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I don't even know this guy, but TH-cam thought it was important to let me know that he is in jail, so here i am.
Same, started reading about him online, pretty interesting actually
Yes, same think on my mind
fr man what an interesting topic we all stumbled upon
Same here, never read about him until now
haha same, but for once thank you algorithm
Well Now TH-cam is recommending this overseas, and we can see Australia's judicial system is fucked.
ours is also in the same state (india)
This is Australia? Really? Not really my picture of the country. Greets from Finland.
A few years ago it may never have hit the algo. Someone’s doing good work at google
I’m from their brother British colony, Canada:) our system is just as broken.
FYI-India
Arrested for exposing war crimes is absolutely pathetic and disgraceful.
Idk, but biggest war crime were against Emu.
@@danielm6319 even worse war crime than that was that they lost to Emu's lmao
@@danielm6319Emu are walking war crimes.
@@cheflazytwice, its sad honestly
If you get arrested for exposing crime, you find out who is in the politics
David McBride, a dual British and Australian citizen, served in both the British and Australian militaries. He became a lawyer for the Australian Army and was deployed to Afghanistan. There, he grew concerned about the handling of potential war crimes by Australian special forces.
In 2016, McBride leaked classified documents to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). These documents reportedly contained evidence of war crimes, including killings of Afghan civilians and prisoners. This became known as "The Afghan Files" and exposed serious allegations to the public.
The Australian government launched an investigation into the leak, and in 2018, McBride faced charges related to unlawfully disclosing classified information. He argued he was protected by whistleblower laws due to the public interest in exposing potential war crimes.
McBride's case became a flashpoint for debate around whistleblowing and national security. In 2023, he ultimately pleaded guilty to the charges. May 2024, he was sentenced to nearly six years in prison, with a non-parole period of over two years.
The "Afghan Files" triggered an official inquiry, the Brereton Report, which confirmed some of the allegations in the leaked documents. Despite this, no soldiers have been charged with war crimes to date. McBride's case has raised concerns about protections for whistleblowers who expose potential government wrongdoing.
Yeah but he still broke the law, and whatever belief he may have had, doesn’t detract from that. The AU government made an antiquated awful-but-lawful decision on a case that essentially was leaking classified government documents over the personal belief that serious war crimes were to happen.
Damn, this one hit hard.
I knew a danish veteran. He became a whistleblower by leaking what he witnessed was going on in Iraq.
He was a passionate, yet struggling man and he fought. Hard.
He took his own life recently.
R.I.P. Anders
Is it correct to say that David McBride was _unhappy_ with the increased scrutiny of Australian soldiers and that he specifically _didn't_ want them investigated for war crimes?
nice chatgpt
Aside from the - most likely - factual information (am not familiar with this case), the last 2 paragraphs are a nice sentiment, but as we all know, absolutely nothing positive will be done as a result of this.
Whisteblower goes to jail, war criminals walk free. Pathetic.
Don't know why it's so surprising as it happened to Julian assange and many others
@@user-yr4mo3iz4dthat's the exact point! he brought the information forward so that the war criminals could be prosecuted and in turn he was prosecuted for telling the truth
@@mbp1652Guilty as charged. What is wrong with you people.
Our "war criminals" should walk free, why tf should we punish our own troops for killing forigners.
@@user-yr4mo3iz4dBen Roberts-Smith is a free man despite being found in court to be a war criminal on the balance of probabilities.
"When exposing a crime makes you a criminal, you are being ruled by criminals."
You quoted no one, who’s it from?
@@crumbopulisSnowden I think
@@crumbopulis - Edward Snowden
Clueless. Read the ruling first.
@@ReflectedMiles🤓☝️
you know you fucked up as a governement when the whole world starts watching you, You Got This David....
Yep
People will forget in a week, nothing will change. As always. In that sense the gov has accomplished what they wanted and haven't lost anything
Look at anything going on in the world today and that holds not true at all lol. The better you are, the worse the world thinks of you because your enemies aren't shackled by having a moral compass
99% of commenters haven't read the evidence brief, or the court transcript. You are not a hero David, but a narcissistic disgruntled employee who thought you knew better than everyone else despite the endless evidence otherwise. McBride was a drunk who was addicted to dexies when he offended. For those of you who continue to think otherwise, read teh court transcript. He was actually COMPLAINING about the investigation of soldiers who had killed civilians, and as the court transcript shows "Further, the articles published by ["The Afghan Files"] were the exact opposite of what Mr McBride had intended when making the disclosures. ...". McBride is a disgrace www.courts.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2451369/McBride-No-4.pdf
@@marcely1199Atleast subscribe.. and no we the people do have a voice when united.
I´m from czech republic. This got recommended to me. Dear Australian system you are utterly fucked up.
He pled guilty.
Sure thing ,take off the mask Australia government
@@1000Phoenix he knows what he did, and what he did was expose warcrimes covered up by politicians in order to keep their offices (simplified)
českej koment jsem tu teda nečekal lol
I’ve been to Czech it’s just as corrupt if not worse over there how can you sit here and comment this…
Murdering kids: fine
Complaining about people murdering kids: To jail with you!
_What a kangaroo court._
haha good one, love capital cities
kangaroos wants to have a little chat with you!!
