Stephanie Rodgers

Feminist, leftie, green māmā from Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Tag: nzdf

  • Fatties destroying the New Zealand Defence Force

    Oh, sweet merciful mother of God: The Defence Force has announced it will restrict sugary fizzy drinks and deep fried food as it emerges more than a quarter of its…

  • QOTD: McFlock on the Iraq deployment

    As highlighted by a moderator at The Standard: So, to recap: John Key is sending soldiers (we can’t identify) into an area (roughly outlined) for a length of time (we’re…

  • Key admits he’s using our troops as vote-bait

    Yesterday in the House, John Key admitted that it’s “no” coincidence that our deployment to Iraq is scheduled to end at the perfect moment – right before the 2017 election.…

  • The price of the club?

    Back in 2003, John Key had an interesting take on whether it was appropriate to send troops to Iraq: he seemed to think the only factor to consider was whether…

  • You haven’t really lived until you’ve pulled Mach 3

    A fascinating read on the US military industrial complex – particularly the Air Force’s focus on planes which don’t actually get the job done, but do return unbelievable profits to…