Smart Bombs; Wrong House: Iraq's Civilian Dead / Janyary 30, 2005

Twisting the Minds of the American People: More War Crimes / March 7, 2005

Bush News Du Jour: America is Committing War Crimes in Iraq / May 22/23, 2004

Iron Hammers in Iraq: How to Destroy Democracy / January 17/18 2004
 
 

Biography:

Brian Cloughley is a commentator on political and military affairs, specialising in South Asia, and is South Asia defense, security, terrorism and strategy analyst for Jane's Sentinel, covering Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He updates Sentinel's sections on the sub-continent monthly and writes for other Jane's publications.

He visits the sub-continent most years, and spent four weeks in November and December 2003 in Pakistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, India and Indian-administered Kashmir. He also visited the region in September 2004. During his December visit he had a forty minute discussion with President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, and extensive exchanges with senior Indian figures. During his visit to Pakistan and India in December 2005 - January 2006 he again met with President Musharraf, and had many other discussions in Delhi and Islamabad.

Mr. Cloughley served in the British and Australian Armies, having joined the British Army as a private soldier in 1958. He was later commissioned, and spent nine years as an artillery officer on regimental duty, mainly as a Forward Observer, and saw active service in Borneo with 42 Commando, Royal Marines; 1st Battalion Sarawak Rangers; and 4th Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment. He also served as an intelligence officer in Cyprus at the end of colonial rule, on attachment with the Jordan Desert Police Force, as Reconnaissance and Survey Officer in a nuclear missile regiment in Germany, and officer commanding the Australian Psychological Operations Unit in Vietnam.

Later appointments included deputy head of the UN mission in Kashmir (1980-1982), Staff Officer 1 (Force Structure) in Australian Army HQ (during which time he was appointed to the Order of Australia, or AM), Director of Protocol for the Australian Defence Force, and Australian defence attaché in Islamabad (December 1988 - July 1994).