A kangaroo court in Australia too 💀 Jokes aside I agree with you.
@@firmamence You undermine our side when you say things like that.
@@firmamence making aussies look bad
"If wars can be started by lies, peace can be started by truth" - Julian Assange. Keep fighting.
And look how the US and it's lapdogs the UK & Australia are dealing to Julian....arse wipes.
incredible quote, thank you for sharing and please keep sharing it, awareness is power!
Aussie should teach the kids to lied in order to stay out of jail
this is a beautiful quote
incredible quote
I'm not Australian, nor do I know him. But I will be leaving this comment to try and help boost this video into the algorithm.
And it worked. I have never heard about this man. But i fully support his case!
Well it worked because here the fuck I am. 😂
"They tried to bury me. They didn't realise I was a seed". Sinead O'Connor
" When exposing a crime is treated as committing a crime, you are being ruled by criminals! ” - Edward Snowden.
The country was founded on a prison colony. It’s been ruled by criminals from the start😂
@@french6013 no lie detected
@@iVirtuallsorry what??
@@zacfox409 as in....not just Australia - most world ruled by criminals - get it?
look the boomer zoomers are fighting... cope seeth lads@@iVirtuall
Heroes in jail, criminals in government jobs.
History always repeats itself. It isn’t surprising
do something then
lol
masons! Defund ALL the mason who are doing this to you!
@@Defundthemasons Doing this TO YOU? We do it to ourselves. We WANT This.
All of Western Society has the political mechanisms freely available to them to use. To enact whatever change they can convince People is worthy of a vote. Worthy of the effort it takes to fill in a ballot.
We Want This.... Or We Would Vote Differently.... Or We Would Form Other Political Parties.... Or We Would Rebel
"The problem isn't that many australians are descendants of convicts, the problem is that many australians are descendent of prison guards."
I was talking once with Australian and he stated that prisoners were common thieves so you may assume that murderers were among guards.
I´m writing this Comment so the whole world can see this video.
Same
Good idea, add a comment. Same.
me too
lets get more views 🙏
Replying to this comment so the whole world can see this video
"When you cut off a man’s tongue, you don’t prove him wrong. You only prove that you fear what he has to say.”
- Tyrion Lannister
Who is that? I am a history major and never recall learning about him..
@@The0nlyy Game of Thrones. Also, Google exists.
@@atrocious7766 So do this comment section and human interaction.
@atrocious7766 Just the answer would've been fine mate, no need to be snarky about it...
Ah.. the reverse of "The ability to speak, does not make you intelligent"
This man is in jail not because he is a threat to the country, but because he is a threat to the tyrants running it.
This line goes hard
That’s cold asf
"thats hard"🤓
This line makes me hard
Tyrants and fascists
The fact this was recommended to me only 4 week after it got released is a crime on itself. i was following this case close but never got this recommended.
I'm a United States citizen and this was recommended to me. 2024 is the year of truth coming to light...
Jailing a whistleblowers is the action of a corrupt government.
ACCOUNTABILITY! ACCOUNTABILITY! ACCOUNTABILITY!
It’s a fine line. If you have to break the law to tell the truth, then so be it. But there are consequences for breaking laws, and occasionally those consequences throw light on the inadequacies of the legislation.
@@virginiaviola5097 The reasons for breaking those laws should be taken into full account in court and in cases like this they usually are not
@@virginiaviola5097
This type of persecution is happening all throughout the west!
Good is bad and bad is good and people need to start paying attention!
Nothing is organic anymore...allbydesign!
The way they do it is: whistleblowers are supposed to go through specific channels and not just give information to media. Of course you can see the issues with that process. (At least thats how the US tells you how to be a whistleblower)
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If anyone ever says, “the government wouldn’t do that…”
Yes, they would. They would happily do that.
the government wouldn't tell the truth to me though
for every “the government wouldn’t do that…” you can probably find an example of the government doing exactly that
The government wouldn't give me, specifically me, 5 million dollars tomorrow.
@@guguiguguEspecially in America and Australia.
@@youkez6227so when other people attack you for funding your goverment then don't come crying
You reached Germany, I don't know what this is about, I'll look into this now, as I am studying law and media. You seem like the person that is needed to bring justice to a country. You got my support!
99% of commenters haven't read the evidence brief, or the court transcript. You are not a hero David, but a narcissistic disgruntled employee who thought you knew better than everyone else despite the endless evidence otherwise. McBride was a drunk who was addicted to dexies when he offended. For those of you who continue to think otherwise, read teh court transcript. He was actually COMPLAINING about the investigation of soldiers who had killed civilians, and as the court transcript shows "Further, the articles published by ["The Afghan Files"] were the exact opposite of what Mr McBride had intended when making the disclosures. ...". McBride is a disgrace www.courts.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2451369/McBride-No-4.pdf
I have never been so ashamed of my country. This man should be celebrated, instead we put him behind bars. Absolute disgrace!!
