Losing the Western will to fight (Part 1): An 8 step plan for failure
Two weeks ago it was announced that President Obama would spend the next two weeks outlining his vision for US foreign policy. It started with a speech that Obama gave in Afghanistan stating that the US would bring the war there to “a responsible end” by withdrawing US military forces. Then came the release of Taliban prisoners. Not much else has been announced that could be remotely described as visionary. In other news, Iraq’s...
Dying in Syria is the best thing Caner Temel ever did for Australia
Sometimes timing is everything. Ten days ago I warned that the Australian Defence Force was playing with fire by deliberately seeking to recruit Muslims. My speech at the International Symposium on Liberty & Islam can be found here. And now, right on cue, it’s been revealed that an Australian soldier has died in Syria while fighting for al Qaeda. But I’m not talking about that timing. Blind Freddy could see this coming a mile...
Criticising Islam, gays sets army major up for a fall
Sydney Morning Herald columnist, Paul Sheehan, interviewed me last weekend at the Q Society’s International Symposium on Liberty & Islam. Today he writes about my speech regarding the ADF’s approach to religion, particularly Islam, and the fact that it holds the religious belief of our enemies in higher regard than the Christian faith held by most soldiers and Australians. The full text of my speech can be found here....
