–Important thought leaders in Australia begin to turn on AUKUS and American imperialism

Reporting and opinion by Mathew Carr

Aug. 11-21, 2024 — Singapore: Australia has effectively been colonised by military force: Paul Keating

AUKUS military alliance basically a USA takeover of Australia, limiting its options within Asia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-08/paul-keating-aukus-china-albanese-foreign-policy/104201388

Person after important person begins to agree with Keating.

Something quite extraordinary is happening in Australia.

Over the past few weeks, many key authoritative figures – former PMs, top strategists, etc. – came out against AUKUS and US imperialism, in favor of Australian independence.

A small 🧵 listing the various key statements

— Arnaud Bertrand (@RnaudBertrand) August 20, 2024

Keating: “You see, we’re going to get AUKUS but not the submarines. What we’re going to get is what Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State has said: ‘We’re going to tie these guys up for 40 years’.

What AUKUS is about in the American mind is turning the suckers in Australia, locking us up for 40 years with American bases all around. I mean what this report today tells you, they can have American bases all around Australia. American bases! Not Australian. All around Australia.

So AUKUS is really about, in American terms, the military control of Australia. I say this: the Albanese government with their policy is likely to turn Australia into the 51st state of the United States.”