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 […]
(above): Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon: some of the media have been acting as cheerleaders in his “media war” against his own Defence Department. (below): Colonel “Iron Mike” Kelly has the street smarts and time in unform to become Defence Minister. Photos: ADF DEFENCE MINISTER MUST GOBy Sasha UzunovCopyright 2009 Regardless of the SASR pay […]
THE GOVERNATOR RICHARD BUTLER SNUBS TASMANIA by Sasha Uzunov Outspoken former United Nations action man in Iraq and ex-Tasmanian state Governor Richard Butler is in the news again and not for what he said but for what he did not say! The Aussie Governator who once tangled with Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein over weapons inspections […]
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 […]
Western backpackers enjoying the scenery in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Photo copyright Sasha Uzunov 2005. ON-LINE OPINION – Australia’s e-journal http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8612&page=0 CSI Dubrovnik: the Britt Lapthorne mystery by Sasha Uzunov – 4 March , 2009 The American forensic crime show franchise, CSI: Crime Scene Investigations, CSI: Miami, and CSI: New York, has sparked enormous public interest in […]
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 […]
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 […]
photo: Defence Dept http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8431&page=0 Friday, 23 January 2009 VC WINNER HERALDS NEW ERA OF HEROES By Sasha Uzunov The award of the highly prestigious Victoria Cross to SASR Trooper Mark Donaldson for outstanding bravery under fire in Afghanistan is not only significant because it is the first time in forty years since the Vietnam War […]
