Green Left Show #33: Punish war criminals, not whistleblowers

October 6, 2023
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This episode of the Green Left Show highlights the campaign to defend whistleblower rights, in particular the case of David McBride who faces trial in November.

Topics included in this episode include: 0:00 hunting generals not corporals; 1:15 war crimes in Afghanistan; 3:26 why Attorney General Mark Drefus won't drop the prosecution; 6:07 Ben Roberts-Smith and cover-ups of war crimes; 10:36 national security laws 13:30 They knew 15:40 the case of tax office whisteblower Richard Boyle; 17:56 the campaign to drop the prosecutions; 18:36 why David McBride blew the whistle; and 21:30 the campaign to free Julian Assange

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