Clint Bentley

[Jill Marinelli @JillMarinelli1]

They sent my census form back! Again! In response to the question: “Do you have any dependents?” I replied: “2 million illegal immigrants, 1 million crack heads, 1 million unemployable people, 1/2 million people in over 100 prisons, half of Afghanistan and 535 politicians in Canberra. Apparently, this was not an acceptable answer 😀

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@FOXNRL If @cronullasharks are the hottest team in the NRL then we have a huge problem with the standard of the game

[The Greyhound Girl | Dimity Maher @DimityMaher]

🙌🏻 Sky News Host @TheCalebBond brilliant response to an email he received, questioning his support for greyhound racing.

🎥: @SkyNewsAust

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@ANON_BETTING NBA

[Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇫🇷🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou]

This is the part to the Ben Roberts-Smith story that makes my blood boil.

On the night of August 29th, 2012 a Taliban sleeper agent in the Afghan National Army massacred three Australian soldiers in cold blood as they prepared to sleep on their own base.

Their names were Private Robert Poate, Sapper James Martin and Lance Corporal Rick Milosevic.

The rogue Afghan soldier was named Hekmatullah. It was the fourth insider, or ''green-on-blue'' attack by Taliban sleeper agents in the Afghan National Army against Australian soldiers in 15 months.

Out of the 41 Australians who died in Afghanistan, 7 died by way of these insider attacks - attacks which technically constitute the war crime of perfidy.

Hekmatullah's attack was a war crime under Article 37 of Additional Protocol I (1977) to the Geneva Conventions which prohibits perfidy as an act of war.

By enlisting in the Afghan National Army and wearing its uniform, Hekmatullah presented himself as a co-belligerent fighting alongside Australian forces - not against them. He invited the confidence of Australian soldiers so as to lead them to believe that they were entitled to protection under international law, and then betrayed that confidence to massacre them as they prepared to sleep.

Ben Roberts-Smith was one of the first on base after the attack. He was ordered to find and apprehend Hekmatullah in order to bring him to justice.

Acting on intelligence, Roberts-Smith and his men were led to the village of Darwan, where Roberts-Smith is then alleged to have committed a war crime, supposedly kicking a farmer named Ali Jan off a cliff and ordering his execution.

Roberts-Smith has always maintained that Ali Jan was a Taliban spotter in a village that was a Taliban stronghold. It is a matter of historical fact that there was confirmed armed Taliban presence in the village of Darwan the day of the raid.

Robert Poate's father Hugh defended Ben Roberts-Smith and his actions: ''These citizens in the village could well have been a civilian one day and pulling the trigger the next, that‘s the way the Taliban operated. This perspective should have been included to provide some balance and context.''

The Taliban fought by blending into the civilian population. They pushed sleeper agents into the Afghan National Army and murdered our soldiers in moments of vulnerability.

Where is Hekmatullah today? He lives in Afghanistan as a free man, feted as a hero by the Taliban. They don't give a fuck about international law or human rights or war crimes. They openly boast about the way they slaughtered our soldiers through acts of betrayal and perfidy.

So my proposal is this: Australia can put Ben Roberts-Smith on trial when the Taliban hand over Hekmatullah, preferably dead, his head on a silver platter.

Until that time, FREE BEN ROBERTS-SMITH.

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@LeagueFreak

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@TheProfitsComAu Lankan Rupee

[Living Legends @LivingLegendsAU]

Sadly, Living Legends experienced a theft in the early hours of Saturday morning, around 5am.

CCTV footage shows a van entering the property, and a number of items were taken — including our fire-fighting trailer(pictured here), which is vital for fire safety, watering the arena, and running the horse walker as we head into summer. 🚨

Also stolen were several whipper snippers, hedge trimmers, a round barrel Heritage lawn mower, a reciprocating saw with batteries and chargers, and other essential landscaping equipment essential to our daily work!

As a not-for-profit organisation, we work extremely hard to afford items like these, and are often blessed with generous donations. To have them stolen in such a heartless act is deeply hurtful and a real setback. 💔

We’re asking for our community’s help – if you see this trailer or have any information, please contact Victoria Police or get in touch with us directly.

Thank you for standing with us — your support means the world. 💛

#livinglegendsau #livinglegends #parksvic @ParksVictoria

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@MichaelChammas So accidental high tackles are suspensions but deliberate headbutt is a fine. Thought we were protecting the players heads. Make it make sense

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@parker2490 Clearly comes off Duncan’s hand

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@9_Moley @cronullasharks @RaidersCanberra Would love to know the stats of teams taking the two points when the opposition is a player down #badidea #loseeverytime

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@dailytelegraph Awesome. The most hacked platforms on the planet are now going to have all of our personal information. Should end well

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@TheKennelForum @NRL_Bulldogs I have a theory. Roadside presumptive test was positive but the secondary (more accurate) test was negative. Secondary test now sent to laboratory for confirmation. This explains why JAC was allowed to drive home. Just a theory based on what I have read. Time will tell

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@sophie_bulldogs @RodderzNow What have you heard?

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@PickandRollAU Sorry Australia would have to beat Greece to complete the 3-way tie

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@PickandRollAU Not sure about this. What if…Spain beat Canada and Australia lose to Canada and Greece? Hope this doesn’t happen but remains a possibility

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@PickandRollAU Surely not Thybulle. That means Magnay and Delly in the team

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@Punters Over to you @FOXNRL #bestinthebusiness

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@bradenstwit Yet NSW are happy to pick a bloke that has has two good games in 12 months

[Clint Bentley @Clint_Bentley]

@9_Moley @NSWBlues Not even in the top 100 players in the NRL. How does he get picked for Origin #nswtoosmall