‘Every day they were on our shoulders. They destroyed the dignity of all Pashtuns,’ says the father of Dad Mohammad,who was killed by an Australian soldier,allegedly illegally.
The document in Kerry Stokes’ hand cast a shadow over Ben Roberts-Smith. Precisely what the media mogul hoped to achieve by approaching one of Australia’s most influential military men in 2017 is unclear,but it was the start of a campaign.
Special Air Service veterans are calling for police to quickly lay criminal charges against the former soldier,if they intend to do so.
The museum said it would not remove the exhibits but instead seek ways to add context.
The Ben Roberts-Smith trial could not explore the full role of officers but it did provide important insights.
Dean Tilley thought he would die in the mud during a firefight in Afghanistan. Instead,he saw another man murdered. Telling his story would bring its own dangers.
A Federal Court judge has found the decorated war veteran murdered four unarmed Afghan prisoners and bullied a colleague.
Federal Court Justice Anthony Besanko was expected to deliver his decision in the decorated former soldier’s landmark defamation case at 2.15pm in Sydney.
The disgraced soldier remains an employee of the publicly listed media company,Seven West Media,which says it will soon decide his future.
Every day during his trial,Ben Roberts-Smith strode imperiously into court. But on the day he lost,the former soldier was nowhere to be found.
Who won? Who pays? And what about an appeal?