Category Archives: War on Terror
Should we be sending the SAS to Afghanistan?
Debate is raging in the blogoshere over whether John Keys move to send troops to Afhanistan was the right move. Bill Rolston on his blog on stuff says that Key made the right decision as committing more SAS troops is: … Continue reading
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Key decides to send SAS to Afghanistan
In a move which is likely to offend many Key has decided to send 70 of New Zealand’s elite soldiers to Afghanistan. The move which comes amid alegations of the New Zealand SAS being complicit with American torture has provoked … Continue reading
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SAS complicit in war crimes
In an article by Jon Stephenson in the Sunday Star Times it has been revealed that the New Zealand SAS handed over prisoners to US forces in Afghanistan knowing there was a distinct possibility that they would be tortured. The … Continue reading
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“Debate” over Afghanistan heats up
Phil Goff has criticised John Key for his apparent support for sending an SAS contingent to Aghanistan. This seems a little strange considering John Key has yet to make a decision over the matter but Colin Espiner from Christchurch paper … Continue reading
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New Zealand’s future in the ‘War on Terror’
John Key is yet to commit to sending a contingent of SAS to Afghanistan despite calls from Nato Ambassador Ivo Daalder Ivo Daalder had this to say in an article on Stuff.co.nz: “Ambassador Ivo Daalder told a New Zealand journalist … Continue reading
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