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I don't think there has ever been a "Terrorist" attack in Australia that has targeted "White Australians". I make that qualification based on the fact that a n

by 1stop 12y ago

I don't think there has ever been a "Terrorist" attack in Australia that has targeted "White Australians". I make that qualification based on the fact that a number of foreign embassies have been attacked within Australia, but that is quite a different thing. How was the stabbing "terrorist-linked?" And how is people travelling to the middle east (even to fight), terorrist linked?

thomasfoster96 12y ago
You're right and there hasn't been a terrorist incident in Australia targeting Australians (I don't think ISIS is specifically targeting white Australians, rather Australians in general), but I think that there being an 'increased threat level' is still appropriate. Whether or not the perpetrator of the stabbing had an actual link to ISIS isn't clear, but he had his passport cancelled over concerns he would fly to the Middle East and he had previous posted photos online with the ISIS flag: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/numan-haider-from-teenager-to-terror-suspect-20140925-10lt8m.html http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/numan-haider-from-teenager... Of course most Australians travelling to the Middle East are involved in terrorism, but there are Australian residents or citizens travelling to the Middle East to fight adn they have been involved in two suicide bombings as well as apparently joining organisations designated as terrorist by the Australian government, and so I'd say that they are certainly linked to terrorism.
cromulent 12y ago
Would you classify the Russell St Bombing as terrorism? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Street_Bombing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Street_Bombing Edit: or maybe the Sydney Hilton bombing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Hilton_Hotel_bombing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Hilton_Hotel_bombing
- 1stop 12y ago
  So you found the 2 events that are different. Total death toll: 4 people (not to trivialise their deaths). Neither of those times did we raise a 'threat level' (it is difficult to see if there was even a 'threat level'). So actual bombs going off in our streets don't cause panic. But crazed (brown) teenagers in police stations... Quick call the SAS! There is something very off here.

by 1stop 12y ago

thomasfoster96 12y ago

You're right and there hasn't been a terrorist incident in Australia targeting Australians (I don't think ISIS is specifically targeting white Australians, rather Australians in general), but I think that there being an 'increased threat level' is still appropriate. Whether or not the perpetrator of the stabbing had an actual link to ISIS isn't clear, but he had his passport cancelled over concerns he would fly to the Middle East and he had previous posted photos online with the ISIS flag: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/numan-haider-from-teenager-to-terror-suspect-20140925-10lt8m.html http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/numan-haider-from-teenager... Of course most Australians travelling to the Middle East are involved in terrorism, but there are Australian residents or citizens travelling to the Middle East to fight adn they have been involved in two suicide bombings as well as apparently joining organisations designated as terrorist by the Australian government, and so I'd say that they are certainly linked to terrorism.

cromulent 12y ago

Would you classify the Russell St Bombing as terrorism? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Street_Bombing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Street_Bombing Edit: or maybe the Sydney Hilton bombing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Hilton_Hotel_bombing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Hilton_Hotel_bombing

1stop 12y ago
So you found the 2 events that are different. Total death toll: 4 people (not to trivialise their deaths). Neither of those times did we raise a 'threat level' (it is difficult to see if there was even a 'threat level'). So actual bombs going off in our streets don't cause panic. But crazed (brown) teenagers in police stations... Quick call the SAS! There is something very off here.