Ferdi Magellan<p>The USA is no longer our friend. At what point does it become our enemy. It flies its soldiers and its weapons in and out of the country in secret. They need to be evicted ASAP. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/PineGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PineGap</span></a> Is the “poisoned heart of Australia” </p><p>“Some of the world’s best fighters and bombers, and Osprey hybrid aircraft, now regularly fly into Darwin and nearby <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ShoalBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShoalBay</span></a> Receiving Station and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RAAFTindal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAAFTindal</span></a> in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Katherine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Katherine</span></a>, with huge ships coming down from a US base in Okinawa, Japan.</p><p>…</p><p>“The Defence Satellite Communication Station at <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Geraldton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geraldton</span></a> in Western Australia, along with <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Kojarena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kojarena</span></a> 20km inland, was one of Australia’s spy bases. It is now shared with two large American operational military communication systems that pull down information on Indonesian and Chinese satellites from the sky. This is part of the Five Eyes surveillance system used in Iraq and Afghanistan…</p><p>”Australia paid $800 million for one of the satellites used by this system. But if America does not approve of an operation the Australian Defence Force requests, for example in Timor, it can turn off our access, says Prof Tanter.</p><p>“The US also has access to the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Delamere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Delamere</span></a> Air Weapons range and the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BradshawRanges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradshawRanges</span></a> (which are the size of Cyprus) in the NT, and the multinational training facility of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ShoalwaterBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShoalwaterBay</span></a> in Rockhampton, which boasts a mock town complete with pub, mosque and church…</p><p>“Mr Doherty believes there are effectively almost 50 joint bases from <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Broome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broome</span></a> in WA to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Richmond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Richmond</span></a> in NSW, since the US can use all Australian bases in a poorly defined “emergency”, and regularly does. The government insists there are only two joint bases, Pine Gap and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NorthWestCape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthWestCape</span></a>, since troops rotate out of <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Darwin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Darwin</span></a> — a claim Prof Tanter slams as “specious”.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/ADF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADF</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IPAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPAN</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IndependentAndPeacefulAustraliaNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentAndPeacefulAustraliaNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/USMilitary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USMilitary</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TraitorTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraitorTrump</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentMusk</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FiveEyes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FiveEyes</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/us-military-bases-in-australia-protecting-us-or-putting-us-at-risk/news-story/274681984ca0959242829f9da8fa338e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">news.com.au/technology/innovat</span><span class="invisible">ion/us-military-bases-in-australia-protecting-us-or-putting-us-at-risk/news-story/274681984ca0959242829f9da8fa338e</span></a></p>