Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Those were different times ..., in reply to Dave Patrick,
where they were all taught to speak that way
A certain ex was proficient at switching on when required that posh voice she learned in school. Instant respect from prospective landlords, for some strange reason. Class lives on.
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Hard News: Those were different times ..., in reply to Rich Lock,
are friends eclectic
noice
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And some eqnz retail humour (pic).
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Up Front: I'll Be in My Bunk, in reply to Lilith __,
ham and cheese
not together, no :)
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Hard News: Those were different times ..., in reply to Russell Brown,
Karyn Hay :)
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Contractor posts clips from cbd red zone's streets. As close as most of us will get unless we're visiting rugby journalists or Rachel Hunter.
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OnPoint: Other People's Wars, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Armstrong comes to Hager's defence.
Seems a clear enough summary of some key issues (without me having read the source).
Hager has cut through that pretence with the evidence to prove what has always been surmised - that the real reason for such deployments was not to help the inhabitants of Bamiyan but to impress the hawks in Washington.
While the information flow from Afghanistan has marginally improved of late, the public's trust in the Defence Force has largely been reciprocated with obfuscation and obstruction.
The lack of transparency and accountability reached its nadir in the blanking out of large portions of a Government review of the Bamiyan operation sought by Hager under the Official Information Act. This was done on the grounds that revealing those sections would prejudice the security and defence of New Zealand.
A complete copy later showed the only thing at risk was the credibility and reputation of the Defence Force, so damning was the review's findings.
When it comes to a political response, however, Hager's efforts are likely to fall on stony ground.
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Hard News: Auckland City Nights, in reply to Louise,
three-month-old daughter
at once the harshest and most forgiving reviewer
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Up Front: I'll Be in My Bunk, in reply to Emma Hart,
nails down a blackboard
I was thinking of your fondness for her as she hammily raised her bazooka..
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Up Front: I'll Be in My Bunk, in reply to Emma Hart,
it's still being written in the main by Russell T Davies
cheddar ahoy