David McBride: The Whistleblower in Prison for Telling the Truth. MWM reporter Stephanie Tran interviewed David in prison ahead of his High Court appeal. Former Australian Army lawyer David McBride is serving a five-year prison sentence for leaking classified documents that exposed alleged war crimes committed by Australian troops in Afghanistan. While those implicated in … Continue reading Leaking War Crimes Got Him 5 Years in Jail | The West Report