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  1. A brutal punishment: The sentencing of David McBride

    Imperialism & war Binoy Kampmark Afghanistan war The Afghan Files Whistleblower Brereton ... report David McBride, the man who revealed that Australia鈥檚 special forces in Afghanistan had committed ... The聽Brereton Inquiry, established to investigate alleged war crimes, also validated McBride鈥檚 efforts. (That ...

  2. The meekness of Australia鈥檚 anti-corruption body

    1, 2023 to finalise matters. Commissioner Brereton鈥檚 report was released on October 9. The allegation ... and recovery program had, after all, been responsible for using, in the words of Commission report ... report鈥. In other words, there would be no consequences for the individuals in question, no public exposure ...

  3. David McBride, whistleblowing and following orders

    Democracy Imperialism & war Binoy Kampmark The Afghan Files Brereton report Whistleblower ... special forces that would ultimately pique the interest of investigators and lead to the聽 Brereton Inquiry ... could be presented to the jury at trial. As Mark Davis, one of the defence team,聽 told reporters: 鈥淲e ...

  4. Ben Roberts-Smith: The breaking of a plaster saint

    Imperialism & war Middle East Binoy Kampmark Ben Roberts-Smith Brereton report This case ... The findings were eventually made available in the Brereton Report, released in 2020. But even prior ... seemed, was less plaster saint than ruthless executioner and bully. Some of the transgressions reported ...