We can all help Bruce Robinson
[Cross-posted] Bruce Robinson, the New Zealander in a 15 m² Polish jail cell, with seven other blokes, who is allegedly being ignored by the Foreign Minister-outside-Cabinet and other members of the diplomatic mission in Poland, now has a petition set up for his cause.
As reported on this blog, both the Minister and now, the Prime Minister, have said they will not interfere in Poland’s sovereign processes.
This is ironic, since both politicians are quite happy to interfere when the targets are easier.
Contrary to the Dominion Post report today, the petition was set up by Bruce’s sister, Lyn. And yes, I do have the inside line on this case now, and have done for some time, with the Robinson family’s blessing.
But at least the Fairfax press has not repeated a one-sided story from the Foreign Minister, who initially accused TV One of being unfair to him when Rawdon Christie first uncovered the story, and The New Zealand Herald willingly obliged with republication.
I hate it how this guy always plays the victim, just to cover the fact he cannot do his job.
But let’s not split hairs. It’s important word gets out and we sign this petition and get the government to act. We are paying taxes and I am wondering why the hell we need to, if we do not go to bat for our own.
Even the Aussies have gone to bat for David Hicks, the alleged terrorist held at Gitmo. Both John Howard and Alexander Downer have seen Bush, Condi, Rumsfeld and Gates and Alberto Gonzales for this one guy. All Bruce is guilty of is patriotism and travelling on his New Zealand passport.
Sign here, even if you are not in New Zealand.
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Bless you for your hard work! I pray a resolution comes quickly for him and all of us.
To borrow from Emerson, "We are prisoners of ideas". Ideas need to change. The world has fallen into an abyss of fear and paranoia and as history plainly shows, its always sets the stage for victimization of the innocent. You would think we would have learned that by now. It's going to take a lot of work to make the necessary changes. I just hope we're all up to the task.
Thank you, Solitary. I am looking forward to getting back on to Bruce’s case after this week. You are so correct: too many people play the victim, and are often forced into such a state. Maybe it is down to a few of us to set an example, then spread the word, and to empower individuals once again.