I think we need a video on why it would be a good idea, because I can’t think of one (at least for the general public). I mean it is a good idea from the perspective of people with multiple properties and mortgages even on their own home because it will keep prices high

I think he’d be pissed off at the ABC for missing the point and just covering the war crimes, effectively covering up the arses of those higher up.

soldiers were being wrongly accused and illegally investigated for war crimes.

Could mean exactly what I said as well

investigating the wrong soldiers to cover up

That’s what I said. The two statements are not mutually exclusive

I’m pretty sure he thought war crimes were happening, he just thought they were investigating the wrong soldiers to cover up for higher-ranking and more decorated soldiers like Ben Roberts-Smith to pretend that they cared about war crimes

Or clean it, and then wonder why their ad has been up for 12 weeks without any responses

Please no lowballers or time wasters. I WILL NOT RESPOND TO MESSAGES ASKING IF IT IS STILL AVAILABLE, IF THE POST IS UP IT IS AVAILABLE.

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

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

Riddle me this then: Why would he hand evidence of war crimes being committed to a journalist if HE wanted people to know that soldiers weren’t committing war crimes?

That Four Corners episode came out fairly recently. Tell me, what motives would Dan Oakes, an investigative journalist with a reputation, have to disparage a whistleblower who is about to be prosecuted? I dunno, maybe he doesn’t want to be the target of prosecution himself and distancing from him is protection?

Why do you keep referring to the BBC article? It’s quite poorly worded and oversimplified for an international audience. You won’t find many articles about David McBride’s motives from before the case because he was secret then, the ABC gave him up.

No you:

According to the affidavit, McBride wanted Australians to know that “Afghan civilians were being murdered and Australian military leaders were at the very least turning the other way and at worst tacitly approving this behaviour”.

He continued: “At the same time, soldiers were being improperly prosecuted as a smokescreen to cover [leadership’s] inaction and failure to hold reprehensible conduct to account.”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/27/war-crimes-whistleblower-david-mcbride-reveals-why-he-went-to-the-media

I find it amusing how confidently incorrect they are quoting some BBC article (because the BBC would have the best idea as to what is going on in Australia).

I’d advise that you do some research before making claims like this

Planet X will be what Mars is renamed to once Elon takes it over

Shaping up to be a fun election:

If LNP win:

• Optional Preferential voting American democracy
• Name a train line after the previous monarch
• Less news reporting on youth crime
• Less news reporting on Olympics-related drama
• More culture war BS

If Labor win:

• Publicly owned renewable energy project
• More of the same

He looks like he knew what was going to happen. Modern day equivalent would be to suggest naming a planet ligma

Yeah I don’t like big car companies but big tech companies are much worse

Somehow I think Hitler was worse than /u/spez

This man is a hero:

I suppose volume is the best measurement of “big”

eh. He caused people to give Lemmy a go, leading to the wonderful communities we have here, so he can’t be that bad

Rust

No one ever talks about Rust…