We can say it now: Ben Roberts-Smith is a war criminal

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Ben Roberts-Smith dined with prime ministers, attended the Queen’s funeral as a hero and was held up as an icon of the Australian Defense Force. In fact, a huge portrait of him still hangs in the Australian War Memorial today.But now, a court has found that allegations Ben Roberts-Smith is a murderer, a war criminal and a bully who disgraced his country have been proven.Today, Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper and author of ‘An Unwinnable War’, Karen Middleton on how the truth about Ben Roberts-Smith was proven and what it means for the legacy of Australian action in Afghanistan.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper and author of The Unwinnable War, Karen Middleton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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