01/31/2005: "Australia rips Europe for Bush-bashing"
John Howard blasts 'irrational' Europeans By Robert Gottliebsen and John Kerin January 31, 2005 From: --The Australian
Howard ... backing the US over the 'Old World' JOHN Howard has lashed out at "old Europe", describing criticism of the US as "unfair and irrational", as global tensions grow over the Iraq war and free trade.