Reality show proposal: Dibb’s Deli. Australia’s premier Arm chair General Professor Paul Dibb and his views on Army cooks. EXPERTS WITH EGG ON THEIR FACES? By Sasha Uzunov Lance Corporal Andrew Jones was first and foremost a trained Australian soldier who was also an army cook. His tragic death at the hands of a rogue […]
Taliban prisoner, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2007. Photo by Sasha Uzunov. TALIBAN’S NEW SURPISE ATTACK? by Sasha Uzunov Could the recent mass break out of Taliban inmates from Kandahar prison in southern Afghanistan using a tunnel be a sign of something more sinister and deadly to come? That is surprise attacks on NATO bases, causing many casualties. […]
Canadian reporter Scott Taylor (left) and Sasha Uzunov (right) in Kandahar, Afghanistan to film a documentary in 2007 for Canadian television. Uzunov does a Jim Waley impersonation by donning a flak jacket and helmet. It has has taken The Sunday Age’s (Fairfax newspapers) self-appointed defence expert, Tom Hyland, three years to reveal, courtesy of wikileaks, […]
Scott Taylor (left) & Sasha Uzunov (right): filming in Kandahar, Afghanistan in 2007. Canadian film on Afghanistan View the complete film at this link: www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=vod&hl=e&clipID=4759 Canadian documentary film, “Afghanistan: outside the wire,” 60 minutes long, camerawork by Scott Taylor (host/producer), David Pugliese and Sasha Uzunov. CPAC Special“Afghanistan: Outside the Wire” Join respected military journalist Scott […]
A new book by an ex-Australian SASR special forces soldier tells of the lack of support from Dutch allies in the Afghanistan War. link:www.heraldsun.com.au/news/australian-solders-left-for-dead-in-afghanistan/story-e6frf7jo-1225941976825 Australian solders left for dead in Afghanistan by Ian McPhedranFrom: Herald Sun October 22, 2010 extract: AUSTRALIAN special forces troops were left for dead by two Dutch attack helicopters during a […]
Australian commandos in Afghanistan face political pressure from media over incident. www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1008/S00486/commandos-pay-political-price.htm AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS PAY POLITICAL PRICE?28 August 2010 By Sasha Uzunov Australian commandos involved in a botched raid which resulted in 5 civilian deaths in Afghanistan could face courts martial because of intense political pressure from the media, as TEAM UZUNOV writing for www.scoop.co.nz […]
Fairfax Press’s poorly disguised attempt at taking down Independent Senator Steve Fielding. With an Australian federal election around the corner, the Kiwi media examine Tim Lester’s media tough guy shtick… Scoop – New Zealand’s top independent news website. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00246/aus-fed-election-journo-takes-down-senator.htm Australian Federal Election: Journo Takes Down Senator?By Sasha Uzunov In what can only be described as […]
Why is Australia’s top war reporter John Martinkus not being used to cover the war in Afghanistan? SCOOP – Independent news – New Zealand’s premier news website www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL1007/S00040.htm Top Australian War Reporter Sidelined?Monday, 5 July 2010, 12:37 pmOpinion: Sasha Uzunov Top Australian War Reporter Sidelined?By Sasha Uzunov No doubt many who have been watching the […]
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/as-toll-rises-in-afghanistan-so-does-spectre-of-vietnam/story-e6frf7jo-1225882478530 As toll rises in Afghanistan, so does spectre of Vietnamby Paul TooheyThe Herald Sun newspaper, Melbourne, Australia. June 22, 2010 WITH every step forward there is one step back. The Defence Department last week said special forces had dealt a “major blow” to Taliban insurgents in Kandahar, but then came yesterday’s grim news. Defence […]
On the left is the Australian Army Major in charge of the Commando raid in February 2009 in Afghanistan. This photo was taken in 2001. Copyright Sasha Uzunov. Exclusive – TEAM UZUNOV INVESTIGATION COMMANDOS RETURN MEDIA FIRE: “We were set up by Taliban”By Sasha Uzunov Sources close to The Australian Army’s elite reservist unit, 1 […]
