RAAF spied on Iran for US without approval: report

[jamesinca]

RAAF spied on Iran for US without approval: report

The US military have reportedly ordered Australian military aircraft to spy on Iran without the prior approval from the Federal Government.The Sun Herald newspaper has reported that Defence Minister Senator Robert Hill is allegedly angry that the RAAF deployed Orion aircraft in a mission to spy on Iran without asking his permission first.

"The work being done by Orion aircraft is maritime surveillance in the war against terror in Iraq," a spokeswoman for Senator Hill said.

"At all times we are operation in the bounds of international law."
She refused to confirm or deny the newspaper report.

The newspaper quoted a what it called a senior defence source as saying:"Hill was entitled to be consulted from the start on such a politically delicate decision even if he was expected to eventually agree".

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1014190.htm

Bush just can't leave things alone can he.

[tlcandie]

1. Just think .. this is only what we are told or accidentally find out...

Imagine all the illegal and inhumane acts our military/government carries out in OUR NAMES w/o our knowledge or approval because THEY deem it a necessary evil!

:puke:

[max2000]

2. Look who else works in the gov.

Most of idiots cabinet are former Reagan or Bush I wonks. Remember IranContra/running a war from the basement of the Whitehouse?

You know when John Poindexter is hanging around the Pentagon,there's trouble, and it stinks to high heaven. But I guess thats what you get when a power monger sits in the oval office, and he thinks God elected him.