TEAM UZUNOV 1JOEL FITZGIBBON 0 Australia’s Defence Minister, Joel Fitzgibbon resigned last night. TEAM UZUNOV was the first to break the story of the war within Defence Department and Fitzgibbon when an “outsider” Tim Holding was floated to act as a troubleshooter in Afghanistan. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8746&page=0At war with his own Defence DepartmentBy Sasha Uzunov – posted […]
Sasha Uzunov is an Australian journalist who has visited the Balkans region many times over a 20 year period. His article ‘Reverse Balkan blowback’ reveals the behind the scenes intrigues in the early years of the war in the former Yugoslavia and of the unintended involvement of Islamic terrorists, initially funded by the United States’s […]
Sasha Uzunov, Australian journalist and war reporter mentioned in new book by award winning Canadian reporter Scott Taylor. http://www.dmpibooks.com/book/978155365292Douglas & McIntyreUnembedded: Two Decades of Maverick War ReportingBy: Scott Taylor Excerpt from Chapter 9: Among the Mujahedeen On June 16, 2005, I received a telephone call from Zeynep Tugrul asking me to have a look at […]
Exclusive Tim Holding – Brumby’s man turned PM Rudd’s international man of mystery?VIC MINISTER WON’T CONFIRM OR DENY AFGHAN TRIP By Sasha UzunovCopyright 2009 Mr Tim Holding, a Victorian State government minister who is a former Australian Army Reserve Special Forces soldier, will not confirm nor deny speculation about him undertaking a short fact finding […]
http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8007&page=0 A superpower by default? By Sasha Uzunov – posted Monday, 13 October 2008 Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd recently warned about an arms race in the Asia Pacific region with China the country to watch. But he may have missed out on one key player “bigger” than China: Russia. With the Wall Street financial […]
TOP DEFENCE STORIES OF THE DAY http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/defence-chiefs-in-shares-debacle/2008/09/04/1220121431527.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2 Syndey Morning Herald Top brass swallow the Firepower pill Gerard RyleSeptember 5, 2008EXCLUSIVEA 4200-TONNE navy guided missile frigate was handed over at taxpayers’ expense for a gala sponsorship function involving the failed fuel pill company Firepower soon after Defence Force chiefs became investors. more….——————————————-http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,24293809-662,00.htmlHerald Sun Australia’s military budget […]
DIGGERS UNDER FIRE IN AFGHANISTAN The Herald Sun newspaper is describing the wounding in action of 9 Australian Special Forces soldiers as the heaviest casualty toll since our involvement in the Vietnam War (1962-72). One digger is still fighting for his life and has been evacuated to a military hospital in Germany. The Australians share […]
Vandalised monument given a clean Good news. The statue of Naval explorer Matthew Flinders in Melbourne, reported as being vandalised, has been given a clean by the local authorities. Photo taken at 12.20pm, Tuesday 2 September 2008. Hoons attack Melbourne Naval monumentMATTHEW FLINDERS STATUE VANDALISED UNDER POLICE NOSES Photo taken: Saturday 30 August 2008 at […]
After some confusion over who paid and who did not pay, we are happy to report that the mess has been cleared up over the medals for Long Tan veterans, as reported earlier. cheersSasha Uzunov
