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Podcast: 4PR - Voice of the People
Episode: Prof John Blaxland - big boys' rules in niche wars
Description: Andy interviews John Blaxland (academic from ANU) about the Brereton Inquiry into SASR War Crimes In Afghanistan.
The various court cases affected by the release of the much redacted Brereton Inquiry are summarised below:
(1) Potential criminal charges in the Federal Court against the SASR soldiers that carried out the murders of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan as shown on national TV programs such as the ABC’s Four Corners;
(2) A defamation case taken out by a soldier accused of war crimes. “Mr Roberts-Smith, a former Special Air Service soldier and Victoria Cross recipient, is suing The Age and The Sydney Morning Hera...