Kikapu wrote:cyprusgrump wrote:DIPLOMAT: AUSTRALIA WOULD CURB INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH CORBYN-LED UKAlexander Downer, Australia’s former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has declared that Australia would have to “substantially reduce” vital intelligence sharing with the UK in the event of a Corbyn premiership. Australia is one of the ‘five eyes’ nations which undertake incredibly close anti-terrorism intelligence sharing between the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. If Australia were to step back from the UK it’s likely the other countries in the alliance would do the same. Speaking to the National Press Club in Canberra, Downer said:
“Under a Corbyn government, they will abandon the support for the Western Alliance and steer a completely different foreign policy and security policy direction to such an extent that I think we would be unwise to continue the intelligence-sharing relationship with a Corbyn-led Britain of the kind that we’ve had … under Gordon Brown and Tony Blair and so on over the years.
“I think that would have to change. So I’m hoping, unusually … you will be surprised to hear me say this, that Boris Johnson wins the election on the twelfth of December. I think it is important to us as Australians.”
‘Five eyes’ is at the heart of the Western security alliance, it is has always been inconceivable that the alliance between the firmest of friends would ever be severed. That, understandably, can not be compromised by being shared with people who read and take their line from the Morning Star every morning….
Downer has very little credibility by being on the take from Turkey when he was an UN envoy for Cyprus talks.
He is more suited shagging Kangaroos in Australia than knowing much about intelligence sharing between "Five Eyes" nations.
Downer is the Consul General to the UK.
He is kind of implicated in the Russian Collusion case in the USA right now because he reported Papadopoulos to Australian and and US Security Services (ASIO, CIA) about American Diplomats holding meetings with Russian Deep state officials.
So Downer would know all about Corbynov and so would Australian Intelligence.
In fact I am quite suspicious that Downer is an apparatchik of Australian Intelligence these days and at a very high level. In other words I think he could be a Australian spy.
He seems to be too knowledgeable about stuff and very willing to speak out as well about the US Elections. Trump has tried to get information from him by asking Australian PM to force Downer to reveal everything he knows and Australian PM avoiding the subject rather intelligently.
It was really a funny situation where Australian PM was at a State Dinner in Washington and Trump kept referring to Downer because of what Downer revealed to Australian and US intelligence and that Trump may want Downer as a witness. The Australian PM didn't respond.
You will also remember Downer was going to be Australian Ambassador to the US but they diverted him to the UK at the last minute.