Posted on 06/20/2019 11:20:05 AM PDT by Freeport
A medic testifying in the trial of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher who is accused of killing an injured ISIS prisoner of war in Iraq has shockingly testified Thursday that he is the one who killed the militant, not Gallagher.
The medic told a court at Naval Base San Diego that he killed the fighter by asphyxiation. He also testified that Gallagher stabbed the fighter, but did not kill him.
Gallagher, 40, has pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder and aggravated assault charges stemming from the alleged killing of a wounded ISIS fighter and alleged instances of firing sniper rounds at civilians in Iraq.
Gallagher was undergoing a medical screening at Camp Pendleton and was in the process of transitioning to a non-combat advisory role for the Navy SEALs when he was taken into custody in September 2018, his brother Sean said. Gallagher had planned to retire in the spring.
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sure glad I didnt have to go, sounds like plenty of enemies on both sides smelling way too much
On Okinawa the Marines were told to kill every Japanese soldier, no prisoners. My dad had nightmares for the rest of his life. At the end the Japs ran out of ammo and just walked towards them pointing empty weapons
Military are not cops and should not be subject to civil law. If you send in warriors then don’t expect civil law enforcement officers.
Apparently these little weenies were posting information about operations on Whatsap as part of a group they called, believe it or not, “The Sewing Circle.” [How gay is that?]
That’s what should be news... they had no business posting any such thing encrypted or not- they acted like gossipy ladies at a quilting bee.
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