Soldier died in oil war

The death of SAS soldier David Nary in the Middle East is tragic.

It is tragic because he died in another country training to kill people from another land.

The war on terror he died for is a war to secure the remaining oil reserves in that region.

He was a pawn, used and duped. I feel sorry for his children.

When they are old enough to understand they will feel betrayed by the Australian Government who sent their father into another country to do the dirty work of the rich and powerful.

He was not in that foreign land to protect Australian citizens.

He was sent there because he was ordered and used like a mercenary by the people who direct the Australian Government’s foreign policy, presumably somewhere in Washington.

I spent five years as an infantry soldier and decided that for me to kill another human I needed more than nationalism, orders and a pay cheque.

Scott White
Stuart Park

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Pubdate: Thur, 10 November 2005
Source: Northern Territory News (Australia)
Author: Scott White (letter to the editor)
Copyright: 2005 Northern Territory News
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