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It’s
a ‘campaign against criminals’
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Ground
crew have been working day and night to keep the 707s in the
sky for their important task.
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COMING
from an Arabic and Muslim background, it’s no wonder No. 84
Wing’s legal officer was bombarded with questions before deploying
to fight the war against terror.
“I got asked questions like ‘how do you feel about participating
in actions against Arabs and Muslims?’
“The way I see it, it’s not a campaign against Muslims
and it’s not a campaign against Arabs. It’s simply a campaign
against criminals that none of us are safe from. At the end of the
day there’s no conflict for me,” he said.
As legal officer he provides legal advice to the detachment commander.
“On a more specific note I look at things such as Rules of
Engagement, Orders for Opening Fire or the issue of contracts with
the airport and our agreements with local suppliers and service-providers,”
he said. “We have certain arrangements with other coalition
nations dealing with such things as procurements and services and
where we don’t, I seek to instigate them.”
An ADF lawyer in a multinational coalition under US leadership in
a central-Asian republic, he said, “Many issues in the operation
can be dealt with under international law, whether they concern
the legalities of flying over sovereign territory or the laws of
armed conflict.”
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