12 May 2009 Main Posts the Phoenix Program in Afghanistan Jeff Sparrow You know, a decade ago, if someone had told me that senior politicians would soon be openly boasting about carrying out torture (cf Dick Cheney’s latest interview), I’d have thought them a little overheated — even more so, if they’d suggested that Australia would be running an assassination program based on the Vietnam-era Phoenix Program. Well, welcome to 2009. My thing on Phoenix is now up at New Matilda. Jeff Sparrow Jeff Sparrow is a Walkley Award-winning writer, broadcaster and former editor of Overland. More by Jeff Sparrow Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays First published in Overland Issue 228 24 February 202317 March 2023 Main Posts Final Results of the 2022 Judith Wright Poetry Prize Editorial Team Overland, the judges and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation are thrilled to announce the final results of the 2022 Judith Wright Poetry Prize. First published in Overland Issue 228 24 February 202317 March 2023 Main Posts Final Results of the 2022 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize Editorial Team Overland, the judges and the Malcolm Robertson Foundation are thrilled to announce the final results of the 2022 Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize.
