Australia’s Leader on the War on Terror won’t discuss his lack of war service in Vietnam (1962-72) Still waiting for a reply…after 15 months…ASIO Spy boss wont reveal why he didn’t volunteer to fight in Vietnam…WAR ON TERROR LEADER WON’T DISCUSS HIS LACK OF WAR SERVICE By Sasha Uzunov Mr Paul O’Sullivan, Director General of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Above: Photo taken October 8, 2008, after the recent attack on the Matthew Flinders monument. Photos by Sasha Uzunov, copyright 2008.Below: The attack on the statue on 30 August 2008 and the subsequent clean-up, 2 September 2008. A statue of famed British Naval explorer Matthew Flinders has been vandalised again. The prominent Melburne monument 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 […]
(ADF archival photos): Greg Combet (right)- future Defence Minister or PM? Expert questions Rudd’s leadershipCOMBET SHOULD BE PRIME MINISTER By Sasha UzunovCopyright 2008 Former Trade Union boss and current ALP Federal MP Greg Combet should become Australia’s Prime Minister, according to an influential political commentator. Mr Bruce Haigh, a retired Australian diplomat and expert comments […]
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 […]
One of the Dutch soldiers who saved me from a beating in Skopje, Macedonia Balkan flashback–Australian journalist reveals: THE DAY DUTCH SOLDIERS SAVED ME By Sasha Uzunov Last week the Australian government warned that Australian journalists should leave Afghanistan because they were being targeted by the Taliban. But since when have journalists ever been safe […]
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 […]
