ABC News 24 is a dismal failureABC News 24 is a dismal failure
THEY call it ABC News 24. I call it ABC News 23. I think my nomenclature is more accurate since the ABC depends on the BBC to fill up an[...]
Category: Afghanistan
As soon as Afghanistan is debated, the old terrorism bogey rears its headAs soon as Afghanistan is debated, the old terrorism bogey rears its head
THE Australian government, under pressure from the Greens, a party that is lending it support as it governs as a minority government, has begun a debate on why the country[...]
What are Western troops doing in Afghanistan?What are Western troops doing in Afghanistan?
TWENTY-ONE Australian soldiers have died in Afghanistan since Canberra decided to join the American mission to that country. Thousands of American soldiers have been killed, and a goodly number of[...]
Why are the Americans still in Afghanistan?Why are the Americans still in Afghanistan?
MOST people who haven’t been living in a cave or under a rock for the last eight years know that American soldiers, and forces from a few other countries, were[...]