The Presumption of Guilt: David Cameron and “Islamic Radicalization” | Global Research
The British Prime Minister was evidently enjoying the backslapping as he strode into the Australian parliament. David Cameron felt at home before members he could count on, so much so the weak jokes seemed to have effect. The UK-Australian relationship was discussed. Like a long union, it had gathered some dust, losing its frisson perhaps, but never its presumption of friendship. “It is extraordinary to think that no British Foreign Secretary had visited Australia in nearly 20 years. I was determined to change that.”
Rocky times were still times when the couple stuck it through. “Our ties have been woven not only in the best of times, but in the worst of times. Never more so than in each other’s – and in humanity’s – bleakest hours.”[1] Then come the security elements to the relationship, the Five Power Defence Arrangement and the Five Eyes intelligence sharing partnership.
