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The BRS ‘phenomenon’ didn’t occur in a vacuum, much as Defence will try to pretend it did.
Everything they say and do is based not on what is true, or good for Aust, but what is good for them, and the Minister.
The Subs are Duds. We need a #DefenceRC urgently before the next… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Everything they say and do is based not on what is true, or good for Aust, but what is good for them, and the Minister.
The Subs are Duds. We need a #DefenceRC urgently before the next… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
As one of the SAS withesses in the BRS case said, it’s well known, that medals are given out as a ‘political feel good’ event.
Donaldson was probably the exception, but once they saw the goodwill that flowed towards the leadership (and pollies) they got addicted to it.
Donaldson was probably the exception, but once they saw the goodwill that flowed towards the leadership (and pollies) they got addicted to it.
One of the key pieces of evidence from the BRS trial, was that he wasn’t at the top of the short-list for the VC, but was elevated to the top by the staffers of the Minister. He was media ‘gold’, and they wanted him, because he bought them kudos. It’s seems incredibly cynical.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
That’s one of the reasons that it was so hard to bring BRS down, because the staffers and CDF knew that if he went down, he would take them with him.
So as a ‘compromise’ in 2013 they went looking for SAS scapegoats, who actually were just defending themselves in the fog of war.
So as a ‘compromise’ in 2013 they went looking for SAS scapegoats, who actually were just defending themselves in the fog of war.
It’s sounds pretty sick, and hard to believe because it is.
And that’s why I’m prepared to go to jail to ‘kill this dragon’.
And that’s why I’m prepared to go to jail to ‘kill this dragon’.
While whether it’s true or not will depend on a study of the detailed facts, ask any journo or political staffer the following:
Regardless of the facts in this case, is it possible that the Govt would cover up the crimes of a famous soldier, and then look for scapegoats?
Regardless of the facts in this case, is it possible that the Govt would cover up the crimes of a famous soldier, and then look for scapegoats?
In 2012 the war was still going and Aust troops were still there. Kicking it down the road was a logical PR tactic.
But I got caught in the middle, as I could see ‘something strange’ was happening with the ‘2013 scapegoats’, and ignored allegations against BRS.
I became the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
But I got caught in the middle, as I could see ‘something strange’ was happening with the ‘2013 scapegoats’, and ignored allegations against BRS.
I became the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Hurley is every bit as culpable in my mind. A political animal, he thought nothing of giving the minister whatever the Ministers staff wanted, either a hero, or a villain. Facts didn’t matter. He was rewarded for it afterwards.
I believed he did more damage to truth in the ADF… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
I believed he did more damage to truth in the ADF… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
In next months more snippets of truth will emerge, and slowly the noose will close around those who drove the war in a PR direction rather than war fighting.
After years of saying ‘we were winning’, the Taliban returned.
Someone lied.
After years of saying ‘we were winning’, the Taliban returned.
Someone lied.
Lies about Afghan got people re-elected, sure.
But the long term cost to the Defence of this country is yet to be determined, and it could be fatal.
Pretty lies may win elections but they don’t win wars.
They destroy armies.
We need truth.
But the long term cost to the Defence of this country is yet to be determined, and it could be fatal.
Pretty lies may win elections but they don’t win wars.
They destroy armies.
We need truth.
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