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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents

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David McBride: Australian army whistleblower jailed for leaking documents

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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David McBride is the first Australian to be jailed over the war crimes allegations his disclosure helped expose.
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    In communist China they jail anyone that is exposing the state of commiting war crimes

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      But he only exposed some specific soldiers right?(not the state) And why should china be the reference?

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        Carl marks is being sarcastic. A common anti-communist talking point is saying [communist country] is bad because they jail political dissidents when the west is just as willing

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        His comment missed this yeonmi-park

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        He exposed the state by revealing info they covered it up.

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