Thursday
A member of the Australian military went missing in the middle of a deadly clash with the Taliban then, fourteen months later, she just wanders back into camp. Is a court martial convened to see if she is guilty of desertion? No, people just shrug their shoulders and start playing tennis with her. What madness is this?
What is the world coming to when a valued member of the armed services takes off under fire and leaves their comrades chasing their tails wondering what happened to her? And it should be noted there were persistent rumours that far from being held captive by the Taliban, she was sniffing around an area of Afghanistan notorious for opium production while her compatriots were risking their lives facing down the enemy. How can this not cause serious repercussions when she wanders back to base after being located by US soldiers (who reportedly said she was a real bitch)? Shocking.
The Aussies are just howling at the moon if you ask me.
Posted by Albion at November 12, 2009 12:27 PM
Well Albion, it's a flea bitten way to run an army if you ask me.
Posted by Annie Brandt at November 12, 2009 12:55 PM
I would describe it more as "Barking Mad" Annie.
Posted by Perry de Havilland at November 12, 2009 12:57 PM
I was reading this and WTF'ing about what I thought was a jellybean fiasco and then I clicked the link. Dammit! You got me!
Posted by Ocker Bill at November 12, 2009 02:01 PM
I'd be worried she was undergoing some kind of secret Taliban training. A bit like River in the Firefly movie, someone says the code-word and she springs into action.
Posted by Rob Fisher at November 12, 2009 02:27 PM
Well I was certainly barking up the wrong tree until I hit the link...
Posted by James Waterton at November 12, 2009 03:10 PM
Yep, got me too. Had no idea until I clicked the link.
Posted by Corey at November 12, 2009 04:09 PM
"Some soldiers never read "Catch 22"
I'm thinkin' someone didn't click the link.
Posted by Psyclops at November 12, 2009 10:01 PM
Still, it's good to know that her tennis skills weren't affected! And, of course, they couldn't punish her- she knows where all the bones are buried! If she is ever pushed too far, she won't be the only one in the dog-house!
Posted by Nuke Gray at November 13, 2009 01:27 AM
You all actually had to *click* the link? All I did was look at the URL the link *pointed* to.
Pikers, the lot of ya.
But I gotta praise you for your dogged determination to dig down to the bottom of things. No sense hounding Perry, of course - after all, he nosed out the story and unearthed it for all of us.
Anyways, Alisa, Ido agree: Sabin may be a bitch, but she is a fetching bitch.
Posted by Gregory at November 13, 2009 02:37 AM
I have a dog.She is a bonkers Springer/Cocker cross. She has an incredible nose on her, and would make a great sniffer dog.
She would probably find an IEB and take it back to the johnny Talibans cave who planted it, wanting to play. I would love to see their faces if that happened!
What is bloody improvised about an explosive device by the way? The way the MSN just keep on running with the cliches?
Can you imagine an Afghan pulling up his trousers after shagging his goat, and spotting a Brit patrol going by...
I must kill these infidel! he thinks to himself. What can I use?
Well what luck! I find that my pockets are full of industrial fertiliser and allah be praised! the cord keeping up my trousers seems to be soaked in Potassium Nitrate. Now if only I can pack it all in to this empty coke can....
I dont think so, do you?
Posted by RAB at November 13, 2009 03:33 AM
Well, until I clicked the link, Perry's post certainly raised my hackles.
Now I see the post's enough to make a cat laugh.
Posted by Verity at November 13, 2009 03:41 AM
Woof Woof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhJZXOWNdMM
Posted by Oddball at November 13, 2009 11:57 AM
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3QqO8EXd-II/Sv0cnM8XI6I/AAAAAAAAtsk/VmU-gllv2-c/s1600-h/ATT00001.jpg
Posted by permanentexpat at November 14, 2009 12:07 AM
Catch 22? Didn't need to check-out the link (but did)
The name of the link said it all.
Posted by cjf at November 14, 2009 12:12 AM
What is bloody improvised about an explosive device by the way? The way the MSN just keep on running with the cliches?Can you imagine an Afghan pulling up his trousers after shagging his goat, and spotting a Brit patrol going by...
I must kill these infidel! he thinks to himself. What can I use?
Well what luck! I find that my pockets are full of industrial fertiliser and allah be praised! the cord keeping up my trousers seems to be soaked in Potassium Nitrate. Now if only I can pack it all in to this empty coke can....
I dont think so, do you?
It's a technical term and is not media generated. You will see it in professional writings going back before journalists used the term. Of course I'm sure journalist often misuse this piece of military terminology since that wouldn't be unusual in the slightest. Oh and most would rather shag a young boy than a goat.
Posted by James at November 14, 2009 04:14 AM
Thanks James, I am so relieved that it is a "Technical" piece of bullshit rather than a media generated one.
I am just off to "Improvise" a Ford Fiesta...
Posted by RAB at November 14, 2009 04:39 AM
"Angels will not enter a house where there is a dog" M. - most likely trying to convince people that they should not even have this degree of protection against any thugs he might decide to send.
Clearly the Taliban angels were scared of the dog.
Posted by Paul Marks at November 17, 2009 12:08 AM
