ExclusiveDEFENCE SAYS TALIBAN DIDN’T MAKE CRANK CALLBy Sasha Uzunovcopyright 2009 Australian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been warned as a security measure not leave personal mail, postcards or any other correspondence or emails unsecured or not properly disposed of after it was allegedly falling into the hands of the Taliban terrorists, and used in psychological […]
Scott Taylor – Canada’s number one war reporter. (above) Chronicle Herald newspaper (Canada) http://thechronicleherald.ca/Opinion/1118902.html Time for our soldiers to talk the talk in Afghanistan By SCOTT TAYLOR On TargetMon. Apr 27 – 6:00 AMDURING MY LAST unembedded tour in Afghanistan, I teamed up with Australian war correspondent Sasha Uzunov. Like me, Uzunov is a former […]
At war with his own Defence DepartmentOn Line opinion – AustraliaBy Sasha Uzunov – posted Tuesday, 31 March 2009 The Australian media have finally laid down their pom-poms and ended the cheerleading routine in reporting how tough the Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon was in his war with his own Defence Department… read more… www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8746&page=0
i-Phone loving ex-Taliban Leader Mullah Zaeef in Kabul. Photo copyright Sasha Uzunov 2007. Apple i-Phone loving Afghan Mullah who once condemned David Hicks. Here’s a quirky story about an ex-Taliban leader Mullah Zaeef who loves his Apple iPhone that ran in the AP wire on March 3, 2009. I had the good fortune to interview […]
Tim Holding the peace-maker/ circuit breaker in Defence Dispute?PM RUDD WONT SAY IF HOLDING’S THE MAN FOR A-STAN By Sasha UzunovCopyright 2009 It what would have only taken a few minutes to confirm or deny if Victorian State Government Minister Mr Tim Holding was being considered to head a trouble shooting mission to Afghanistan on […]
Above: Wily Afghan General Abdul Rashid Dostum (left) pictured with Canadian journalist Scott Taylor in 2007. Dostum claims he can put together a 5,000 strong army and clean out the Taliban but is being stopped by NATO from doing so. Australian freelance photo journalist Sasha Uzunov in local Afghan attire meets charismatic and unorthodox American […]
Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon. Photo: ADF MINISTER SHOW SOME LEADERSHIP by Sasha Uzunov copyright 2008 The Taliban must be rubbing their hands with glee at the news that our Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon, keeps on changing his mind about the war in Afghanistan. Months ago it was a tough talking Minister, now it is […]
On Line Opinion – Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7952 Is Rudd the real McCoy on defence? By Sasha Uzunov – Tuesday, 30 September 2008 In recent weeks we have witnessed the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, deliver sermons from the mount which have struck a chord with the defence community. Is the PM […]
Sasha Uzunov dressed in native Afghan clothes behind the camera taping Mullah Zaeef. On the right is Canadian journalist David Pugliese, also in native dress. (Photo by Scott Taylor) DAVID HICKS MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE by Sasha Uzunov David Hicks, the Australian convicted of supporting terrorism in Afghanistan, has been in the news again. […]
ADF photo: PM Rudd meets the troops IS RUDD THE REAL McCOY ON DEFENCE? By Sasha UzunovCopyright 2008 In recent weeks we have witnessed the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, deliver sermons from the mount which have struck a chord with the defence community. Is the PM the long awaited Messiah, the Real McCoy? First there […]
