Salty Seadog

Rugby Union and Cricket raconteur. life is too short for bad food, bad coffee and no travel.

All my views are my own.

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Exclusive: Secret ASIO report warns of journalist spies operating in Australia, infiltrating media | The Nightly https://t.co/WXlFPfbZGb

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Ouch

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Regions to have never won a Super Rugby title

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@GrayConnolly

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/3 As with every deployment it is the shared experience and those small moments away from daily pressures that contribute to the fuel to keep on going. I am acutely aware of many triggers as a consequence of those 7 months - Like many, Afghanistan has changed me forever.

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OTD 10 years ago I was about to board a plane and depart Kabul, Afghanistan for the final time after 7 months in the Australian Task Group HQ. To this day I have nothing but admiration for the dedicated Australian's and Allies who I worked alongside with... 1/

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2/...Every day as I walked past the photos of those fallen Australian warriors I was reminded that only my best will do; this moment of clarity brought a focus to my role to manage threat reporting as to ensure no more photos were added during my tenure.

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#CHIvCRU

The Canes are now feeling like how all Waratahs supporters felt all year

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@googharrison @NSWWaratahs @StanSportRugby @seanny202 It also took me a while to find this. Need to start them young

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Three generations of @NSWWaratahs supporters.

#WARvFOR
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Tahs for life!

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@Dicker_JJ

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@Dicker_JJ Keenan's Telegram and NSC-68 are two pivotal documents that shaped U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War. While Keenan laid the foundation for the policy of containment, NSC-68 marked a shift towards a more aggressive and militarised approach to countering Soviet influence.

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#REDvDRU
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Seeing the passes like beachballs

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@ChowdahHill Sir, now if only the USN would reintroduce beards you could join the dignified bald bearded Naval fraternity

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@Cranky_Old_Ref @LizQLD58 @OBBY001 @NSWWaratahs
#tahforlife

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Surely this has to feature in tonight's pre-match highlights!

https://t.co/zztuLNHOp3

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@JAParker29 @Australian_Navy I'm a proud son of a WRAN.

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"I present you the Soviet Ballistic Missile Submarine Red October" - A line from a superb movie. In reality the CIA knew far more about the Soviet TYPHOON class from the mid 1970s than Clancy could have guessed.

Thread on the CIA, Typhoons and spying on the Soviets...

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@googharrison @NSWWaratahs @StanSportRugby @seanny202 Miss 3 was devastated that she didn't get to attend tonight.

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#WARvFOR
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Three generations. Master 5 first ever Rugby match

Tahs for life!

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OTD 2016. HKIA Kabul Afghanistan- one of the many experiences that define my professional career. I made friendships that endure today. The reminder that as I walked past the photos of those Australian's who made the ultimate sacrifice that only my best would do.