99% of commenters haven't read the evidence brief, or the court transcript. You are not a hero David, but a narcissistic disgruntled employee who thought you knew better than everyone else despite the endless evidence otherwise. McBride was a drunk who was addicted to dexies when he offended. For those of you who continue to think otherwise, read teh court transcript. He was actually COMPLAINING about the investigation of soldiers who had killed civilians, and as the court transcript shows "Further, the articles published by ["The Afghan Files"] were the exact opposite of what Mr McBride had intended when making the disclosures. ...". McBride is a disgrace www.courts.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2451369/McBride-No-4.pdf
Utterly disgraceful... the same judge has let multiple rapists go free... we have no law in Australia...
Looks like a ped0 for sure. Our political and judicial system is rotten from top to bottom.
No, we have a law in Australia, our elected officials just have to ask Daddy America for their opinion on whether to prosecute it or not on a case by case basis.
Assange is still in custody awaiting extradition, McBride sentenced to jail for doing the right thing. The very identity of Australian comradery, mateship and honour is being sucked away by the people we put into power. Polticians need to be held accountable, two honourable Aussie citizens who did absolutely nothing wrong are being left to rot because our Pollies care more about being invited to play golf with the US president than they do about the welfare of their own constituents.
@@Chzydawg not even America prosecutes their criminals anymore, worlds going to shit
australia was founded for criminals and that gained "indipendence" of course they are going to stay criminals
@@Chzydawg "No, we have a law in Australia, our elected officials just have to ask Daddy America for their opinion on whether to prosecute it or not on a case by case basis."
Is that why an Australian judge declared Australian soldiers had no duty of care to Afghanis?
Because "Daddy America"?
What next - you going to blame the U.S. for your failed Emu wars and aboriginal genocide?
Never be deluded into thinking the legal system is a justice system.
Or Legal, at that.
@@abrahamlincoln1600 wat
@@rawallon they meant that sometimes it doesn't even follow the law
@@rawallonunconstitutional
It’s not even a legal system. It’s literally just a money throwing competition. I know cause they tried to hit me with a felony charge at 17 but because I had the money for a good lawyer I got my record completely expunged. If I didn’t have the cash I did at the time then I’d prbly still be on probation at the very least. There are no “fair trials” in the west. There’s only
“pay the fine or do the time.”
When I joined the military almost 20 years ago, a wise man told me, 'Never volunteer for anything, and always lie!' Well, I'm doing pretty damn good in life right now.
please explain how that works? does volunteering basically rarely lead to anything good? the opportunity is shit basically. and for lying , what is it meant to lie about?
@@snorttroll4379 Volunteering is working for free. Lying to stay out of trouble or avoid getting caught does work.
oh. I thought you meant volunteering for things at work or whatever. Could you give an example of lying to get out of trouble or avoid getting caught?@@user-xw4hn7lb3x
Don’t worry my friend. Your time will come…
@@TheSket It already has, and its nice.
Jailed for speaking the truth.
Utterly unfair, poor dude.😢
Maybe read the actual case files. He believed that soldiers should not have been investigated for war crimes. His intentions were the exact opposite of what everyone is saying. He was even angry when ABC published the story the way they did. He only started spreading the whole whistleblower story once he got in legal trouble.
@@fudruckers3916No that is not true. He was unhappy with ABC's story because of how they mostly pinned the blame on soldiers, instead of on the leaders who enabled war crimes and covered it up.
@@nebuchadnezzar6894 No no no. It was that leaders were conducting what he considered illegal investigations into said war crimes. Get it right.
The legal system is NOT about justice. It's about power.
The legal system exists to the advantage of the powerful, and the legal professionals. It's not about justice, it's about enforcing the advantage of the already powerful and wealthy, at the expense of the rest.
But how do we fix this?
The laws as written have been interpreted in such a twisted way for so long that the spirit of justice has been wrung out of it.
@@Sagan_Starborn You know the answer. You just don't like the cost.
@@hyperspacejester7377 🎯
everything comes back to capital interests, all I see are more reasons why we gotta eat the rich asap
When exposing war crime gets you in jail, truly one of the democracy in the world
McBride leaked the information to journalists in order to DEFEND war criminals. His heart was not in the right place. He was a legal officer embedded with the war criminals, and disagreed with how they were being targeted for killing civilians. The journalist he leaked it to realised that McBride was wrong, and used the information to find the true story. He is a right-wing likely misogynist (look what else he leaked) capitalising on people who haven’t actually read up on what he did. That said, whistleblowing should be better protected.
what did he expose just saw this vid
he was exposing injustice against the SAS...not war crimes. ABC did that...they aren't going to jail...what you on about?
@@square7935 War crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan
@@square7935 there is a boyboy video that explains everything really well. Basically he exposed the Australian military and their war crimes against civilians and children in Afghanistan, as well as exposing a supposed "war hero" that was actually just a psycho murderer, shielded by the whole Australian military and media apparatus. It's so fucking disgusting.
I am from Zambia, and for some reason, this got recommended to me and a really great video. Corruption is a very big problem in today's society all across globe
The bravest kind of soldier is one who actually stands up for what's right instead of just following orders.
Free David McBride
The powers that be want to make an example out of this man, lest the public get a bit too uppity for our own good.
why
@@MrProzacmilkshakebecause he is a whistle blower who has acted ethically.
How is typing that into a comment section on TH-cam going to do anything?
