Ambassador denies US poll pressure

[struggle4progress]

THE US was not trying to influence the outcome of the Australian election, US Ambassador to Australia Tom Schieffer said yesterday.

Appearing before a Senate inquiry into Australia-US defence relations, Mr Schieffer rejected claims US President George W. Bush tried to influence the outcome when he told Australian journalists that pulling troops out of Iraq would have disastrous consequences.

Opposition Leader Mark Latham has repeatedly called for the troops to come home before Christmas.
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http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=1576


Watch 'em back-pedal. :evilgrin:

[louis c]

1. When is The Aussie election scheduled?

[struggle4progress]

2. No set date. There's a deadline before which it must occur.

The government gets to play a game of trying to pick a time when its approval is high.

[louis c]

3. When's that deadline?

[struggle4progress]

4. I think deadline's early '05 with Howard talking up August '04 elections.