much earlier, in Sunda Strait, where frequent shipping might have saved more people...A total of 353 lives were lost."
Tony Kevin is a former Australian Ambassador to Cambodia and Poland.
http://www.nationaltimes.com.au/opinion/politics/tragic-legacy-of-sievxs-fatal-sinking-20091019-h38e.html
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