@@TheMalteseFury lolz you're funny. It's not all I do. Bless ya 😂
FREE MCBRIDE. Our government is disgusting!
This guy is more Australian than the current Australian Prime Minister. Thank you for your service.
Can’t wait to vote them out of office
@BJ-kn2te and vote in who? The Libs again? Who started this whole fucking charade? Wasn't Labor was it?
Jail little johny n his cronies
@@BJ-kn2te and put who in? the Liberals who were doing the same thing? this is a lose lose situation until we can destroy this two party system.
Sweden just got this in their recommendations, we're late, but here now!
Gotta love youtube for always keeping me in the loop on whose going to jail even though I had no clue who they are.
I'm not Australian, I have no idea why this was recommended to me, I have no idea who this guy is, I have no idea what the situation was/is. All I got from it is that he's a whistleblower. People like him should be protected, not thrown in prison. Whatever is going on, people need to make some noise so this doesn't happen to more people like him. Stay strong my guy, thanks for revealing the truth. You did the right thing.
Even Boeing's WB wasn't protected... this guy is going to get done with in prison. That is my bet.
Maybe prison is safe?
Can someone explain why he was sentenced to jail or what he leaked that the public wasn’t supposed to know? (I’m not from Australia)
@@AV0794 not australian either. He leaked documents exposing that Australian forces had unlawfully killed 39 civilians and prisoners in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2013. These War Crimes were mainly the execution of civilians, including children. One of the soldiers tried to sue defamation and lost the case which suggests their is significant evidence against the following war crimes and lost.
The following quotes are TLDR from a BBC article:
"A judge said four of the six murder allegations - all denied by the soldier - were substantially true"
"...when he described how some junior soldiers had allegedly been coerced to shoot unarmed civilians to get their "first kill" - a practice known as "blooding". He said that weapons and radios had then been allegedly planted to support claims that the victims had been enemies killed in action."
"Another was a captured Afghan teenager so terrified a witness recounted him "shaking like a leaf". He told the court Mr Roberts-Smith later claimed to have shot him in the head, boasting it was "the most beautiful thing I've ever seen""
"A handcuffed farmer the soldier had kicked off a cliff - a fall which knocked out the man's teeth, before he was subsequently shot dead"
"...Mr Roberts-Smith had used a machine gun to kill a captured fighter whose prosthetic leg was then taken as a trophy, and later used by troops as a drinking vessel. Other murders were ordered by him to initiate or "blood" rookies..."
Some pretty horrific stuff.
@@AV0794 War crimes in Afghanistan. He is the only individual sentenced for his conduct in Afghanistan; despite the only crime he has committed shedding light on the conduct of the Australian and American military there.
America pushed for his arrest quit heavily.
Sentenced for 5 years.
Chief justice mossop has let sex offenders and paedophiles go for less time.
The entire case is a display of Australia corruption. The fact McBride has been sentenced is a travesty.
War = Old men talking, young men dying and honest men going to jail.... The world sucks!
Me when I forget about half the population
And the rest of the world sits and wonders why we’re killing ourselves at never seen before rates.
@@user-xr7ci8tf3e wdym?
@@Eric0225he's talking about women ya bozo
@@quasarstarpower2858warring is done by men though.
What a horrifying world we live in.
I agree!! Our government is pathetic!! It is so corrupt and manipulative. Good luck to you❤❤
Said it before: this is a disgrace to our courts, our military, our government, our freedom, our nation.
There are forces above our government and courts controlling our nation.
I'm so fucking angry
I wish you good Auzzie buggers all the best.. love from a random kiwi ❤
Yep... 🤯
Our government is nothing more than a corporation and we're just a vassal state of the US.
Anyone still believe the propaganda about Australia being a free and fair country where no one is above the law?
Freedom for McBride. Freedom for Assange.
Propaganda! That rubbish was always pushed by the same scumbags. They very same who claim they didn't flip the place! They did! That's why he's unjustly in jail! He was doing his job in the Australian DEFENCE force as a lawyer. You think that position just appeared? You think the militaries name just accidentally changed?
It's not propaganda, these people are traitorous criminals serving foreign interests, as opposed to their own people!
And yet every australia day you all celebrate and tell us indigenous people Australia is the greatest nation on the planet, then write comments like that, so which one is it? You can't pick and choose when it suits you.
This country went to 💩 ages ago when a prime minister lost he's job because America didn't l Ike what he was looking into aka pine gap.
I agree with what you said by the way, I just find it funny how the narrative changes come australia day
@@jameshoneysett4709 stop trying to bring race grievance into this. This isn’t a race, left v right, or any other oppressor/oppressed issue. It’s just a right/wrong one and leave it at that, anything else is just taking away from this mans plight for freedom.
@@jameshoneysett4709 Pretty sure it was just hottest 100 day until they moved it, now it's just another day.
@@jameshoneysett4709 you dont know them, you are making up a person to get mad about
Love how this hasn’t been reported in the UK news at all at all but TH-cam randomly suggests it for me
bc this is australia
@@lambslaught I know it’s Australia but he’s still a whistleblower it should be bigger news
Man’s an absolute legend. He’s willing to give up 6 years of his life for the betterment of our country’s.
