Comments on: 67 Australian SAS captured airbase defended by 1000 http://stilgherrian.com/media/67_australian_sas/ All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris. Vive le poisson rouge sauvages! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:54:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/media/67_australian_sas/#comment-11307 Stilgherrian Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:47:20 +0000 http://stilgherrian.com/media/67_australian_sas/#comment-11307 <strong>@hackerdude:</strong> You're quite right, <em>mea culpa</em>. This story was reported at length at <a href="http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/al-asad.htm">globalsecurity.org</a> and was even in the <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/24/1050777363885.html"><em>Sydney Morning Herald</em></a> in 2003. I must've missed it. I don't pretend to be across the details of military issues, I have only a passing enthusiast's interest. I guess you're right, my strengths are more about the political aspects such as the disaster that is defence procurement in Australia. $1.3 <em>billion</em> spent on <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/13b-helicopter-project-dumped/2008/03/05/1204402556104.html">second-hand helicopters from the 1960s that aren't up for it</a>? That would've paid for <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/new-sydney-rail-link-to-cost-14b/2008/03/06/1204402612122.html">Sydney's new south-west rail line</a>, apparently. Thanks for the compliment re the design -- but apart from the header image all credit must go to Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson for the <a href="http://tarskitheme.com/">Tarski theme for WordPress</a>. @hackerdude: You’re quite right, mea culpa. This story was reported at length at globalsecurity.org and was even in the Sydney Morning Herald in 2003. I must’ve missed it.

I don’t pretend to be across the details of military issues, I have only a passing enthusiast’s interest. I guess you’re right, my strengths are more about the political aspects such as the disaster that is defence procurement in Australia. $1.3 billion spent on second-hand helicopters from the 1960s that aren’t up for it? That would’ve paid for Sydney’s new south-west rail line, apparently.

Thanks for the compliment re the design — but apart from the header image all credit must go to Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson for the Tarski theme for WordPress.

]]> By: hackerdude http://stilgherrian.com/media/67_australian_sas/#comment-11305 hackerdude Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:09:50 +0000 http://stilgherrian.com/media/67_australian_sas/#comment-11305 this is old news man! I first read about it in a mainstream paper (can't recall when and in what publication) but it's definitely been covered in the popular military magazines like "Contact" and "Australian & NZ Defender". Anyhow, while exciting to know about, these operational activities are not they key things to discuss in a blog like this. Talk about the awful state of affairs of our defence acquisitions and contracts. And btw, your blog design is cool! this is old news man! I first read about it in a mainstream paper (can’t recall when and in what publication) but it’s definitely been covered in the popular military magazines like “Contact” and “Australian & NZ Defender”.

Anyhow, while exciting to know about, these operational activities are not they key things to discuss in a blog like this. Talk about the awful state of affairs of our defence acquisitions and contracts.

And btw, your blog design is cool!

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