I thought Smith ignored it as he didn't want to know, if he ignored it what details do you think he has on the planning?
If Smith was involved in the planning why didn't Bancroft say Smith and Warner told me to do this?
I'd like to know about the culture that allowed it to happen, the extent to with he thinks the Warner/de Kock issue played into him supposedly ignoring it, what support did he as the leader offer Warner following that Warner/de Kock incident and why he was put in charge of anything given that environment, and why they lied about it in the immediate aftermath while claiming to be contrite and taking responsibility.
Bancroft said something today to the effect of people getting more hung up on the method (ie. tape vs sandpaper) than they were on the act. That's such an incredibly poor take from him - people got hung up on the method because 1) they lied about it, 2) they continued to lie about it, 3) cos it goes to the extent of the planning that took place, 4) why they were clearly unable to grasp how serious it was, and how seriously Australia would view it, in the immediate aftermath.
I'm also very much over our apparent willingness to accept that it was a once off. Anyone who believes that is far too trusting IMO.