The phrase, "maybe i have to go to jail to make a change." That should be a wake-up call. For everyone.
nobody cares, also the guy looks like he got bored and only wanted attention
do something then
The hilarious thing is that the change he wanted was *less* oversight of soldiers! He leaked some documents ... kind of hard to tell why exactly... but they turned out to contain evidence of war crimes.
All the comments here are like "yeah well done for exposing the war crimes" but he wanted to cover them up!!
@@dontbelazy3136 You're just mad that he can fight for what's right, and you're sitting on your ass with no one by your side. People do care, because he was sent to jail for exposing something that needed to be seen by the public. Instead of saying "Nobody Cares" why don't you start caring? It's hard, I get it. But you can't stay ignorant forever
@@ReacorArK nah i doubt he has any clue about what david mcbride is even doing or who he is. ignorant people aren’t worth fighting with
I'm deeply disgusted by our courts. Justice was not served.
Justice was not served because legal process was not equitably or fairly applied. The man who decides is the attorney general. In Australia, the A/G is political. Wasn’t he just? I will not vote for any party who does wrong any military person who honestly did what he thought was the right thing in the vicious fog of war.
Its not the court - the court is just applying the law. Its the law thats the problem.
then do something about it. slave.
"Justice" Mossop does not serve justice.
Justice for Assange and every hero
Rare TH-cam W for recommending this to almost 3 million people currently, this shouldn’t be hidden
Never seen this man before. Randomly came into my recommended.
Free my bro, he ain't done nun wrong 🙏
It feels wrong, that a whistleblower is being referred to as a "national security threat".
Exactly. EXACTLY. Exactly.
It should tell you what this nation is they keep yapping about. A get rich quick scheme for people who need therapy not power.
They always are
cant stop the elite.They Own You@@Feliciathegoat676
The fact is that they are, but it is worth it to have your national security compromised if he is bringing information that may help convict some criminals.
Whistle blowers , by definition should not be punished.
If you think snitches get stitches in gangs.. imagine what the government does to them.
@@CheckyourpantsbeforeyouwashemGovernments are the biggest and most powerful gangs in the world!
@@Checkyourpantsbeforeyouwashem yeah, its a true shame this guy got extremely depressed and chose to end it all in a few months from now.
Sharing classified documents is a security risk
@@asiamies9153 As a Finnish dude, I got to say you are actually a shame on our country. His job was to report to government ABOUT security risks (people breaking wartime law, international law, etc.) then corrupt individuals ignored that, him sharing the documents to the press is literally a negative national security risk.
This corruption is a global problem.
May not even know this guy, but TH-cam thought that it was pretty important to let me know about it and I'm glad
I never thought I'd live in a time where someone *uncovering* war crimes was treated worse than the people who *committed those war crimes*
Disgusting time to be alive
So, every time period ever?
@@Serjo777That’s what I was thinking. These crimes have been happening for centuries, we’re just getting more media coverage of it now. So people are starting to realize how corrupt things are.
Welcome to the history of humanity
I think it’s an incredible time to be alive 🙏❤️ I am so very grateful to be alive at this time. We ARE Winning! 🙏✊❤️✊
It’s Biblical. It’s Amazing. They are falling, all over the world they are falling fast now. Take heart, keep praying and enjoy the show. Nearly over now
Sociopaths and psychopath are the most likely to get higher positions in politics. Because of total lack of empathy. Why do you need the government at all if they are ruled by such people? Government people are only SERVICE PERSONNEL for your own taxes. Just like any other janitor or plumber or mop cleaners. But they made you believe that they are oh so important. It's crazy how so many people are willingly and mindlessly approve all that and obey. You should raise the awareness of this. Who would in the sane mind obey everything that some janitor says just because he calls it a "law". It's the law against better people in favor of psychopaths in power.
And Australia calls itself a democracy? What a joke.
Its a puppet-state run by oligarchs
Australia is a representative democracy, constitutional monarchy and a federation, more specifically.
@@MorganSaph Its a dumpster fire, to be more specific
Doesn't exist anywhere anymore unfortunately.
@@MorganSaph your point being?
Didn't know about this, like many in the comments. So happy TH-cam recommended it. It actually brought me to tears, putting him in jail is a crime. Such a strong man. Love from Sweden.
What an overwhelmingly powerful message overall. This will be seen for generations to come. Whoever’s falsely allocated him to jail has been mistaken, that has only fuelled fire. Much support, from the UK.
What an absolute disgrace Australia has become.
American here. Every Western nation is crumbling around us. The only way out of it is for the native European populations that built the western world to stand up and reclaim what their noble fathers built.
It's so disheartening, we're such a beautiful nation
the next time the govt tries to convince you there is some imminent danger, it would be best to speak up. Then. not now. 21 years later,
the sooner we ditch the Americans and their warmongering ways, the better off we will be. the danger is rising again now. will they convince you we need to go to Israel?? or will your memory actually work and you know where these things lead. i've been speaking out about Iraq and Afghanistan for 20 years, most people really don't seem to care, so suddenly caring now seems a little weird to be honest.
just follow the USA
@@fuzzjunky as an American, it's not the Americans that want war. It's the (((Israelites))) that hold power over our government.
David McBride makes me proud to be an Australian. The Australian govt makes me feel ashamed to be an Australian.
