The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, has responded to the terrorist attack on New York’s World Trade Centre and the Pentagon by invoking the Anzus Treaty, and resolving to support US military action against Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida terrorist network, and those countries which have given it aid and comfort.In doing this, Australia is now as directly involved in this war as the United States.Mr Howard has not specified what Australia can actually do in this struggle, beyond giving token s…
