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Posted on 16-8-05 Axis Of Deceipt - Speaking Tour
Hear Andrew Wilkie - the Iraq war whistle-blowing Australian intelligence
analyst - speak on `Why New Zealand shouldn't be Bush and Howard's ally'
AUCKLAND, Wednesday August 24, 8 p.m. Trades Hall, 147 Great North Rd,
Grey Lynn.
WELLINGTON, Friday August 26, 7:30 p.m. St John's Hall, cnr Dixon and
Willis Sts.
CHRISTCHURCH, Monday August 29, 7:30 p.m. Oxford Terrace Baptist Church
Lounge, cnr Oxford Tce and Madras St.
Wellington only: Book signing, Saturday August 27, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.,
Unity Books, 57 Willis St. Have your copy of Axis of Deceit signed by
Andrew.
Meetings hosted by Green MP Keith Locke
Andrew Wilkie was the senior transnational intelligence analyst in
Australia's Office of National Assessments in 2002 and early 2003, dealing
with the intelligence being gathered on Iraq, and providing reports to the
government. He resigned from the ONA in March 2003 and went public with
his concerns that John Howard's government was manipulating and distorting
the intelligence for political reasons.
He stands by the assertions he made at the time - that Iraq did not pose a
serious enough threat to justify a war, that too many things could go
wrong, and that it was bad policy to resort to force so long as
alternative options remained. He thinks that they have all been proven
accurate.
In June 2004 his book Axis of Deceit was published. It is an account of
the reasons for his resignation, including why and how ONA's work was
being manipulated for political purposes. In October 2004 he stood for the
Green Party against John Howard in the federal election. He won 16.5% of
the vote and made Howard's formerly blue-ribbon seat marginal.
Andrew continues to research, write and speak out against the dangers of
getting to close to the US and helping implement its foreign and defence
policies. He is especially concerned that Australia's closeness to the US
is now putting NZ at risk, and has come to NZ at this time to warn about
the dangers of being too close to Howard and Bush.
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