The shame hits harder than the pride.
Leave
Nah @@cyberdyne9480
Australian government just lets their country be a US puppet state
We have followed US too hard!
The world needs people who are willing to make sacrifices and fight for the truth. Anyone with the gumption to do so demands the utmost respect.
Some are prepared to put their neck on the line to expose the truth, even when those who hide behind the lies have the power to ruin their lives, Sir my hat is off to you.
Government corruption must come to an end! Stay strong.
I need $10 too
@@Ghostjohare556 you need to get a job lil bro
Is he supposed to post bail with that $10?
@@robbiesilverwolf How much did you give?
@@robbiesilverwolfIt shows support
Algorithm boost, free david mcbride
I second the boost, free David McBride.
@@WyattListewnik-ix6xkI third the boost, free David McBride
@@agoodmeme48234
fourth, free David McBride.
Fifth,
Free David McBride.
The truth is out, they will try to quiet him but they’ve showed who/ what is more important. Well done David. We support you! The silencing of you says more than you’ll ever know!!
Everything I've read about Australian justice scares me.
This is heartbreaking.
Heroes are going to jail,
criminals are walking free.
Disgraceful.
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Unfortunately its the way its always been.
Disgraceful indeed
All over the world
Australia, Canada, and the US. We have a serious problem with corruption.
As a Nigerian, I can only LMAO with teary eyes at this comment 🥲
@@ReadySetFashionByJoJo It doesn't make what they said any less true.
@@ReadySetFashionByJoJo just because your corrupt leaders arent smart enough to do it in the shadows doesnt mean there are other countries that cant.
@@ugib8377 I didn’t say that it did
@@ReadySetFashionByJoJothe issue is that these western countries do an extremely good job at hiding it.
If soiilders and military are discouraged and punished when they expose those doing the wrong thing then theres zero accountability for those with the most power. That is terrifying. Thank god for this guy shedding light. Reform is necessary.
Sending love and support David. Thank you for your integrity, your courage, and your honesty. You are very brave and I have so much respect!
When he said "it may be that I need to go to prison to fix this country" it really hit home. The fact is there are so many people willing to do such things to affect change but in the end the rich keep getting richer and the corrupt weasel their way out. Here's hoping his time isn't in vain.
Controlling the worlds money and endlessly printing more of it is how they keep the world under control.
Bitcoin fixes this.
Let’s keep hope, but it seems this will unfortunately be a repeat of history.
all of us including you need to make sure it never happens on your watch. thats how you make sure its never in vain!
I didn't know anything about this before I saw this video, so I read David McBride's Wikipedia article, and that led me to an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. It is by Angus Thompson, timestamped November 14, 2023 - 12.48pm, and entitled "Blindly obeying orders ‘ignores Nuremberg’: Whistleblower’s lawyer". I'd post the link, but we all know what TH-cam's like when it comes to links. Here are some quotations from the article:
• Stephen Odgers, SC, said his client [sc. McBride] was motivated by a belief special forces soldiers were being illegally investigated after Crown prosecutor Patricia McDonald, SC, told the court the accused man had said journalists had used the documents to publish “the opposite of what I [sc. McBride] believed”.
• McDonald told Justice David Mossop on Monday that McBride leaked the documents because he believed there was no proper basis for investigating Australian special forces troops.
• “As I understood it, the Crown case was that he was disclosing these matters because […] he thought that the people who do bad things were being investigated too much,” Mossop said.
• Mossop replied [to Odgers]: “I think the way you’ve explained it is that the higher-ups might have been acting illegally by investigating these people too much, and that that was the source of the illegality that was being exposed.” Odgers agreed.
• McDonald said “purporting to disclose over-investigation of special forces troops was not in the public interest”.
So it seems that McBride leaked those military documents to the ABC because he *objected to the investigation of war crimes* committed by Australian forces. He wasn't whistleblowing about cover-ups; he was whistleblowing about the opposite.
@@wizdmovie9957 The system is failing... Nothing can be done to save it, and they know it, it's way they panic that much.
They are like fish out of the water, jumping and panicking.
The coming years will be very, very, difficult.
Makes me frustrated and embarrassed that I actually served for 21 years.
Australian Governments of any flavour.. LNP/ALP.. morally and ethically bankrupt.
Edit: Meanwhile, PWC, a company that has been caught committing what amounts to treason has been "punished" with more government contracts
and you never turned up to pt once you got 3rd stripe, had a beer gut and stuffed ya face with wing dings from the muck truck. I thankyou for your service.
@@user-yr4mo3iz4d Did "pt" right up to discharge, thank you very much.
And why the hell would I eat "wing dings from the muck truck" when they served far better bar snacks at the SGT's mess?
Two sides of the same coin brother, albeit a stinky, rusty old archaic coin, a relic from the past that should've been long forgotten.
Nothing to do with LNP or ALP and everything to do with the American government; able to replace Australian leaders at the flick of a switch like they did with Whitlam. The older generation are subject to the narrative of the hegemony but today - today data DOES NOT LIE.
CIA documents describing the replacement of Gough, quotes; "our man, Karr", referring to our Governor General, which for some reason has the means to dismiss our democratically elected leader!
