Jim Molan
 Jim Molan     (Soldier, Politician) | |
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| Born | 11 April 1950 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Member of | AIJAC/Rambam Programs/2015 |
| Interests | 2003 Iraq War |
Australian soldier/politician accused of multiple war crimes during the attack on Fallujah in late 2004. | |
Andrew James Molan is an Australian politician and former major general in the Australian Army. He has been a Senator for New South Wales since November 2019, representing the Liberal Party. He was previously a Senator for New South Wales from December 2017 to June 2019.
Iraq war
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- Full article: 2003 Iraq War
In April 2004, he deployed for a year to Iraq. He was dispatched to serve as the Chief of Operations for the new Headquarters Multinational Force in Iraq, which was being planned. However, he initially instead spent some time trying to find a specific role within the headquarters structure,[1] before being allocated responsibility for energy security.[2]
Molan was eventually made Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, and served during continuous and intense combat operations. For distinguished command and leadership in this period, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,[3] with the citation:
For distinguished service in command and leadership in action while serving as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations and Deputy Chief of Staff Civil Military Operations with Multi-National Force – Iraq from April 2004 to April 2005, during Operation CATALYST.
and the American Legion of Merit.[4]
War crimes
He has been accused ofplanning and carrying out multiple war crimes during the attack on Fallujah in late 2004.[5]
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References
- ↑ Molan - Running the war in Iraq: an Australian general, 300,000 troops, the bloodiest conflict of our time. HarperCollins (published 2008). ISBN 978-0-7322-8781-8, page 63–75.
- ↑ Molan - Running the war in Iraq:, 2008, page 75–83.
- ↑ www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1132096&search_type=simple&showInd=true saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is - Distinguished Service Cross (Australian),
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/insult-to-brave-iraqis/2006/12/08/1165081148384.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
- ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225967645_Iraq_and_the_case_for_Australian_war_crimes_trials
