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huffingtonpost.com - 2/7/2009
Raging wildfires kill at least 14 in Australia
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SYDNEY — Raging wildfires swept southeastern Australia on Saturday, killing at least 14 people and razing some 100 homes as scorching temperatures and gale-force winds combined into a deadly inferno. Victoria state police said the death toll might exceed 40 as dozens of fires burned ...
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Australia counts deadly fire toll
news.bbc.co.uk - 2/9/2009
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Australia counts deadly fire toll
— news.bbc.co.uk — The number of deaths from wildfires that have already claimed 135 lives in the Australian state of... Victoria is likely to rise, officials have warned. Police believe some of the fires were started deliberately - actions which Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ... (more) BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Australia counts deadly fire toll

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Australian Wildfires Could Fuel 'Forest Jihad' Terrorists, Experts Say - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
foxnews.com - 2/10/2009
Australian Wildfires Could Fuel 'Forest Jihad' Terrorists, Experts Say - International News | ...
— foxnews.com — Monday, February 09, 2009 By Joshua Rhett Miller Firefighters and homeowners aren't the only ones keenly watching... Australia's massive wildfires, responsible for killing at least 173 people in the southern part of the continent. Terrorism experts ... (more) Australian Wildfires Could Fuel 'Forest Jihad' ...

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gatesofvienna.blogspot.com - 2/12/2009
Our Mother Country is Dying
— gatesofvienna.blogspot.com — The latest on Geert Wilders’ wild and wooly ride, from tipster VH.The link provided is in Dutch,... but he translates the key information: Robbert de Witt of Elsevier reports that the Dutch Ambassador [Maxime Verhagen] will go to Heathrow to see if he ... (more) Our Mother Country is Dying

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Praying for Safety, Mercy, and Medical Aid: Killer Wildfires Said to Be Purposely Set In Dry Windy Australia — The Moderate Voice
from Guardian UK by Ellen Connolly in Sydney …flames four storeys high raced across the land like a speeding train, wiping out towns within an hour. The pretty alpine town of Marysville was flattened, street by street, every public building - the post office, police ...
Over 100 Dead In Australian Wildfires — The Moderate Voice
Fires continue to rage in Australia with over 100 dead already and the danger of more deaths in the coming days. What makes things even worse is that the fires are suspected of being caused by arson Suspicions that the worst wildfires ever to strike Australia were deliberately set led police ...
Australia PM Calls Fires ‘Mass Murder’ — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Wildfires sweeping across Southern Australia have killed more than 128 people, a number that is expected to rise. With news that arson could be to blame for some of the fires, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said “There are no words to describe it other than mass murder.” ...
Uncontrolled Wildfires Rage in Australia — Drudge Retort
A region of Australia that has seen record temperatures of 117F in recent days is facing the worst fire conditions in its history. Fires tore across 115 square miles) of forests, farmland and towns.
VIDEO: Australia Fires Rage, Entire Towns Destroyed — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Entire towns have been destroyed by Australia's deadliest-ever wildfires. Authorities say it will take days to get the flames under control, the AP reports. Watch these videos of the fire: More on Australia <br clear="both" style="clear: ...
"wiped off the map" — skippy the bush kangaroo
a phrase that brings shivers to the soul. marysville north of melbourne has been all but wiped off the map and ambulance authorities say there are not enough vehicles to reach all the injured in nearby kinglake, a town which is also feared to have been destroyed. - abc melbourne 2009 victoria ...
"Hell in all its fury has visited the good people of Victoria in the last 24 hours." — Althouse
At least 49 dead in Australian wildfires. blog advertising blog advertising
on fire! — skippy the bush kangaroo
but it's not california this time....it's down undah. already 26 people have been confirmed dead in the fires that swept through victoria yesterday, fanned by high winds and exacerbated by record temperatures. some of the fires were deliberately lit, police say. victoria police deputy chief ...
It may be cold here ... — Booman Tribune
but in Australia they are in the midst of a record heat wave and drought, So, much like California each summer in the Northern hemisphere, Australians have the dubious honor of enduring massive, out of control wild fires: At least 14 people are believed to have died in Australian wildfires ...
Australian fires now claim 130 people - arson investigated — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
Australia battles with fires every summer but this one appears to be the worst in a long time. As often is the case, arson seems to be involved . Suspicions that the worst wildfires ever to strike Australia were deliberately set led police to declare crime scenes Monday in towns incinerated by ...
TIM BLAIR is blogging the fires in Australia…. — Instapundit
TIM BLAIR is blogging the fires in Australia.
A Fanatic — Chicago Boyz
Winston Churchill famously wrote that a fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject I thought that as I read about the terrible fires sweeping through Australia. In an area north of Melbourne, fires have killed 100 people, per this BBC article . The ...
Midday Open Thread — Daily Kos
John Fleck of the Albuquerque Journal does a quick roundup of drought situations around the world. From the fires in Australia to dropping water levels in California reservoirs, things are looking bad. -- Plutonium Page The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune has a great article on food ...
84 killed in deadliest-ever Australian wildfires — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
HEALESVILLE, Australia — Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84 on Sunday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least 700 homes were destroyed in Saturday's inferno when searing ...
The other side of the Australian heat wave — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
Yesterday I posted the story about the koala seeking refuge (and yes, they normally do not like people as was mentioned in the comments) but Australia has been battling with some especially dangerous wildfires this year. As almost always seems to be the case, arsonists are suspected. What goes ...
Heatwave in Australia — AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth
I received the photos from a friend earlier in the week and today I found the story from Australia . There has been terrible heat in Victoria, Australia which led this baby koala to approach a family. More photos inside but this was my favorite. The citizens of an small country town hit hard ...
Australia: Muslims Outraged At Gaza Bias — The Jawa Report
Always the outrage. AUSTRALIAN Muslims are "seething with anger" at what they perceive as the Australian Government's one-sided treatment of last month's Israeli incursion into Gaza, a Melbourne leader said yesterday. Ramzi Elsayed, president of the Islamic Council of Victoria,...