Posts by Sacha
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Paul Buchanan makes a different suggestion.
It has been suggested that the New Zealand Police conduct an investigation of the events that fateful August night. I disagree. The police have an mixed history of when it comes to reviewing the actions of uniformed staff and have a vested interest in keeping “on-side” with their military comrades-in-arms given the operational overlap that occurs between the two from time to time. Plus, they already have plenty to investigate, which given their lack of resources makes conducting a thorough investigation of actions undertaken in a foreign land, involving different cultural mores and language barriers, problematic at best.
Instead, it seems reasonable to convene a Board of Inquiry chaired by the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security (IGIS). Although not usually focused on military operations, the IGIS has authority to look into all security-related matters and is the key oversight mechanism on matters of intelligence and security. With the widely respected inspector general, Cheryl Gwyn, as chair, a panel could be convened that involves a senior military judge, a retired High Court justice and perhaps an international jurist of some reputation and experience in such matters. They should have powers of compulsion under oath and be given access to all evidentiary material as warranted (beginning with the account and sources in the book as well as the NZDF response).
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Access: A touching story, in reply to Rochelle Wilson,
whoever the Minister is who would deal with this situation
Sorry but who do you think will have signed off on the daft decision in the first place? Unlikely to act now unless there is more than one voice and some media pressure.
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Access: A touching story, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
To me, the most amazing part of that story is that Auckland Transport have somehow taken it upon themselves to stop funding hoist modifications for taxis in the region. How did they determine current and future levels of need?
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Legal Beagle: A war crimes inquiry; or…, in reply to simon g,
"no dead 3 year olds, then?"
start em young
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all of these people should remember who they are supposed to be serving
Fundamental, eh. Thank you for writing this.
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Legal Beagle: A war crimes inquiry; or…, in reply to Alfie,
asks why a final green light for the failed operation was ever required from then PM John Key.
I had wondered about that aspect. Was it the obvious potential for civilian deaths?
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Speaker: 2017: My mother and her hundred…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
wondering what haiku she could have crafted from current global events
Like this tweet
Hit and Run too true
Better lie to all of you
Army tries poor dodge
#HitandRunNZ #haiku -
Hard News: The long road to Hit and Run, in reply to Alfie,
Those of us who don't follow right wing pundits like Hosking and Leighton Smith might be surprised
.. at being fed snippets of their proud ignorance on RNZ. Yuck.
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I'm fine if the govt decide to do nothing and this ends up with the ICC. Screw em.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Sound and Light, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Is that compere our current John Campbell or an earlier incarnation?