David Shearer: "Where civilians are preyed upon by rebel groups or their own governments, other options deserve to be put into the mix"

Annette King: "The papers looked at the use of private security in war torn nations where innocent civilians, mostly women and children, were dying and there were no better alternatives."

So why do Labour think the private sector is an acceptable solution when women and children are dying overseas in wars, but when women and children are dying here in New Zealand's hospitals, only the state will do?

Thanks to Kiwiblog and Whaleoil for the story.


Update: No, Farrar or Whale didn't get it from National.