War Decisions
By Barbara Hart Sending Australian forces into conflict zones must be the most momentous of all decisions our government can take. It is suggested in this…
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Don’t mention the war
It’s time for a serious inquiry into our invasion of Iraq For months before the March 2003 invasion of Iraq the American, British and Australian governments…
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Eight ways you’re wrong about the Iranian nuclear program
The January-February issue of the prestigious US journal The National Interest carries an article by Yousaf Butt, a nuclear physicist who serves as a scientific consultant for the Federation…
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The continuing silence on 4 Squadron SASR operations in East Africa
Why is no-one asking questions about Australian special forces soldiers operating secretly and apparently illegally in Africa? A year and a half ago, in March 2012, Fairfax…
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US allies and its wars of choice
CANBERRA – The by-now defused crisis of threatened U.S.-led military strikes on Syria raised once again the difficult question of how Washington’s allies should deal with U.S.…
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Open letter to the Prime Minister-elect
Below is the text of an open letter to the Prime Minister-elect, the Hon. Tony Abbott MP, signed by me and a number of distinguished Australians…
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Right way to send a message
CANBERRA – For a U.S. president who first gained prominence for his gift with words, Barack Obama can be remarkably loose with his language no matter how…
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Is America now becoming an international outlaw?
THE HAGUE – A week has proven to be a long time in international politics. On Aug. 26, arriving in Europe, NATO military strikes on Syria seemed…
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Once again, US rushing to attack without facts
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/08/29/commentary/once-again-u-s-rushing-to-attack-without-facts/#.UiA2yWSSA7Q Ramesh Thakur, “Once again, U.S. rushing to attack without facts” The Japan Times, Friday, 30 August 2013 CANBERRA – You could not make this up. On…
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Sue Wareham on Syria
The following letter by Dr Sue Wareham, Vice-President, Medical Association for Prevention of War (MAPW), and Secretary, Campaign for an Iraq War Inquiry, was published in The…
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