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Gareth Rice

@RiceGareth

Consultant | Former 🇦🇺 Army Officer | Associate Editor @covetweet | Research @UNSWCanberra: narco-insurgencies | MBR @MilWritersGuild | Views my own

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‘he was handcuffed, interrogated, and placed in the shower for more than 45 minutes before the mistake was realized. ‘ 😬
Task & Purpose (@TaskandPurpose) profile pictureTask & Purpose
@TaskandPurpose7 Apr 2023
The unconfirmed rumors are that it was Delta Force operators who detained a Delta Airlines employee during this botched training exercise...so there's that trib.al/3X3aZI1

Army Special Operations Command captured random civilian in training foul up

An FBI and Army Special Operations Command training exercise at a Boston hotel ended with soldiers entering the wrong room and briefly detaining a random civilian.

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The Associated Press (@AP) profile pictureThe Associated Press
@AP26 Sep 2022
Watch live: A NASA spacecraft is set to slam a harmless asteroid 7 million miles away in an unprecedented rehearsal for when a killer rock might menace Earth. teapaw.org/i/broadcasts/1mrGmkpar…
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Anonykatz (@Anonykatz1) profile pictureAnonykatz@Anonykatz122 Jan 2022
Uniformed conspiracists? Group claiming to be veterans marching in a freedom rally in Brisbane yesterday. @BTheorists @krunchymoses @CelerySorbet @ThoughtlessDeed
Gunny Highway (@GunnyHighway6) profile pictureGunny Highway@GunnyHighway66 Jan 2022
Let's be honest, you may not like him but there's a whole generation that wouldn't have any decent medals if it wasn't for Tony
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Julia Davis (@JuliaDavisNews) profile pictureJulia Davis@JuliaDavisNews20 Dec 2021
Another ominous message from Putin's Russia. teapaw.org/AlexKokcharov/status/1…
Wait, are we supposed to have strategic maple syrup reserves, or is this just a Canada thing?
The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) profile pictureThe Spectator Index
@spectatorindex27 Nov 2021
CANADA: Country releases 50 million pounds from its strategic reserves of maple syrup, amid worldwide shortage.
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“This is what losing feels like.”
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Propaganda is getting weird these days.
Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) profile pictureHu Xijin 胡锡进@HuXijin_GT26 Oct 2021
Confronting China in a nutshell (picture from the internet)
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The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) profile pictureThe Spectator Index
@spectatorindex22 Oct 2021
JUST IN: Alec Baldwin accidentally shoots woman dead on set with a prop gun
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‘Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet.’
Sulaiman Hakemy (@SulaimanHakemy) profile pictureSulaiman Hakemy@SulaimanHakemy15 Oct 2021
Khalil Haqqani meets with the Pakistani ambassador to Kabul, with his gun hidden behind a pillow on the couch
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Matt Bevan@MatthewBevan8 Oct 2021
You know what would go really nicely with the end of lockdown? A lot of test cricket.
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Missed opportunity to call this 'Bodyguard of Lies' IMHO. Love a good deception story!
Warner Bros. UK (@WarnerBrosUK) profile pictureWarner Bros. UK
@WarnerBrosUK5 Oct 2021
Uncover a most extraordinary true story and watch Colin Firth lead an all-star cast in the trailer for #OperationMincemeat, in cinemas January 2022

Operation Mincemeat - Official Trailer

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'I don't see (the Taliban) as this big, monolithic army that's going to completely overrun Afghanistan once we leave.' Yep, really nailed that prediction back in March 🤦‍♂️ Too late for an edit?? 😬
UNSW Canberra (@UNSWCanberra) profile pictureUNSW Canberra@UNSWCanberra15 Sep 2021
🧭 Episode 2 of Navigating Uncertainty Season 2 is now available! 🧭 In this episode, #UNSWCBR's @RiceGareth and @eastforeden discuss the lesser-known drug war that intersected with the war in Afghanistan. bit.ly/3E7RdEq
Navigating Uncertainty - S2E02 - Fighting Afghanistan's Drug War

Navigating Uncertainty - S2E02 - Fighting Afghanistan's Drug War

President Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in September marks the end of a 20-year conflict for the US and many of its NATO allies. Reflecting on the challenges faced during this

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Or, drinking applications... 🤔
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BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) profile pictureBBC News (World)
@BBCWorld17 Aug 2021
“Afghanistan will not be a country of cultivation of opium anymore” Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says the country will need “international help” but will see opium production reduced to “zero again” Latest: bbc.in/3CULmln
I dunno, we routinely steal kiwis when it suits us 🤷‍♂️
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This is the kind of pettiness that I can get behind.
Simon (@redfivemodels on Bluesky) (@RedFiveModels) profile pictureSimon (@redfivemodels on Bluesky)@RedFiveModels16 Jul 2021
More top notch SWW trolling.
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The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) profile pictureThe Sydney Morning Herald
@smh25 May 2021
‘Looming iceberg’: Defence warned spending on contractors could explode | @Gallo_Ways smh.com.au/politics/federal/…
‘Looming iceberg’: Defence warned spending on contractors could explode

‘Looming iceberg’: Defence warned spending on contractors could explode

The Defence Department has been warned its spending on contractors risks eating into its acquisition budget and demoralising its own workforce.

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This is the article I would write to deliberately upset @strategic_tank ‘Will we use tanks to defend shipping in the South China Sea?’ 😳
The Eathen (@TheEathen) profile pictureThe Eathen
@TheEathen12 May 2021
Thanks but no tanks for our defence, please theaustralian.com.au/comment… I think Gregs right.
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Robert Kiyosaki (@theRealKiyosaki) profile pictureRobert Kiyosaki
@theRealKiyosaki2 May 2021
Paying people trillions not to work is insanity. The dollar is being destroyed. The end of the American Empire is near. Is war on the horizon? Our leaders are losers. God have mercy on us.
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