Frank interview with a serving Australian soldier

Incredibly frank unauthorised interview with an Australian soldier recently returned from Afghanistan, on the war, the broader war on terror, and the actual experiences of armed servicemen and women.

To protect his identity, the interview is re-enacted by four actors.

Filmed for Australian tv show Hungry Beast.

Extended interview here: http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/stories/dust-mud-shit-extended-interview
sholesays...

fitting how he said of stories being fit into ten minute clips.. and then this was aswell with the full thing available only online
was this really a 12 minute tv show or did they just not have the balls to give it more screentime

Fadesays...

Always nice to hear a jarheaded moronic thugs opinions on why it's 'right' for him to be blowing up civilians to protect us from a 7th century religious fanatical society that had nothing to do with 911.

kymbossays...

His view may not reflect my opinion, but I'm more interested in hearing his views on the war and his experiences than the gaggle of desk-bound suburban tough-talkers on this site. He comes across as anything but a moronic thug to me.

rougysays...

Afghanistan cannot be "won" militarily.

That is plain as day. Nothing that we're doing there is protecting homosexuals, or liberating women, spreading democracy, or any of the other happy horse-shit that we hear every day.

The Taliban is about as much of a threat to the world as a country filled with stupid old men, poor old men at that.

Fucking stop kidding yourselves, boys.

You're there to play the dependable role of cannon fodder so that military industries can rob our governments blind.

smoomansays...

>> ^Fade:
Always nice to hear a jarheaded moronic thugs opinions on why it's 'right' for him to be blowing up civilians to protect us from a 7th century religious fanatical society that had nothing to do with 911.



i have a feeling Fade didnt even watch the video. Only saw the words: Australian, Soldier, Serving, and Afghanistan and went ahead with his disgruntled dipshit comment having made up his mind that this soldier is a bloodthirsty savage who has it out to kill some foreigners

it helps to watch the video (paying attention to the video while watching helps too) idiot

Or was this sarcasm and i'm retarded?

Fadesays...

I'll let Bill sum up my feelings about the military and especially people 'in' the military. He's talking about the issue of gays in the military but the sentiment works for any example of attempted moral justification for military action.

"..you never see my attitude in the press, that's what bugs me. You never see my point of view. For instance, gays in the military. Now, I dunno how y'all feel about it... here's how I feel about it: Anyone dumb enough to want to be in the military should be allowed in. End of fucking story. That should be the only requirement. I don't care how many push ups you can do, put on a helmet, go wait in that foxhole we'll tell you when we need you to kill somebody. You know i'm sick of hearing military guys saying "The esprit de corps will be affected, and we are such a moral..." Excuse me, aren't y'all hired fucking killers? Shut up! You are thugs and when we need you to go blow the fuck outta a nation of little brown people we'll let you know. Until then... Where do the fucking military get all these morals? "We are the military; is that a village of children and kids? Where's the napalm? (explosion) I don't want any gay people hanging around me when I'm killing women and kids. I just dont wanna see it."

smoomansays...

Bill who?

If this quote is how you view the military as a whole.........based on one singular persons point of view then i'm afraid I have to call it like i see it: you........are a fucking idiot

smoomansays...

you are omitting a strong pretentious odor. Ya, I know who Bill Hicks is. Sorry if i didnt catch that in your obscure reference where you named him by first name.......which just so happens to be a very common name. While Bill Hicks may be hilarious, his understanding of the military is juvenile at best. I would take what he says about the inner workings of the military with a grain of salt and a shot of penicillin, most especially considering he's served all of zero days in said military.

At least youre doin a stand up job of painting yourself as the narrow-minded, predisposition-ed, fucktard that you are =P

bananafonesays...

expecting someone to know who someone is by just referring to their first name and then calling them an idiot when they don't know who it is... is ridiculous.

I'll let John sum it up for me: "Shut the fuck up."

Fadesays...

jesus we sure are coming on strong today.

Calling me names and swearing really is making me sad

How about you go and rape some women and shoot their husbands? Keep the world safe. It's clearly what you're good at. Why are you wasting your time arguing with some randomer?

If I'd known you were such a troll I would have tried harder to get your goat up.

How many Iragi scalps you got hanging from your hummers rearview? I bet that jar of Afghan ears is fillin up nicely for ya. better make sure and get some formaldehyde to keep 'em fresh just like yo mama likes 'em.

Seriously. Grow up.

Oh and bananafone, I didn't call him an idiot. He called himself that. RING RING RING!

smoomansays...

>> ^Fade:

How about you go and rape some women and shoot their husbands? Keep the world safe. It's clearly what you're good at. How many Iragi scalps you got hanging from your hummers rearview? I bet that jar of Afghan ears is fillin up nicely for ya. better make sure and get some formaldehyde to keep 'em fresh just like yo mama likes 'em.
+

Seriously. Grow up.


= irony

kymbossays...

Wow, I missed this whole 'debate'. All I'll say is that someone who has the avatar of a cat painted to look like the joker cannot defendably disparage other people's avatars (says the man with a green goblin avatar). Hicks was right, so was rasch, and in my opinion Fade suffers from serious projection issues.

It was somewhat inevitable that this sift prompted this 'discussion', but I'm glad it attracted only one suburbanite with delusions that his web connection provides him with greater insight than one who has been there.

Here's hoping it invited deeper thought in others more capable of it.

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