Dear Paul,

The following link may be of interest to you.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-08/australian-defence-force-war-crimes-inquiry-delayed/10880922

Apparently there's a lengthy investigation into
possible war crimes committed by elite Australian
soldiers in Afghanistan.

We're told that -

The long-awaited report by the Inspector-General of the
Australian Defence Force (IGADF) will not be released
at least until towards the end of the year.

cont'd ...

Dear Paul,

You might want to look up information on David
McBride - the military lawyer and whistleblower
on the "Afghan Files." He apparently leadked
information on the killing of civilians, including
children.

I believe his trial has been delayed until next year.

Here's another on link on Afghanistan:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/get-rid-of-the-prisoners-by-shooting-them-australian-commandos-tell-of-war-crimes-20190910-p52prl.html

Dear Paul,

David McBride leaked documents in 2017 to ABC
journalists. The recent raids at ABC headquarters
in Sydney came off the back of the stories and the
two journalists involved are also being pursued by
federal police for publishing the documents.

McBride wants the documents de-classified arguing
they don't pertain to current national security
considerations.

I believe that his trial has been delayed until
sometime next year. He doesn't regret doing what he
did. He claims his conscience drove him to it.

We'll have to wait and see what develops next.

Foxy,

Care to answer the question?

Hi Foxy,

Had a read up on the David McBride case, interesting set of circumstances. can't wait for the outcome. We like to think war crimes are something only committed by the bad guys, that's the other side. Its uncomfortable to find out that our side, the good guys, could be just as guilty as the enemy when it comes to such things. There are those among us who simply like to sanitise or minimise or simply dismiss our dirty part in the whole affair of war. I might call them the chocolate throwers from now on. I say, war makes good people do bad things.

Paul,

As an avowed chocolate thrower I'd just like to ask you one question, why did you lie about Australian soldiers in Korea throwing bombs at children?

Of course, if it's not a lie then you can give a reference; and no referring to a book that you haven't read.