Former SEAL, Podcaster Warns of Warrior Class Decline After Roberts-Smith Arrest

A street mural by artist Jarrod Grech shows former Australian SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, in Melbourne, Australia on April 17, 2026. William West/AFP via Getty ImagesMajor podcast host and former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan has weighed in on the decision by Australian authorities to arrest and charge Ben Roberts-Smith for alleged war crime murders.Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, was arrested in April and charged with the murder of five detainees during his service in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2012.