Repost: Peter Cosgrove spruiks “clean” nuclear for BHP Billiton
Lack of Australian nuclear plant almost immoral: Peter Cosgrove Amanda O’Brien : The Australian * February 04, 2010 “…………….The former Australian of the Year said he anticipated there would be an outcry but there was no cleaner energy source than nuclear power.(!!)..………General Cosgrove pulled no punches in his speech to the breakfast at the University of Western Australia, which was hosted by major coal producer BHP Billiton.
Lack of Australian nuclear plant almost immoral: Peter Cosgrove | The Australian
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1.This month.
The Road to War brings a sharp focus to why it is not in Australia’s best interest to be dragged into a war with China which will almost inevitably go nuclear very quickly. The filmmaker has interviewed some of Australia’s senior foreign policy analysts who have vast experience behind them in analysing what really is going on here as the United States rattles its sabres with China. And sets us up to be its proxy, like the poor Ukranians have been fed into the Meatgrinder. So America can remain the Top Dog. The Road to War reveals how the United States through its spy base at Pine Gap and by stationing six nuclear capable B52 bombers in the Top End (without permission from the traditional owners) is making Australia a prime nuclear target if the current war of words suddenly melts down into full scale war.
The Road to War shows the implicit connection between Carbon emissions (the US military uses a whopping 70% of America’s annual petroleum to move its armies and vast War Machine around the globe to its 800+ military bases..but under a loophole wangled at Kyoto, the US military does not have to report its C02 annual emissions). The Road to War starts screening at selected cities and regional centres in March. See the trailer end for details.
Antinuclear 
I note that Cosgrove’s pro-nuclear comments at a breakfast hosted by BHP Billiton were made a little more than a year before the Fukushima nuclear catastrophy. This suggests that Cosgrove was less than well-informed about the dangers of nuclear power and was probably mixing with the wrong people. As a former military chief Cosgrove’s expertise would probably not be in the field of people friendly energy sources like solar and wind. His background however would be consistent with a proposal, from a former Conservative Australian Prime Minister, to build a nuclear reactor as a first step in acquiring nuclear weapons.
With a bit of luck Cosgrove has now seen the light.
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Alas, if Cosgrove has seen the light, I am sure that Abbott would not be wanting him for GG.
Also the outgoing GG has shown a disturbing tendency to have a mind of her own – supporting gay marriage, and a republic for Australia.
Abbott has made an politically excellent choice, as , especially since Cosgrove became famous – he gives a comforting impression of being a yes man.
And also, what a good choice for making militarism look OK, and revving up even further the importance of ANZAC Day.!
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