Soldier unleashed

5th Dec 2020 5:00 AM

EXCLUSIVE. A SPECIAL Forces soldier who deployed to Afghanistan seven times says the Australian Defence Force "created the beast'' by sending men out to kill "every other day or night.'' Wes H Hennessey, 48, from Queensland, said he felt compelled to defend the Special Forces community in the wake of the release of the Brereton report into war crimes.

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