"Unarmed civilians and prisoners were shot or their throats were cut by some Australian soldiers, who often attacked ‘ A large number of illegal killings ’ Feel ‘ Schadenfreude ’ 。” Recently, the Australian Ministry of Defence released an investigation report detailing the anti-human acts of Australian soldiers who killed innocent people in Afghanistan. Cruel details such as cutting the throats of two 14-year-old boys and throwing them into the river are gruesome and strongly condemned by the international community.
However, in the face of the serious crimes committed by Australian soldiers, Australian Prime Minister Morrison did not apologize. Instead, she expressed dissatisfaction with China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson for forwarding a cartoon condemning the atrocities of the Australian army on social media, and shamelessly asked China to "apologize", which really refreshed the outside world’s understanding of his moral standards. It was only when the public sentiment was fierce and the murderers were denounced one after another that Morrison said that the matter was "so far" and so on.
Anyone with a basic conscience can see that the pictures released by China officials are cartoons based on the contents of the Australian report. Although it is not a live photo, the content is true and correct. As the Australian Prime Minister, Morrison should have deeply reflected and brought the murderer to justice, giving an account to the Afghan people and the international community. But the fact is: he ignored the blood of innocent civilians contaminated by his own soldiers, and instead became angry with the voice of justice of others, which was extremely contemptible.
Is Morrison doing this just because of a cartoon that states the facts? Of course not. As martin jacques, a British scholar, pointed out, "What really annoys him is not the photos, but that China people have no right to comment on the murder of Australian special forces in Afghanistan".
Indeed, for a long time, western politicians, represented by some Australian politicians, have been used to playing the role of "teachers of human rights", only allowing themselves to point their fingers with arrogance, and even fabricating one human rights lie after another to slander other countries, but not allowing other countries to blame their own human rights. Morrison’s performance in the "cartoon incident" can be said to fully expose the hegemony, hypocrisy and double standards of the "human rights teacher", as well as the dark psychology of trying to divert attention and the guilty conscience of facing the truth.
In order to cover up the scandal, the Australian side has done whatever it takes. According to reports, David McBride, who first exposed the atrocities of the Australian army, was accused and tried by the Australian judicial department for allegedly committing five crimes. A soldier who dared to expose the truth and served in Afghanistan twice was retaliated by this! Is this the "human rights" advertised by Australia? No wonder the Russian Foreign Ministry commented that "Australia’s reputation on the international stage has been completely shattered".
It is noteworthy that after the cartoon incident, some Australian allies indiscriminately accused China for no reason. This makes people wonder: have they lost their international justice and moral conscience and openly supported war criminals? Why can’t countries that talk about freedom of speech all day tolerate a cartoon that reflects the real situation? It seems that justice and conscience are worthless in their eyes under the double standard of "only asking positions, not asking right and wrong".
In fact, what the western world should reflect on is: why has the local security situation not improved after nearly 20 years of military missions in Afghanistan? This is largely due to the atrocities committed by some western troops in Afghanistan. The connivance of war crimes and contempt for justice are making some western troops under the banner of peace become accomplices of terrorists and tramplers of peace and justice.
"Australia is rapidly becoming a sad joke" — — This is a warning from Tony Kevin, the former Australian ambassador to Poland and Cambodia. Indeed, if the Australian authorities do not concentrate on cleaning up the army, bringing criminals to justice and apologizing to the Afghan people, they will continue to importune, then not only Australia’s national reputation, but also the "values" that the western world is proud of will be shattered. Morrison, don’t be so self-righteous!
(International Critical Commentator)