They sent our soldiers to war… now they are putting them ontrial.

In this episode of Honest and Open Conversations, we breakdown one of the most controversial cases in Australian history — theprosecution of Ben Roberts-Smith.

This is not about “taking sides.”

This is about understanding the reality of modern warfare,the rules of engagement, and whether civilian legal systems are even capable ofjudging combat decisions made in life-or-death environments.

We explore:

The realities of asymmetric warfare and insurgency conflict

Rules of engagement and what soldiers are actuallyauthorised to do

The role of media in shaping public perception

The influence of international law and global institutions

Whether Australia is compromising its own sovereignty

War is not black and white.

But the legal system demands that it is.

So the real question becomes:

Are we pursuing justice… or dismantling the very people whodefend this country?

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#WarCrimes

#SpecialForces

#RulesOfEngagement

#MilitaryJustice

#GlobalGovernance

#Sovereignty

#ThinkForYourself

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Watch, listen, and decide for yourself.

https://youtube.com/@honestandopenconvopodcast?si=3TCRo3_dHmXrlAIR

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/honest-and-open-conversations-podcast/id1855739597

https://open.spotify.com/show/4Dh9DnTJ3a81ZCa42SRl73?si=07ef6b6c42c24a14

I also wanted to thank Sam Bamford I have used a portion ofhis podcast Two worlds collide Episode 94. The link for the episode is

https://youtu.be/QZOnwvBei7Q?si=1mrrX_wfe9jjW7jk