the australian 1/9/07Matt Price: "Has there been a more panicked, pathetic decision by John Howard than last week’s vow to allow communities to veto the location of nuclear power stations? " BBI: Well put, Matt Mathew Denholm: JOHN Howard has dramatically intervened in the Tasmanian pulp mill debate to reassure the timber industry that the $2 billion project "can and will be built". The statement appeared to pre-empt the decision of Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull and came as sources told The Weekend Australian the Prime Minister was among senior Liberals pushing Mr Turnbull to approve the mill quickly. Instead, Mr Turnbull -- under pressure from an anti-mill campaign in his marginal Sydney seat of Wentworth -- has expressed "grave concerns" about the massive Gunns project, and has extended his assessment by six weeks to seek the opinion of Chief Scientist Jim Peacock. BBI: Of Course, in 6 weeks the Election will be over or underway and not the appropriate time to make a decision. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Geoff Elliott, Washington correspondent | September 01, 2007 GEORGE W. Bush has challenged Kevin Rudd's policy on Iraq, issuing a warning about the dangers of troop withdrawal and rejecting the Opposition Leader's different positions on Australian military deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan. BBI: And George Bush has how much credibility?
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