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There's been some commentary in Australia about him one day being charged for treason, for endangering the lives of Australian defence force personnel. In my n
by cromulent 16y ago
There's been some commentary in Australia about him one day being charged for treason, for endangering the lives of Australian defence force personnel.
In my non-expert, poorly formed, and probably soon-to-be-corrected opinion, this is a long bow to draw. Currently, the Taliban are actively trying to kill Australian soldiers. I'm not sure how you could endanger their lives further without releasing operational plans or secrets giving information about the future, not about public events of the past. The laws seem to be about collaboration with the enemy, which is not what he is doing.
- ojbyrne 16y agoI also am ill-informed on this topic, but i have heard that the Afghanistan leaks included the names of Taliban informers, which would put them in danger, and make it harder to recruit informers in the future. That would seemingly jeopardize Australian soldiers, and could be characterized as collaboration with the enemy.