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Letter to a Newspaper Editor Concerning the Taliban  

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To the Editor, As the Taliban has been driven out of Kabul after the September 11 crisis, life over there has been better, but it is still very poor. After being bombed the Afghan people have been forced to leave there family, friends, home and even society. Who determines what people are worth being in a country like Australia. These people are coming to Australia illegally because they can't afford to get here properly. Back in the 17th century Australia's population was made up of hard core criminals that came here on death traps, what's the difference here. These Afghan people are not criminals or queue jumpers they are just poor people who need a new start and a society that excepts them. These people are being treated like criminals, discriminated against like criminals and are being spat at like common criminals. They have been placed in the Nauru...

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