Americas' hegemony can't afford having Western society question their intentions behind instigating war, like the war in Afghanistan whom Australia was pressured into assisting with, and thus a military lawyer observing ILLEGAL conduct and making it public knowledge --- paints America as INVADERS. As treasonous WAR CRIMINALS. So, what must be done to maintain the image of "war for peace and regional stability"? SILENCE DAVID McBRIDE. SILENCE JULIAN ASSANGE. SILENCE GOUGH WHITLAM.
Australians need to unify and revolt. Stand strong against the tanks we have spent BILLIONS of taxpayer dollars on, even though we have no means to transport them off our shorelines! Why do you think we are buying more tanks? Or deep sea long-range missile submarines?
Tiannaman square, and foreign invasion. All at the proud benefit of the American Military Industrial Complex.
Greetings from the US. Thank you for standing behind your actions, even if you risk jail. You're definitely a tough cookie, good luck
You teach your kids do what is right. But when you do what is right, you get punished.
Arrested for airing the Australian MIC's dirty laundry. They never punish you for lying. They punish you for telling the truth.
This is so disappointing as an Australian. Free David McBride
Disappointment is a gross understatement. The law is written by the minority to serve them, not us, the people.
I hope he'll get justice and be free. Exposing wrongdoings committed by the military/government should not be punished nor silenced. That is just so concerning and a misuse of power. Hope this video reaches to more people and gains more views.
We know what's up when gov calls citizens "national security."
The trouble is this is not just Australia it's a worldwide situation, it's bigger than most people could even imagine.
Truth
100% Truth!! This is also going on in the US!
Satans last stand. Jesus is coming soon. Judgement is ultimately the Lords.
@@zinnia3684Thats how it all started. Jesus is our life force energy and the Bible is esoteric knowledge.
The return is not outside unless you’re getting your knowledge from man and not God. Nowhere in the Bible does it say that, in fact you probably wouldn’t like being called what the Bible says those folks are - no offense either. I just know how a lot of yall think bc I was a Christian after making water spin like a water bender, btw I asked God for permission to do it.
Satan is our dark side/darkness and Christ is the Light/high vibrational actions - since that’s all that exists, thinking does nothing unless you’re applying. We are the word of God along with everything else, simply bc everything is vibrations, light, and superconsciousness/intelligence behind all creation - which is a construct of your subconscious
YHWEH is Saturn, the dark side, the demiurge. These are allegories for living in harmony with nature - God The Father is Creation. The Sun is Christ, as above so below. Bring Heaven down to earth.
The kingdom of God is within, so is the throne - revelations tells us this with the seven spirits leading to Gods throne - which are your chakras (if you say that’s demonic then you get your info from man- those are simply your energy centers which create your emotions - I say this with love too, I just want you to know how serious the corruption is) That’s why they want us feeding our body and not our Spirit/Soul - We are feeding Saturn bc that energy makes our body/soul denser. - Your body is powered by your soul - God shaved a piece of itself off, sent it down, our soul traveled from outside the firmament, through the planes of existence (plane’t’s) and as we go through the planes we embody an energetic/astral body which keeps on piling on until we get the flesh
It’s really complex which is why the church has watered it down but all this is proven through the symbolism- bc words don’t exist, they just point to something that does - Words are symbolic nowadays not their definition. Like govern-ment. Is to govern the mind
@@zinnia3684and atonement of sins
At-one-ment
Coming together to create one mind - mergin the dark and light to give you a Whole (holy) being ❤
Solidarity from the UK. Absolutely disgraceful treatment of an upstanding man.
do something then
Australia mate
The whole world is watching, support & love from Finland.
@@TheForgottenOddKing weirdo
Thank you for your service sir, both while in the armed forces and while in prison, we need more like you.
Mr. McBride, you did your ultimate duty for your country. We, in the western world, and by extension places like Australia, who celebrate our Republics and Democracies, cannot call ourselves the good guys if we are not holding ourselves and our representatives and our leaders accountable. We've learned rapidly in just a few short years how far our great nations have fallen.
I hope you get out soon, and can be with your family once again. I hope the fight continues. You are in my prayers.
Crimnals are running the world at this moment!!! Horrible!!
Not just at this moment, they ALWAYS have!
@@truthbombs-ii7keexactly
ikr? who would've thought....
We are letting criminals run the world.
YES INDEED
They sent Nelson Mandela to prison,,,,,He became President of South Africa,,,,,,the battle has just started
Nelson Mandela was a terrorist !
Mandela was a terrorist!
McBride is a traitor!
Because he was a deep state puppet.
True... But hopefully when David comes out of prison he won't affiliate with a party that will ruin the country the way Mandela's party ruined SA
He was a terrorist though.
Glad I clicked n this. How do we help ? Prayers the truth will come to the light and your safety
Governments love putting whistleblowers in jail. You’ve got this, David.
Absolutely disgusting the way this has been handled.
I'm ashamed of what this country is becoming...
Yet australia day you all celebrate this what this country has become and call it the greatest nation on the planet then write comments like that, so which one is it because you don't just get to pick and choose when it suits you
That would be USA's B17ch
@@jameshoneysett4709bit presumptuous mate
@@jameshoneysett4709you’re insinuating that a complete stranger who you don’t even know celebrates Australia Day with zero factual evidence. There’s so many people who don’t celebrate it anymore.
