Archives for July 2017

It’s not often you find yourself having to correct an article you wrote based on different responses you receive to a Freedom of Information request but that is exactly what I’m doing here. Earlier this month, in response to a Freedom of Information request for copies of documents, cables or correspondence relating to the use […]

By its nature war is brutally indiscriminate. Reports of secret defence force documents leaked to the ABC giving an unprecedented insight into the clandestine operations of Australia’s  elite special forces in Afghanistan, including incidents of troops killing unarmed men and children, is only one part of the story. The other is the system that creates […]

What’s going on with coalition partners in war keeping each other informed ? One would think that would be essential to a concerted effort against a common foe. The use of white phosphorus is a case in point.  It’s use has been widely reported on but the ADF deny having any documents either by the […]