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 […]
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 […]
Brisbane Courier Mail newspaper article, Australia http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,24814541-27197,00.htmlHoliday hypocrisyby Sasha UzunovDecember 17, 2008 11:00pm UNION protest at dropping the long weekend rankles with Vietnam War veterans stung by past anti-war action.For some of Queensland’s Vietnam veterans who watched this week as the Queensland Council of Unions jumped on the Anzac legend bandwagon to keep a public […]
DAREBIN CITY HEROES Private Bruce Kingsbury VC – Kokoda WWII Private Les Farren – Vietnam KOKODA TRACK HERO —PROPOSAL FOR KINGSBURY VC MONUMENT Sasha Uzunov, a Reservoir freelance photo journalist and former Australian soldier who served in East Timor, says he wants to propose to Darebin City Council that they place a statue of one […]
The fighting quality of the Aussie digger that saved the day in East Timor not Desk Warriors. Private Carl “The Enforcer” Lloyd, Alpha Company, 4RAR, East Timor, 2001. Photo by Sasha Uzunov. On Line Opinion – Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8179&page=0 GENERALS AND DIGGERS SAVED THE DAY IN TIMOR by Sasha Uzunov […]
Royal Australian Navy sailor. Photo: US Defense Department. GULF WAR SYNDROME REVISITED An American study into Gulf War Syndrome has found the illness is real, according to Australian veterans’ news site…http://theaussiedigger.com/TheAussieDiggerForum/ But the issue here in Australia has been downplayed by politicians and some in the media, who see themselves as future government advisors and […]
REMEMBRANCE DAY SPECIAL PHOTO-ESSAY IN STEP: Victorian State Premier John Brumby (without hat) gives an eyes right salute to the eternal flame as he marches up the steps to the Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, 11 November 2008… The Premier has gone out of his way to make himself known as the Veterans’ Premier… THE SHRINE […]
