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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15129 Gender:	Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 8:38am A sobering reality check via what Australian soldiers openly admit to doing while in Afghanistan. Will the ADF respond? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NCPkoUekHQ
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Gnads Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 31417 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #1 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 8:45am Shanks has done himself no favours posting that shyte from an obvious nut job.
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Reply #2 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 8:50am

Gnads wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 8:45am:

Shanks has done himself no favours posting that shyte from an obvious nut job.

To date the ADF has done nothing to prevent Australian soldiers from posting this kind of material but is prosecuting David McBride for whistleblowing.

This "ScoJo" takedown will assist McBride's case.

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 52751 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #3 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 8:54am During WW2 the Big 3 of War Crimes were the 1. Russians 2. Nazi's 3. Americans ...then there was a big gap to the other nations like UK, France, Italy, etc.
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15129 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #4 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:36am This video has racked up nearly 50,000 views in one hour. It has an international audience.
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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 52751 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #5 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:38am It's a very boring clip though. Like crawling through mud under barbed wire while a drone just hovers above with a grenade.
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Reply #6 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:41am

MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:36am:

This video has racked up nearly 50,000 views in one hour.

It has an international audience.

I looked for about 30 secs .... the tnuc is a fruitloop & as I said does nothing for Shanks cred in my eyes.

Let the critics be the first on board for a frontline job in the next conflict our Politicians get our military involved in.

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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5682 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #7 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:52am The bloke obviously has issues, however Shanks is making a mountain out of a molehill.
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MeisterEckhart Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 15129 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #8 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:58am Belgarion wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:52am: making a mountain out of a molehill. So you'd agree that the same could be said of the ADF's case against David McBride?
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Reply #9 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 10:00am

Gnads wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:41am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:36am:

This video has racked up nearly 50,000 views in one hour.

It has an international audience.

I looked for about 30 secs.

Then you're not much in a position to comment.

Should the ADF deal to the likes of "ScoJo" who openly admit to lying to an ADF investigation?

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Jasin Gold Member Offline Posts: 52751 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #10 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 10:03am ADF is known as the Boutique Military. It's SAS are known as the bum-buggering 300 Spartans.
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Boris Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4375 Gender:	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #11 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 10:19am C'est la guerre ..
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Reply #12 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 10:34am

MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:58am:

Belgarion wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:52am:

making a mountain out of a molehill.

So you'd agree that the same could be said of the ADF's case against David McBride?

Not the same thing. McBride was a serving ADF member when he supplied classified information to the media. This 'ScoJo' is a civilian who is making statements about his own time in Afghanistan and things he has heard second hand.

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Brian Ross Gold Member Offline Representative of me Posts: 44327	Re: Australian Soldiers Admitting to War Crimes Reply #13 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 11:05am Boris wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 10:19am: C'est la guerre .. Spoken like a true RWJW, Matty. I suppose you think any effort to investigate wrong doing against Muslims is misguided? Tsk, tsk, tsk...
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Reply #14 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 11:13am

Belgarion wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 10:34am:

MeisterEckhart wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:58am:

Belgarion wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 9:52am:

making a mountain out of a molehill.

So you'd agree that the same could be said of the ADF's case against David McBride?

Not the same thing. McBride was a serving ADF member when he supplied classified information to the media. This 'ScoJo' is a civilian who is making statements about his own time in Afghanistan and things he has heard second hand.

Another one who didn't watch the whole video.

So-called "machine-gun Dave" was involved in the killing of 2 Afghani police officers and admitted to lying to the ADFIS, testifying that the officers were not in uniform (which they were).

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