Posts by Craig Ranapia
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Hard News: The Huawei Question, in reply to Matthew Poole,
I’m getting more and more confused about what the risk is supposed to be.
Quite - and if a New Zealand company or expat Kiwis in IT/telcoms (and there's more than a few out there) were on the receiving end of this kind of opportunistic paranoia I'm damn sure nobody would be very impressed. For a nation that's supposed to be all about the "knowledge economy", this is a wee bit disturbing.
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I would like to reserve the right to express concerns about the Chinese government (or one or another of their companies) and their actions without being called a Yellow Peril-shouting racist.
Fair enough, Martin. I’d like the courtesy repaid and not be accused of playing the racist card for sharing Russell’s “WTF?” at Gordon Campbell’s piece on this – which, to put it politely, is well below his usual standard of analysis and argument.
And this was just… something.
The Australians have got it right this time. Plainly, Huawei should be barred from any future role in building our telco infrastructure. Put it this way: Huawei is the sort of tainted corporate player that – if it were an asylum seeker – we would be clapping it in solitary confinement and trying to deport it as quickly as possible.
Let's put it another way, Gordon. The treatment of asylum seekers is an epically shitty analogy to make while you cheer the judgement of the Australian government and security agencies.
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Hard News: The Huawei Question, in reply to Paul G. Buchanan,
There have been several reports done by US, UK and Australia security agencies outlining their concerns. These are not done out of anti-Chinese prejudice.
I’m not going to try and school you on your area of academic expertise, but would it be permissible to express some entirely healthy skepticism? These are the same agencies, after all, whose case for going to war in Iraq turned out be less than entirely reliable.
As RB (I think) Tweeted eariler, there are legitimate concerns and questions to be asked. But they need a robust response from the Government AND an Opposition carefully avoided flat our hysterics. (And while I know it raises hackles to point this out, New Zealand has a real history of anti-Asian racism and deep denial. So, yes, I think the "framing" needs a lot more care than I've seen so far.)
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Hard News: The real problem with the…, in reply to Sacha,
alternative explanations for their timing most welcome
Some evidence that the Prime MInister directly, and illegally, interferes in operational Police matters would be even more welcome. You know, practicing what we all love to preach to the Oily Whales and Kiwibuggers etc.
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Hard News: The Huawei Question, in reply to Juha Saarinen,
Either way, Russell Norman clearly knows something the rest of us don’t.
I hope so, because I'm damn sure Sue Bradford isn't the only Green who'd like to know where Russel Norman's touching faith in ASIO came from.
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Hard News: The Huawei Question, in reply to Russell Brown,
Nah. But Adams is really out of depth in her new portfolio. They need someone stronger to front this.
I'd accept your assessment, because you've followed the issues a lot closer (and much longer) than I have
But I'm not sure who could be "strong" enough to mollify folks whose OS for anything to do with China (or "Asians" in general) is Yellow Peril 2.0. And there will always be people who know better who will pander along because it serves their own political/commercial interests.
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Perhaps our government needs to say something more robust than we’ve heard so far from the hapless Amy Adams, if only to corral the wilder conspiracy theories.:
With all due respect, Russell, are you also expecting the Government to buy everyone a flying unicorn while they’re at it?
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In the context of the righteous indignation about the vicious slur on Bradley Ambrose's reputation (nay! actionable defamation!), I'm loving the evidence-free allegations that the Police rolled over in the face of blatant political interference from the Prime Minister.
Still I'm glad one result of the tapes is Winston in Parliament, he adds comedy flavour and keeps both sides on their toes, he's got axes to grind
Yeah, and I'm assuming from your Gravatar none of the said axes are going to end up buried between your shoulder blades -- they tend to be reserved for Asians, Maori and poor people.
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Legal Beagle: It's (almost) never that simple, in reply to Euan Mason,
After all, companies don’t donate to the National Party out of the goodness of their hearts. They clearly expect a policy return, yet what they pay is a donation.
Euan: No they don't, just as unions don't donate to the Labour Party for shits and giggles. You might, however, want to be careful about insinuating anyone "buys" policy no matter how carefully couched in the passive-aggressive voice it is.
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Muse: Confound The Ignorant, And Amaze Indeed!, in reply to George Darroch,
Consider yourself reminded, George. Two full houses, so I'd strongly recommend getting there early. Bring a book a thermos flask and some sandwiches. And don't forget to say hello!
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