Ballade om New Zealands nye udenrigsminister

New Zealand afholdt for nyligt parlamentsvalg, der førte til dannelsen af en koalitionsregering, blandt andet med deltagelse af New Zealand First-partiet og dets formand Winston Peters, der blev udenrigsminister i den nye regering. Det har ført et sandt ramaskrig med sig:

Opposition National Party leader Don Brash said the decision to give the job to Mr Peters would do "huge damage for our international reputation".

The Australian newspaper described the appointment as a "bad joke".

Sydney's Daily Telegraph described Mr Peters as a "diplomatic nightmare", and other commentators said that by choosing Mr Peters as the foreign affairs minister, New Zealand was sending a negative message to its Asian neighbours.

Men hvad har hr. Peters så sagt? Jo da:

Mr Peters has made many outspoken remarks against immigration, particularly from Asia.
Early in this year's election campaign, he warned against the "militant underbelly" of the small Muslim community in New Zealand.

In 2002 he said the country was at risk because of an influx "of people whose views are formed by alien cultures and rigid religious practices".

Taget de to terrorangreb foretaget af muslimske terrorister i nabolaget (Bali) i betragtning, og de over to hundrede mennesker der blev myrdet og hundredvis flere, der blev lemlæstet, undrer man sig over, hvad f..... problemet er.

Henrik