Tim Blair points to
Ausralian PM John Howard’s reply to the father of a Bali victim:
You asked me: "Why did [my] son die?" I don’t have a perfect answer to that but I will do my best.
He died at the hands of a murderous group of Islamic fanatics who despise the liberal democratic, open life of Western nations, such as Australia. He died because there are people in the world who believe that indiscriminate violent murder is a justifiable political instrument.
It’s nice to know that there’s another major world leader who understands what we’re up against…
