(Not me) Official video from David McBride’s Official Youtube channel. If you don’t know who he is - I don’t blame you, with how little coverage this story has gotten

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      4 months ago

      So it’s either A:

      • David McBride is an idiot who misinterpreted what was happening as a defence lawyer investigating war crimes
      • War crimes happened
      • Commanders and Politicians aren’t smart enough to cover up war crimes committed by PR exercises like Ben Roberts-Smith by investigating otherwise innocent soldiers

      Or B:

      • David McBride is not an idiot
      • War crimes happened
      • Commanders and Politicians are smart enough to attempt to cover up war crimes committed by the likes of Ben Roberts-Smith (Australia’s most decorated soldier, was used to ‘sell’ the war to Australians).

      I choose B, but hey, you know better because of some random BBC article and an ABC hit piece

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          4 months ago

          He couldn’t have taken them to Spain: that wouldn’t be responsible and he’d probably get busted. He could destroy the documents, but he wouldn’t be able to take credit and try to drive up more awareness. Don’t mistake intelligence for stupidity