Posted on 01/20/2007 7:46:41 PM PST by RedRover
The Haditha Marine case, with its leaks of false information including, possibly, tidbits of confessions, has a recent parallel.
Remember the case of Petty Officer Daniel M. King? You don’t?
Evidently, neither does the Washington Post, Associated Press, National Public Radio, and the rest of the media that repeats every NCIS rumor as gospel. This is surprising because it wasn't that long ago that the NCIS lied to them all.
It was the Daniel M. King case, a few short years ago, that should make everyone suspicious of every leak, and every media report, in the Haditha Marines case.
Petty Officer King was a Navy cryptanalyst: Cryptologist Technician (Collection) First Class (CTR1). He was arrested in 1999 on suspicion of espionage, and was summarily stripped of all his rights as a citizen of this country.
NCIS agents administered a polygraph test. It is possible that the agents were not properly trained. In any event, Daniel King’s polygraph was ruled “inconclusive”. At the same time, no hard evidence was found to back up the charge. So the NCIS agents needed a confession.
Petty Officer King was detained by and subjected to a torturous interrogation that lasted over 26 days for 19 to 20 hours at a time.
At a Congressional hearing, attorney Jonathan Turley would testify, “The NCIS manufactured a theory of espionage without foundation and then took steps to compel statements to support that theory. The tapes and evidence secured by the defense in this case reveal agents seeking a trophy not the truth.”
At the same hearing, Lieutenant Robert A. Bailey (JAG, US Naval Reserve), stated:
“The conduct of NCIS agents in this case was nothing short of shocking. Independent reviewers have stated that their techniques were barbaric….
That such conduct occurred at the hands of NCIS is not surprising….Indeed, such conduct is predictable based on the training and guidance manual published by the NCIS.
According to the NCIS Manual, Chapter 14 - Interrogations, any person who adamantly denies any wrongdoing and points to his clean record is "subconsciously confessing."
If a confused suspect asks what is going to happen to him, the NCIS believes this is an indication that he "is beginning a confession."
Additionally, agents are to convey the idea that they will "persist as long as required to resolve the issue under investigation" and that they "will not give up the interrogation."….
[Petty Officer] King's only recourse was to confess to a crime he did not commit in the hopes that he would eventually receive a lawyer and the truth would come out.”
Finally, the truth did come out--despite the efforts of the NCIS. Petty Officer King was not a spy.
He was released in March 2001 after a hellish 520 days in confinement. Confinement in "Special Quarters," the equivalent to maximum security lock-down condition in which he spent approximately 20 hours a day in a six-foot by nine-foot cell.
Today, the NCIS is continuing the same criminal behavior of coercing confessions and ignoring rules and ethics in pursuit of its target. You haven't been reminded of this story in the mainstream media. But the truth is there for anyone willing to look. It's all right here at Documents in the Case of US v. Daniel M. King .
Spreading the word can be an act of patriotism. If the truth stays secret, the very worst of men will bring down our nation's very best.
New Media, striking back.
If you review the documents, you will find much, much more than was said in this short piece. If you're a blogger, please help spread the word. If we don't do it, no one will. (Tip of the Rover hat to flightline).
FYI
Bears repeating. We, the People, better bust up their little frat house party.
Bump
Excellent post, Red.
The Daniel M. King case was an absolute atrocity and you have put the information at everyones fingertips with your links.
Hopefully people will take the time to read what Jonathan Turley has to say about the illegal and unethical behavior of the NCIS in the King case.
Thought you might be interested in this, Norm.
BTTT. Good work,Red!
All:
Please let jazusamo or me know if you want on the Haditha Marine Ping List.
It's time we started making our move!
I'm sending your post out to my "list". I'll let you know what kind of feedback I get.
Major Bump
Great, smooth! You are the sailor, man.
(BTW,I cc'd you a copy of my e-mail)
Those boys don't know their Constitution! Those boys be breaking the law! Those boys ought to be interrogated and put in confinement until they confess! And I know a certain company of Marines who should be the ones to do the interrogation.
BUMP!
As always, thanks for the ping!
BUMP
You're Army? You mean I don't have to speak very slowly and in three-word sentences around you anymore? (Boy, I better beat it before Gitmo shows up!) ;)
BUMP.
You might have to better explain this to me "sometime."
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