{"id":359,"date":"2006-08-20T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2006-08-20T09:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2006-08-21T04:53:42","modified_gmt":"2006-08-20T18:53:42","slug":"collingwood-jack-outta-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slackbastard.anarchobase.com\/?p=359","title":{"rendered":"Collingwood & Jack : Outta Jail!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pies snatch thrilling win over Port!<\/a>
\nABC Online<\/em><\/p>\n

Collingwood kicked two goals to none in the final term to escape with a narrow two-point win over [The Pretenders to the Magpie Throne<\/em>] Port Adelaide in the round 20 AFL match-up at Football Park [duh] on Friday evening. The 12.17 (89) to 12.15 (87) win has kept the Magpies’ hopes of a top four spot alive, the black and whites joining five sides on 12 wins for the season.<\/p>\n

From Villain to Hero!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magpies forward Alan Didak<\/strong> was the hero<\/strong>, slotting his first goal of the game with just 20 seconds left to turn a three-point deficit into a three-point lead and hand Collingwood the four competition points.<\/p>\n

Yes!<\/p>\n

Didak kicks Pies to victory in thriller<\/a> (The Age); Didak haunts Port as Magpie scrape home<\/a> (Sports Australia); Magpies steal win<\/a> (The Age); Last gasp goal ruins Port’s night<\/a> (Advertiser); Malthouse praises effort<\/a> (The Australian); Didak brings Magpies to life<\/a> (The Australian)…<\/p>\n

From Fears to Tears!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Plenty of tears in the Port Adelaide rooms after the match, so many that they probably spoilt RubberMan’s commemorations.<\/p>\n

Has there ever been such a mob of poor sore losers as Port Adelaide and its stupid, ugly, mean-spirited fans?<\/em><\/p>\n

No!<\/p>\n

In fact, such is the extent of Port Adelaide’s loserdom<\/strong>, their reaction to their deserved loss at the hands of Good Old Collingwood<\/em> rivals the Federal Government’s reaction to Jack Thomas’ release from prison.<\/p>\n

Hit the Road, Jack<\/strong><\/p>\n

Less than a month ago, Jack Thomas, the first [?] person to be convicted under Australia’s new terror laws, was facing the prospect of possibly having the mandatory serving of his sentence increased<\/a> from forty to seventy-five per cent of the five years he received when originally sentenced. Now, however, he has been released on appeal.<\/p>\n

‘Australian terror convictions quashed’<\/a>
\nThe Australian<\/em>
\nAugust 18, 2006<\/p>\n

AN appeal court has quashed the convictions of the first man jailed under Australia’s new anti-terror laws.<\/p>\n

Joseph Terrence Thomas was arrested in Pakistan<\/a> in January 2003 and convicted in Australia in February this year of receiving funds from al-Qaeda and holding a false passport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was sentenced to five years’ jail with a minimum term of two years.<\/p>\n

But today, Victorian Court of Appeal Justices Chris Maxwell, Frank Vincent and Peter Buchanan quashed the convictions, saying the evidence used to find Mr Thomas guilty was inadmissable. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The SMH<\/em> reports<\/a> that the fact that Thomas was interviewed in Pakistan by AFP officials without being accompanied by a lawyer was the key to the Justices’ decision. Read commentary<\/a> by Ian Munro (The Age<\/em>, August 18).<\/p>\n

In the meantime, ‘Rights groups fear tougher terror laws’<\/a> (The Australian<\/em>, August 18, 2006) as a result of the success of Thomas’ appeal; Another Liberal Party<\/strong> attempts to score some cheap points by accusing (The Australian<\/em>, August 18) the Government of bungling<\/a> the prosecution; while Jack’s brother Les (The Australian<\/em>, August 20) has objected<\/a> to the demonisation<\/a> of both his brother and the 13 men currently being held in Barwon jail on terrorist charges…<\/p>\n

Jack’s father, Ian Thomas<\/em> is reported<\/a> to have said: “Hallelujah, that’s all I’ve got to say. Hallelujah.”<\/p>\n

See also<\/em> : Against Terror, Against the State<\/a> | Australia: terrorism trial of Jack Thomas to rely on coerced evidence<\/a><\/p>\n

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