Gordon Campbell on the RWC, and the Operation Burnham inquiry debacle
Last week’s cross-examination demonstrated that the NZDF had consistently misled its Ministers (and the wider public) for years, over the impact of our activities in Afghanistan
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Gordon Campbell on this week’s Operation Burnham revelations
Eight centuries ago at Beziers in France, the papal soldiers besieging the town faced much the same problem as the New Zealand troops engaged in […]
Gordon Campbell on putting the cost of the nurses (and teachers) pay rounds in perspective
Military hardware is really, really – really – expensive.
Gordon Campbell on the chemical weapons attack (and response) in Syria
The past week’s headlines about the chemical attacks in Syria – and the military response by the US, France and Britain – have tended to […]
Gordon Campbell on the Hit&Run inquiry
So there is to be a government inquiry into the 2010 raid on an Afghan village, as described in the Nicky Hager/Jon Stephenson book Hit […]
Gordon Campbell on Shifty Bill’s Last Stand
Nothing to see with this SAS raid bizzo, move on. Or so PM Bill English would have us believe.
Gordon Campbell on the Labour/Greens Deal
Labour and the Greens have made concessions intended to establish themselves as a credible alternative government, but they’ve made the concessions to the wrong people.
Gordon Campbell on war crimes and the Afghan insurgency
Truly, with friends like former defence Minster Wayne Mapp, the SAS does not need enemies.
Playing Aussie Rules on Defence
Why the Rapid Reaction Force would do more harm than good to the ANZAC spirit