From former PM, Tony Abbott
Especially today, my instinctive sympathy remains with all of our special forces soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign, fighting at our country’s command against a merciless enemy, often under highly restrictive rules of engagement that meant known terrorists were captured and released many times.
As prime minister during multiple deployments, and having spent time with our troops in war-zones, I could not have asked for a more loyal and professional military and my respect for their service is undiminished.
Of course, there are rules that have to be observed and enforced, even against soldiers in times of war. Still, it’s wrong to judge the actions of men in mortal combat by the standards of ordinary civilian life.
If Ben Roberts-Smith transgressed, why wasn’t this picked up prior to his gallantry awards and why wasn’t any culture of brutality towards prisoners detected by his more senior officers, and dealt with quickly, rather than being allowed to fester, as has been alleged, for over a decade?
The Brereton investigation commenced in 2016 and only concluded in 2020. The first war crime charge against a former special forces soldier was only laid in 2023 and three years later, this has still not been finalised.
After doing their best to serve our country, dozens of former special forces soldiers should not still be in limbo years later because of ongoing investigations that have only resulted in charges in two cases.
Justice delayed is justice denied. If evidence is clear, and cases are strong, they should be brought and concluded without delay. Otherwise, people should be cleared to get on with their lives lest the process itself become the punishment.
In Afghanistan, our soldiers fought bravely and well for a just cause. I am very sorry that some of them have been subjected to a form of persecution by the country they served.
Especially today, my instinctive sympathy remains with all of our special forces soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign, fighting at our country’s command against a merciless enemy, often under highly restrictive rules of engagement that meant known terrorists were captured and released many times.
As prime minister during multiple deployments, and having spent time with our troops in war-zones, I could not have asked for a more loyal and professional military and my respect for their service is undiminished.
Of course, there are rules that have to be observed and enforced, even against soldiers in times of war. Still, it’s wrong to judge the actions of men in mortal combat by the standards of ordinary civilian life.
If Ben Roberts-Smith transgressed, why wasn’t this picked up prior to his gallantry awards and why wasn’t any culture of brutality towards prisoners detected by his more senior officers, and dealt with quickly, rather than being allowed to fester, as has been alleged, for over a decade?
The Brereton investigation commenced in 2016 and only concluded in 2020. The first war crime charge against a former special forces soldier was only laid in 2023 and three years later, this has still not been finalised.
After doing their best to serve our country, dozens of former special forces soldiers should not still be in limbo years later because of ongoing investigations that have only resulted in charges in two cases.
Justice delayed is justice denied. If evidence is clear, and cases are strong, they should be brought and concluded without delay. Otherwise, people should be cleared to get on with their lives lest the process itself become the punishment.
In Afghanistan, our soldiers fought bravely and well for a just cause. I am very sorry that some of them have been subjected to a form of persecution by the country they served.
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Australian nationalist Joel Davis speaks out about the Ben-Roberts Smith case while being questioned by reporters outside court today.
"Emblematic microcosm of everything wrong with this country"
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"Emblematic microcosm of everything wrong with this country"
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Forwarded from Tom Sewell (Uncensored)
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Hey guys, Jim Roberts is doing 60 days solitary. He was found guilty of some bullshit charge related to staunching those 'Refugees are welcome Grandmas' who were advocating for more murderers to come into our country on the same time that Vyleen White was murdered for her Hyundai Excel.
Consider chipping in a Steak, or the cost of a bucket of Raw milk to keep mini Roberts growing while dad's in jail.
Will's collecting the money because he's responsible and Jimbo's misso keeps getting her bank accounts closed down.
Hey guys, Jim Roberts is doing 60 days solitary. He was found guilty of some bullshit charge related to staunching those 'Refugees are welcome Grandmas' who were advocating for more murderers to come into our country on the same time that Vyleen White was murdered for her Hyundai Excel.
Consider chipping in a Steak, or the cost of a bucket of Raw milk to keep mini Roberts growing while dad's in jail.
Will's collecting the money because he's responsible and Jimbo's misso keeps getting her bank accounts closed down.
