[The Hierophant]

The younger brother of a friend of mine has just recently graduated from training in the Australian army. As early as June last year the new soldiers had been asked by the Australian military if they would be interested in participating a US-led invasion of Iraq 'early next year'(this has been on the aggenda long before all the fuss and bother about WoMD sprang up in the media). Being the energetic young strapper that my friend's brother is, he has signed up. My friend comes from a military family, his father was a leutenant colonel in the British army. My friend is studying to be a lawyer, and thus is rather the black sheep of the family. His father and brother (and mother, to a lesser extent) believe that fighting for one's country is a noble thing to do, regardless of where and why. My friend has his own opinions on the matter, but militant minds flock together. Go figure.