26 July will mark the 15th anniversary of the kidnapping and later murder of Melbourne backpacker David Wilson in Cambodia. Three months earlier Brisbane backpacker and model Kellie-Anne Wilkinson was also killed in Cambodia (1994). On 7 September 1994 Wilson, Englishman Mark Slater and Frenchman Jean-Michael Braquet were executed Could they have been saved? UNCOMFORTABLE […]
KEATING’S MAN WONT TALK ON WILSON CASEBy Sasha UzunovCopyright 2009 Michael Costello, a Foreign Affairs adviser during the Paul Keating ALP Federal government, said he would not be commenting on the upcoming 15th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Australian David Wilson in Cambodia. Mr Costello was the Secretary of Australia’s Department of Foreign […]
Australian David Wilson–Cambodia murder controversy continues– could he have been saved? PREFACE: 2009 will mark the 15th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Australians David Wilson, a Melbourne social worker, and Kellie-Annie Wilkson, a Brisbane model, in Cambodia. In 1994 Australian David Wilson, and his two traveling companions, Englishman Mark Slater and Frenchman Jean-Michel […]
Vietnam is part of the Anzac legend forged on the shores of Gallipoli in 1915. REMEMBRANCE DAY– REMEMBERING ALL — Vietnam part of the ANZAC Legend forged at Gallipoli ON LINE OPINION – Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8135&page=0 Remembrance Day: remembering all By Sasha Uzunov – posted Monday, 10 November 2008 Recent […]
Keating was eager to send Australian troops to Rwanda, Africa in 1994 but there was no criticism of Gallipoli back then. (Photo courtesy of Ken Pedler) KEATING’S SHORT MEMORYBy Sasha Uzunov Paul John Keating, Australia’s Prime Minister from 1991-96, has been at it again. –letting go with comments that would guarantee media exposure. His latest […]
Ken Pedler with Australia’s national symbol and as a digger (K. Pedler photos) Attention DVA (Department of Veterans Affairs- Australia)RWANDA VETERANS TRYING TO RETURN By Sasha Uzunov copyright 2008 A former Australian Army corporal who saw action in Rwanda in 1994 is trying to organise a return to that African hell hole to commemorate the […]