@TheMalteseFury Bahaha no factual evidence? The evidence is on Australia day when you all get drunk celebrating this country. By celebrating this country, your celebrating the imprisonment of men like McBride and everything the gov is doing.
How do you all not realise that? But at the same time, you all complain about the same thing you all think is the greatest nation on the planet, and every person that identifies as australian claim this nation to be the greatest, so yeah its a very safe bet/assumption to make, so answer the question, why celebrate something you claim to be digusted at? Makes no sense. It's a simple question I'm asking, keep getting 🧂y little ❄️❄️
Shame on every single person that worked to put this man in jail and not the war criminals
Its a crazy long list of people that had the power to stop it but decided to say "Fuck McBride in particular."
@@firmamence people like you belong in jail
@@firmamencebro what the fuck
@@firmamenceWhat does that have to do with it?
McBride was himself trying to stop the war criminals from going to jail. He leaked the information because he wanted to defend the Special Operations group who had killed civilians, because he thought they were being unfairly targeted.
Commenting so the whole world can see. Heroes like this, people like this, are the reason there’s less evil in the world. 🇵🇸
What a mess, I applaud you for doing everything for what you felt right 🎉
Let’s be clear: whistleblowing crimes doesn’t make him a national security threat. You could argue it makes him a true patriot. In fact, he’s a threat to the criminals and their friends.
You might end up like the citizens of US, where being called a patriot is a bad thing, and calling yourself a patriot could get you flagged as a national threat.
Dude forgot to tell us that he has never felt suicidal in his lifetime and never plans on committing suicide. Now the government has an easy out just like the Boeing whistleblowers
Sadly in another video he has talked about moments that he thought about it. I hope the spotlight is enough protection.
It's a disgrace for the west and for democracy.
@@Gisigo If they made this video as a 'just in case i'm in jail', it's possible (and hopefully) he made a video 'just in case I kill myself'). And then that video gets uploaded with him saying, in no way will he ever kill himself, someone got to him.
Have you ever considered this: If a person suddenly becomes suicidal (which is not something you decide beforehand), would this person then publicly retract their conviction to never kill themselfes? No, it would probably even be a comfort knowing that the public will percieve your death as not your doing. What I'm saying is that when a person ends up dead you can't rule out suicide just because they have said they wouldn't kill themselfes. Either they did or they didn't, you need some concrete proof, not just a conspiracy narrative.
@@bened22 No. That's illogical on every front. A lot of 'suicides' are misnomers.
And yes, if a person says he won't kill himself, then you can rule out suicide. That's proof enough.
This works like a last will and testament they make a statement “of sound mind and body” BEFORE events happen when they are not of sound mind and body. So we can know their most up to date rational thoughts and opinion.
That doesn’t rule out them changing their mind, but it’s what should be taken into serious consideration. As that people do not typically rapidly change their disposition without cause.
Solidarity with you from the USA. Thank you for sharing the information that you did.
You have my support! Thank you for your service, truth and humanity.
American here: the way our "democracies" treat whistleblowers is tragic and it enrages me. I didn't know the name "David McBride" before today, but now I do and I'm furious on his behalf. Good luck and godspeed David, I will be cheering for you from overseas.
atleast he didn't go the way of those two Boeing whistleblowers....yet
Honestly sounds like the US…sounds like way too many countries. LMFAO…and we’re simply humans, animals living on this planet and THIS is what unnaturally took over; greed. 🙄 The few, enslaving the masses, imprisoning the truth…and for what? Wouldn’t want the mind or the life of anyone in power… sounds like endless torture, not thriving.
This is why we have guns in America.
@@NonLegitNation2 oh god I hope that doesn't happen to him
>This is why we have guns in America
you couldn't have engaged without making this comment?
First man to go to prison over the conduct in the war in afghanistan and it's a wistleblower. What a country.
Great comment !!!
Guess that’s what we get for being founded by criminals…
What happened
Brave man. Greetings from a Muslim brother.
From Morocco.
The world is so f*cked.
You've got this, David!
Australia is asleep, drunk on real estate greed and living in dreams of an egalitarian past that is long long gone.
hi welcome to 1990
…that existed for the privileged few rich white men. From their cold dead hands will you prise that.
Australia should learn from the shitshow which is the USA, not follow it as it circles the drain. We are living in a police state dressed up as a democracy.
The people must wake as the country continues it's downward spiral. You all know it, you see the growing panic around you, you see cultural systems only serve the worst people, you know the mass impoverishment is coming.
Find out where your local police live.
Race to the bottom. I don't know who's doing worse, Canada or Australia
If you did your job, you get jailed. If you didn't do your job, you get fired. WHAT DOES THESE PEOPLE WANT ACTUALLY???!!?!!
These people want you to conform. If you act dissidently they'll get you.
They want to cull humanity.
Not being held accountable for their crimes. That's what they want.
Us dead and gone
Total control
The western hypocrisy at its peak
It is brave to speak out and say what no one wants to hear and know, to have the courage to do what is right, even when it goes against laws. Much respect 👏