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Dropped prosecutions: the Afghan files, public interest journalism and Dan Oakes : Comments

By Binoy Kampmark, published 19/10/2020

In July 2017, two journalists working for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Dan Oakes and Sam Clark, wrote of a stash of incriminating documents, running into hundreds of pages.

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So now we know that rampant corruption by Joe Biden known for years but never reported by any Australian media? The ABC now only refer to this as a half sort of byline? No details allowed and yet here they are squealing about a free press?
Let us see them attempt some sort of balance and then talk about "Free speech"!
Posted by JBowyer, Monday, 19 October 2020 8:39:52 AM
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JBowyer "Bird"

HA! Biden is very honest in comparison to Trumpus Demokratis Interruptus.

Trump is a "bunkered" down LOSER - see proof here http://youtu.be/71MPsqS7tCk
Posted by plantagenet, Monday, 19 October 2020 11:28:09 AM
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If Julian Assange was exposing the sins of Russia, China and Turkey as well as the personal emails of selectively chosen potential western leaders, he may well have garnered some sympathy. However he has never ever been even handed in which state secrets/confidential emails etc, he chose to hack and monitise!

He is not now or ever a journalist, just a criminal hacker, self evidently, working for Putin?

I mean where is the big expose of Donald Trump, who is clearly the most immoral President ever? And, I believe, Putin's man in Washington?

As for the Afghan files, we know what happened and that our current administration sort to punish the whistle-blowers and gag the press?

Now that the dust has settled and the mood of the people judged, it has been dropped so that the ethical Journalists who exposed this story are not the only ones paying a criminal penalty for it!?
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Monday, 19 October 2020 12:42:43 PM
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Hold on Alan B!
Trump is Putin's man in the US, are you deranged?
Then you used the expression "Ethical" journalists, gee Alan you had me going for a minute. Your humour is a bit obtuse at times but I get it!
Posted by JBowyer, Monday, 19 October 2020 12:51:18 PM
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J.B. Obtuse, but you get it? Well, that proves who's the politically inspired dummy.

What's it now, 21 days to go? 21 days to go. Joe's never had that key before. 21 days to go.

The N.Z. elections said something, didn't they! And very emphatically so!

You'll have a nice day now, y'hear.
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Monday, 19 October 2020 2:17:39 PM
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Journalism is our “frenemy”. Always looking to serve a higher purpose of truth while actually withholding it. In short, who’s side are they on?

No sympathy here!

Dan
Posted by diver dan, Monday, 19 October 2020 7:56:41 PM
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