Lambie calls for RAAF food drops over Syria to ease exodus and undermine Isis.
Independent Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie last week hand delivered a letter to Prime Minister Turnbull that calls for the immediate and sustained drop by military aircraft of food and other humanitarian goods in Syria. (see attached)
“I’m very lucky to have a Victorian Senate Candidate the calibre of Hugh Dolan (see attached) who is a retired ADF SQN Leader Intelligence officer. Hugh read history at Oxford University. On graduating he returned to Australia. He commissioned as a RAAF officer at the Officers’ Training School at Point Cook. Hugh became an intelligence officer reaching the rank of Squadron Leader before he was discharged.
Hugh twice served overseas in Iraq with Air Mobility Group in 2003. He also served on humanitarian missions in Solomon Islands and in Banda Aceh following the devastating tsunami. While recuperating from sickness Hugh wrote two books on the role of intelligence planning and the air battles over Gallipoli in 1915. This was turned into a popular television documentary on the ABC “Gallipoli from Above”.
When Hugh says that food drops by our RAAF will in the short term immediately help ease the exodus out of Syria and in the long run undermine the authority of ISIS brutes – then I think it’s time that our Prime Minister and Chiefs of Defence paid some attention.” said Senator Lambie.
“Hugh’s suggestion for our military to begin “Biscuit Bombing” (military slang for food drops) has great merit and I’m proud to say that it’s now official JLN policy. The new PM has said he’d like a different style of Australian politics established – less confrontational – so here’s a good test for all sides of politics.
Will both the Liberal and Labor leaders seriously consider the JLN policy – and judge it on its merits, rather than looking to score cheap political points and simply say No because it’s not their idea?” said Senator Lambie.
JLN Senate Candidate Hugh Dolan thanked Senator Lambie for the opportunity to run for her Network at the next federal elections and says:
“Air drop or “BISCUIT BOMBING” is a practiced evolution of RAAF C130 crews in ALG. Delivery of food aid will immediately alleviate suffering and help establish the interest of Western Nations in finding a working solution other than offensive operations. Delivery of food aid via air drop may begin to reduce the numbers of Syrians fleeing. RAAF delivery of food aid will be a boon to RAAF and wider ADF morale.
RAAF delivery of food aid will improve the standing of the Australian Government. Delivery of vital aid will demonstrate Australia’s interest in saving lives. Delivery of aid does not inhibit or preclude a bombing campaign. Both air operations are able to co-exist.
Medical aid can be delivered by air drop to known hospital locations. Delivery of food, and medical aid will save lives. Air-drop or “BISCUIT BOMBING” will undermine and destabilize the authority of Isis brutes – who use access to food and water as another means of enslaving the populations of conquered territories.”
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Rob Messenger for Senator Jacqui Lambie Senator for Tasmania
