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Alleged writer and Crikey politics editor. These days mainly here for the greyhounds.

Canberra
crikey.com.au
Joined February 2009

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    Bernard Keane‏Verified account @BernardKeane 2 Mar 2015

    Basically, there isn't anyone who HASN'T trained the Iraqi army in the last 12 years. Even the Romanians had a go. http://bit.ly/1zC56AN 

    8:57 PM - 2 Mar 2015
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      1. Coalition Tea Lady‏ @ItsBouquet 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @crikey_news not lack of training - but lack of will

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      1. SRPassesItOn‏ @SallyRMelb 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane maybe #SherriffCapainSirTonyAbbott could lead real change amongst their rebellious army? Let's send him

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      1. KEVIN THE COMMONER‏ @kfm52 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane ... send them Sheedy!

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      2. Maggie Bird‏ @Magpie1954nBird 3 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @MariaMatthews5 I think we shld gv TA a pair if OS boots An OS made set v camos& pop him in aJapanese SUB "He'll Save Us All!"

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      3. Sir Geoff‏ @nanoview 3 Mar 2015
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        @Magpie1954nBird @MariaMatthews5 @BernardKeane Truth is, he's holding back, His Next Secret Mission to Iraq is to Singlehandedly Defeat ISIL

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      1. Angela Korras‏ @AngelaKorras 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane don't forget the ghost army that was paid and trained :)

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      1. ianb‏ @freecell54 3 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @phbarratt Why don't we just give Howard, Bush & Blair a gun each and send them to Baghdad to clean up the mess they created ?

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      1. An Alternative View‏ @AnAltView 3 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @mcreal15 20 years plus and we are still there! No Oil no ISIS, Al Qaeda, Arab Springs etc ... are we "Blind" or what?!

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      1. James M, just another digital idiot  ⚾‏ @dotrat 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @daveyk317 I read that quickly and saw 'Romans' and thought, 'That's about right'.

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      1. Apiarist Dave‏ @ApairistDave 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @AngelaLoRosso @crikey_news train them on Klingon military technique

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      1. Patrick Musson‏ @Patrick1701D 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @geeksrulz @crikey_news In some cases have had their troops killed by some of the Iraqis they were training, Shiite zealots.

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      1. Jelsi Dallas‏ @JelsiDallas 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @crikey_news the west must then have the worst army trainers in the world

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      1. Ian Power-Lawrence‏ @ShowPatience 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @broomstick33 That's the bizarre thing Bernard, every one has had a go, but our delusion PM thinks differently #auspol

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      1. Wampy‏ @AussieRock 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane @geeksrulz as did Monty Python "run away, run away"

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      1. Fred Newman‏ @FredNewmanAust 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane It didn't work, so let's do it so more!

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      1. Ewart Dave  🎺‏ @davidbewart 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane you would think theyd get the hang of it by now

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      1. hbg1968‏ @hbgmobile 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane send the souths coach. He turned tmen around.

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      1. Robin prior‏ @prior_robin 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane Alexander the Great had a go- dead at 33

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      1. Sam‏ @samesam02 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane The Iraqi army only needs a top athletic Olympic coach to improve their sprinting times, when running away from the enemy.

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      1. Need that #Treaty‏ @Thesismis 2 Mar 2015
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        @BernardKeane They should get the guys who trained ISIS.

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