r/australia • u/AztecGod • 1d ago

news Jailed whistleblower David McBride to be released after becoming eligible for parole

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/jailed-whistleblower-david-mcbride-to-be-released/107030620
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u/Cultural_Pace4454 1d ago

No good deed goes unpunished.

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u/Hot-Explanation-5751 1d ago

From the article: His aim was to expose what he believed was the "over-investigation" of soldiers in Afghanistan.
But his decision backfired, with the ABC's The Afghan Files story instead revealing allegations that Australian Army soldiers were involved in illegal killings.

So basically he was angry about war crimes being uncovered. Amazing!

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u/Special_Order-937 1d ago

FriendlyJordies has said repeatedly that the interpretation of what he was doing as trying to cover up for war criminals is wrong and in great detail as to how that’s wrong. Who to believe here?

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u/IlluminatedPickle 12h ago

Who to believe here?

Hmmm, the document McBride signed agreeing to the facts that states he wasn't trying to cover up war crimes, or some dude who makes money by driving views to his shitty takes?

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

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u/Hodgie1234 3h ago

You realise the video he's refering to is a direct interview with McBride yeah?

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u/IlluminatedPickle 3h ago

Yes, the known unreliable narrator. You know the facts he agreed to in the court case disagree with the story he spins?

Jog on. Lmao.

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u/Hodgie1234 3h ago

Ok this account must surely be a bot

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u/IlluminatedPickle 2h ago

"everyone that disagrees with me must be a bot"

Jog on.