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While Jimbo serves his time in solitary confinement for so-called “offensive behaviour” (saying mean words), his wife and young child still need to put food…
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$150 million… Not for cost of living relief, not for housing, not for struggling families, but to make politicians feel safer online.
Apparently now we’ve got police monitoring MPs’ social media for “ominous characters.”
Everyday Australians are copping it, rising bills, rent through the roof, pressure everywhere and the priority is protecting politicians from mean comments on the internet.
Maybe if they spent more time listening to Australians instead of monitoring them, they wouldn’t feel so “unsafe” in the first place.
Apparently now we’ve got police monitoring MPs’ social media for “ominous characters.”
Everyday Australians are copping it, rising bills, rent through the roof, pressure everywhere and the priority is protecting politicians from mean comments on the internet.
Maybe if they spent more time listening to Australians instead of monitoring them, they wouldn’t feel so “unsafe” in the first place.
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Ben Roberts-Smith did not have 21 of his fellow soldiers come out against him in a coordinated campaign.
Many of the witnesses were subpoenaed and reluctant to testify. One soldier told the court he didn’t even agree with the case, saying he was there “under extreme duress for killing bad dudes we went over there to kill.”
We’re not actually having to choose between the good conscience of 21 SAS or BRS. It’s far more complicated.
Prosecutors literally admitted they have almost no physical evidence. No crime scenes, no forensics, no bodies.
The defamation case was decided on the lower balance of probabilities standard. Criminal charges require proof beyond reasonable doubt, very hard to attain with just testimony.
Ben Roberts-Smith remains innocent until proven guilty.
From AUSPILL
Many of the witnesses were subpoenaed and reluctant to testify. One soldier told the court he didn’t even agree with the case, saying he was there “under extreme duress for killing bad dudes we went over there to kill.”
We’re not actually having to choose between the good conscience of 21 SAS or BRS. It’s far more complicated.
Prosecutors literally admitted they have almost no physical evidence. No crime scenes, no forensics, no bodies.
The defamation case was decided on the lower balance of probabilities standard. Criminal charges require proof beyond reasonable doubt, very hard to attain with just testimony.
Ben Roberts-Smith remains innocent until proven guilty.
From AUSPILL
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https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/anthony-albanese-to-meet-with-singapore-pm-lawrence-wong/news-story/de60d5b253829bbe9896b4ec2abe2cd3?amp
Albo heading to Singapore to secure our fuel and the supply of gas from Australia to Singapore…. Yet our governments have already started in Victoria, the cessation of gas supplies to some areas…..
Albo heading to Singapore to secure our fuel and the supply of gas from Australia to Singapore…. Yet our governments have already started in Victoria, the cessation of gas supplies to some areas…..
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War is hell on earth.
“It would be a grave error if by negligence we permit the military law to become emasculated by allowing lawyers to inject into the principles derived from their practice in the civil courts, which belong to a totally different system of jurisprudence.
The object of military law is to govern armies of strong men, so as to be capable of exercising the largest measure of force at the will of the nation.”
General William Tecumseh Sherman
“It would be a grave error if by negligence we permit the military law to become emasculated by allowing lawyers to inject into the principles derived from their practice in the civil courts, which belong to a totally different system of jurisprudence.
The object of military law is to govern armies of strong men, so as to be capable of exercising the largest measure of force at the will of the nation.”
General William Tecumseh Sherman
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Patriotic Aussies are organising a protest against the arrest of Ben-Roberts Smith in Melbourne amid an outpouring of support and growing public anger over the treatment of the war hero.
https://www.noticer.news/free-ben-roberts-smith-protest-melbourne/
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https://www.noticer.news/free-ben-roberts-smith-protest-melbourne/
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Time for patriots to mobilise again. Of all the shit things the government has done this has to be among the worst. The sight of such a great man being treated like a common criminal is a damming indictment of the people who orchestrated it. And lets not forget The Jew Nick McKenzie was leading it with his lies. What better time than the eve of the birthday of the greatest patriot of all!
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No love! You're its mother, not it's piggy bank to Australian tax payers.
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Advertisement on a bus shelter in Adelaide.
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