Posted on 08/02/2019 12:55:47 PM PDT by jazusamo
The Navy has dismissed charges against Navy SEAL Edward Gallaghers platoon leader and ordered a review of its justice system.
Lt. Jacob Portier was charged with covering up war crimes in connection with the Gallagher prosecution and faced trial in September.
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson today dismissed all charges in the case of Lt. Jacob Portier, a Navy statement said Thursday, according to the San Diego News-Tribune. Richardson took this action in the best interest of justice and the Navy.
Richardson also ordered a review of the Navys Judge Advocate General Corps, which prosecuted Gallagher and Portier.
Recent events indicate a need to review the leadership and performance of the (JAG) Corps, Richardson said in a memo, according to the paper.
A jury cleared Gallagher of murder and attempted murder in the death of an ISIS militant in his custody. The decorated SEAL was accused of stabbing the terrorist to death after treating his wounds.
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I’d like to see a couple of JAG lawyers up on charges for being in the Navy while Idiot.
excellent.
Do you hear the anti-American leftist heads popping?
Who wuz dat guy what wuz flyin around on TV a few years back? He might wana come back!
A lawyer in a uniform is still a lawyer.
Amen to that.
Even though the JAG judge in this case didn’t find actual prosecutor misconduct it was there for everyone to see.
What a mess this entire thing was.
These guys need to get out a little more so they can get a little better understanding of some of the more practice realities of the military
Thinking a year or walking point with a marine platoon in Helmand Province in Afghanistan would be real educational opportunity
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An Air Force JAG is, by definition, a line officer first.
Colonel, USAF (ret)
I think maybe some of these JAG officers need to spend some time in the field, perhaps embedded with a SEAL team.
They’re more concerned with spending their retirement years with the ACLU.
In the Navy that is not the case. They are JAG Corps and are definitely not Line Officers.
Ditto, Discovery may disclose the true sinister motives of JAG charging American heroes. I doubt that it is idiocy.
Interestingly, Admiral Hannik, Navy JAG Chief today, came into office THE DAY AFTER Chief Gallagher was thrown in the Brig.
It’s anybody’s guess, and surely we will find out the TRUTH about the same day we get the truth about the Warren Commission, or Ruby Ridge, or Waco or Benghazi... ..indeed, the list is long. But, it’s fairly good speculation that the previous JAG Commander did not agree with putting a war hero in the Brig.
A certain amount of politics creeps into every workplace. It’s up to the management to keep it at a minimum and play whack-a-mole when it rears its ugly head. Barring that; then leadership above management needs to come in and play whack-a-mole with management.
The case against this SEAL put JAG in the spotlight more than the SEAL. Heads must roll. This was a political hit job. Not saying the SEAL was perfect but we don’t expect perfection from our troops; not even SEAL’s. We do require a degree of professionalism though; especially from the officers and upper ranks of the enlisted since they set the tone.
In this case JAG used a 10 lb sledge hammer when a screwdriver was needed. At least that’s the way it looks from the cheap seats.
Army is the same way, they have a JAG Corps separate from the line. The USAF’s JAG Corps started out as a Department and was renamed “The Judge Advocate General’s Corps” while keeping the line officer designation. The pilots hate this little secret: they stopped putting JAGs in the line promotion boards and started having us compete only with other JAGs because we kept kicking everybody’s ass and the commanders (pilots) couldn’t stand it.
They will let the Jag off.
These guys need at least one deployment on the ground with actual rifle-carrying fighters before they put on their clean suits and pretend to be military.
>>>>Even though the JAG judge in this case didnt find actual prosecutor misconduct it was there for everyone to see.<<<<
The JAG Judge in question, Capt Aaron Rugh, should most certainly have taken more action upon the revelation of criminal misconduct by the prosecution. Then, Capt Rugh was in attendance at the inappropriate awards ceremony recognizing the losing legal team. This same Judge was also to be presiding over the trial of LT Portier and another SEAL involved in the case. Something tells me this JAG OFFicer’s career is about to hit some turbulence, as he is on the RADAR of POTUS and CNO.
Previous thread from the LA Times story:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3768584/posts
I agree and in my view it's well deserved, would be a good time for his retirement.
Thanks for the link to your earlier thread with more info, it didn't come up in my search.
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