AU Feds lucky to have PROMIS.
2000 probed for terrorism 18aug02 MORE than 2000 Australians have been investigated for terrorism since the September 11 attacks in the US. Five people were banned from entering Australia because of terrorist or espionage links. Federal Police received 26,000 pieces of information, including tip-offs about suspected terrorists. The allegations came from the public, and Australian and overseas intelligence agencies. A Federal Police anti-terrorism taskforce, codenamed Operation Drava, froze the assets of more than 200 people and companies believed linked to terrorist groups. The Australian Council of Civil Liberties said Australians had to accept a higher level of investigations into suspected terrorists. http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,4921847%255E662,00... Japs lucky to have 'long pig." JAPANESE soldiers butchered Australian soldiers for food on the Kokoda Track, veterans have claimed. Sixty years after they fought on the infamous track, Australian veterans say cannibalism was common among enemy troops after their supply lines were cut. In a Sky TV documentary to be aired today, one digger describes finding the body of an Australian sergeant with his heart and liver missing, and strips of flesh cut from the arms, legs and buttocks.
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