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| Lt. Colonel Bernard Gaynor. |
As I’ve written a number of times
before, Australians urgently need to debate the pros and cons of continued
Islamic immigration.
News that ASIO is concerned that
hundreds of Muslim Australians have gone to Syria to fight with radical
Islamist groups highlights that this debate must be had.
In my opinion, it is easier to keep the
chilli powder in the can than trying to pick it out of the flour once it is
dropped in.
My latest press release regarding this
issue is below:
A former Regular Australian Army
Intelligence Officer says ASIO’s admission that hundreds of Muslim Australians
may be fighting with al Qaeda in Syria highlights the urgent need to reassess
Australia’s immigration settings.
Bernard Gaynor, who deployed to Iraq on
three occasions and also served in Afghanistan, says that government policies
allowing Islamic immigration betrayed the efforts of serving personnel and only
increased the long-term terror threat in Australia.
“In the last decade 39 young
Australians have given their lives fighting against Islamic violence,” Mr
Gaynor said. “In the same period, Australia’s
Islamic population has almost doubled. This does not make sense and is a
betrayal of the hard work and sacrifices our soldiers make on operations to
defend Australia.”
“Now ASIO has confirmed that hundreds
of Muslim Australians have travelled to Syria and may be supporting al Qaeda
and other affiliated Islamic groups. This is a ticking time bomb.”
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| Syrian Islamist Extremist Rebels. |
“There are some simple solutions.”
“Firstly, any person who leaves
Australia to support violent Islamic groups should be denied the right to
return. Secondly, there should be a debate
about whether it is in Australia’s interests to continue taking in Islamic
immigrants. I say it is not in Australia’s
interests.”
“Unfortunately, the politically-correct
major parties will probably be too cowardly to address this issue and will
continue to bury their heads in the sand.”
“Their approach of sticking their
fingers in their ears and rocking back and forth while chanting ‘religion of
peace’ will not address this problem,” Mr Gaynor said.
Mr Gaynor also said that
political-correctness was hampering the Army.
“I am still in the Reserves and am
under investigation for racism for suggesting the ADF gain a better
understanding of Islam.”
“I would like to point out that Islam
is a religion and not a race. It is also the ideological basis for the actions
of our enemies overseas and every terror attempt in Australia over the last ten
years. But in this politically-correct
environment the facts are not allowed to get in the way of the thought police. How can you possibly fight an enemy
when you are not allowed to discuss its religious beliefs? The situation is
ludicrous.”
“It’s the kind of thing you would
expect in a Dilbert cartoon but unfortunately this sick joke concerns national
security,” Mr Gaynor said.
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With
a background in military intelligence, Arabic language and culture (including
three deployments to Iraq with the Australian Army) he is also critical of
modern thinking and quick to defend Australia’s way of life.
As a
married father of five children, he is an advocate for family values that work;
the protection of children and all life; and the preservation of Australian
society from those who would replace its Christian heritage.)