
The Nature of Honour
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Narrated by:
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Hazem Shammas
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David McBride
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By:
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David McBride
About this listen
Son of the renowned Sydney obstetrician, Dr William McBride raised the alarm on the anti-nausea drug thalidomide in the 1960s and was later struck off the medical register for falsifying research results in a bid to challenge the safety of another drug. David chose to study Law, firstly at Sydney University and then at Oxford. There he met some British army officers and decided that soldiering was his calling, going on to train at Sandhurst. He commanded a platoon in Northern Ireland while bomb and sniper attacks on British soldiers were still happening.
In civilian life he worked in security protecting diplomats, journalists and businesspeople in Rwanda in the immediate aftermath of the 1994 genocide and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
After growing tired of the travel and the action, David returned to England, where he worked in reality TV. On moving back to Sydney, he briefly joined a major law firm and then joined the Australian Army as a lawyer, going on to serve two tours of duty in Afghanistan, on the frontline confirming or denying decisions made by soldiers under international laws. He was medically discharged with PTSD in 2017.
In 2018, he was charged with offences relating to national security and is awaiting trial.
David was reregistered to practise law in NSW in 2022 and spends a bit of time defending those facing charges. Crammed with colour, adventure, achievements and some diversions, too David McBride leads a big life.
Fantastic read
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a true Aussie hero
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keep fighting, only history can judge you.
go david
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An Astonishing Life
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Stay strong- I believe there is still a place for honour in service, even if it’s going to take some brave men to remind us.
Familiar ground
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Interesting read
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Good luck mate
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Amazing
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As documented by the years that follows, the Australian SAS have been found to have committed executions of unarmed farmers and detainees.
It leaves me wondering, why was this person who so righteously sought to follow the law, so quick to shut down changes to the law and even annoyed by investigations when serious incidents occur.
The author ends with this. “It’s political BS”, his response to a restrained detainee being shot by a lone SAS soldier in a mud hut, apparently he was trying to go for his weapon (while the soldier for some unknown reason decided to uncuff him).
I found it to be superficial. I had hoped for some raw reflection on his demons, more on Northern Ireland, and his time (and credences) while in Afghanistan.
Having said that, I kept reading, and finished it.
Superficial story incongruent with the title
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