Wheat boards and ministerial memory...
Just an addendum to my post of 2nd November last year, which is about the scandalous payment of bribes by the Aust. Wheat Board to Saddam Hussein's regime, so as to gain the Iraqi wheat business...
You will recall (if you've been following this) that the Australian Foreign minister - Alexander Downer - had denied all knowledge that he knew anything about the bribes being paid by the ex-Government body to Hussein's government; however, surprisingly, last week he admitted (under pressure) that he did in fact know something about this, as early as 2004.
Not sure what place honesty plays in the Howard Government, but don't ask their Foreign Minister, because the answer you're sure to get is 'I don't recall'!
-A
You will recall (if you've been following this) that the Australian Foreign minister - Alexander Downer - had denied all knowledge that he knew anything about the bribes being paid by the ex-Government body to Hussein's government; however, surprisingly, last week he admitted (under pressure) that he did in fact know something about this, as early as 2004.
Not sure what place honesty plays in the Howard Government, but don't ask their Foreign Minister, because the answer you're sure to get is 'I don't recall'!
-A
posted by Crema-editor at 6:15 PM
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