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With uncharacteristic restraint, Tucker Carlson referred to Mark Milley as a "national disgrace." In his 12.5 min video, Tucker Carlson ripped into the dishonest, dishonorable, and incompetent conduct of Mark Milley, Ken McKenzie, and Lloyd Austin, and also what the Department of Defense is doing to Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller.Carlson did admit it is likely that Austin, Milley and McKenzie will not receive justice for their wicked actions, and will likely be rewarded by the military-industrial complex for what they did.

A Marine sniper serving during the Afghanistan evacuation recently gave testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Afghanistan evacuation. His pain was palpable. A revelation worth examining was his identification of the possible suicide bomber prior to the incident. After the sniper, Sgt Vargas-Andrews, confirmed the target with multiple agencies, he asked his Battalion Commander, LtCol Whited, for permission to shoot. The answer from Whited, one in which Vargas-Andrews said he’ll never forget, was, “I don’t know.” Not found in the media or Congressional testimony is that Whited, a former peer of mine, corroborated this version of events...

Following the Afghanistan evacuation, I was imprisoned for publicly challenging military leadership. Nearly a year later, Americans still don’t appreciate the dire implications emanating from foundational issues in the U.S. military. During critical moments when military leaders should be standing for American values, we instead find impressively dressed old men nodding “yes.” When that unconditional obedience leads to disaster – as it did in Afghanistan and Benghazi – military leaders focus on managing political narratives to save their own careers. In doing so, they miss timely assessments of failure, and inadvertently squander the sacrifices of selfless young servicemembers.Some blame the...

How the Pentagon’s top-brass generals burned the careers of subordinates but then pivoted to lucrative careers all while losing the wars they were supposed to be winning. My new book, A Few Bad Men, details the mendacity and mad dishonesty of retired Marine General James “Mad Dog” Mattis. The fact that it was written by a Marine once under his command, whom he betrayed for the sake of politics and getting to slap on another star, says volumes about this once-lionized figure. It all goes back to an incident in Afghanistan in 2007, and the Court of Inquiry trial of...

No real description of the video, other than the title, so here's mine for those too busy to watch long videos: Fascinating discussion of LtCol. Scheller's career, his values, and why he chose to expose the failures of America's senior military leaders and America's botched "war on terror" as the hill he would die on. He sacrificed his reputation, his career and his marriage for his Marines and his country.

Marine Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Scheller, who made waves after posting a video demanding accountability over the war in Afghanistan during the disastrous withdrawal in August, announced on Facebook right before Christmas he has been officially discharged from the Marine Corps, but that does not mean he'll be quiet. Scheller said he will be going on a media tour to explain why he did what he did and what experienced in the aftermath, starting with appearing on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on January 4: "I was released from the Marine Corps today, Thursday, December 23rd, 2021. I am filled with mixed emotions....

An update on mask-muzzle orders in the US... This video from Schweinfurt, Germany tonight of a police attack on a protester opposing mandatory vaccination...A 50 year old man reported injured. Hundreds protested without wearing masks causing police to use force resulting in conflict with the protesters. The video of a four year old child being treated after a pepper spray attack... The DPA News Agency in Germany reports a number of arrests and 44 citations issued against protesters in Schweinfurt tonight.. Thousands protesting against compulsory vaccination in Austria's capital Vienna... "Millions of Israelis are without one; you're leaving out millions...

Lt. Col. Scheller was issued a letter of reprimand and a forfeiture of $5,000 worth of pay for one month after pleading guilty to all charges in his Court Martial hearing at Marine Base Camp Lejeune on Thursday.

The U.S. Marine who posted videos on social media criticizing military leadership and the Biden administration’s withdrawal of military assets from Afghanistan pled guilty to all charges during a court-martial hearing at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina on Thursday.Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller Jr. has pled guilty to all six misdemeanor-level charges, including willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, dereliction in the performance of duties and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.Scheller was freed from the brig last week where he was being held for violating an agreement to stop posting criticism on social media.

Rebel Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller will plead guilty at his court-martial Thursday over the viral video he posted attacking the botched US pullout from Afghanistan, his attorney has said. “This case began with a call for accountability and Lt. Col. Scheller will demonstrate to senior leadership how to accept accountability for his own actions,” attorney Tim Parlatore told The Hill. In the video posted to Facebook, Scheller — who was wearing his uniform — tore into military leadership following the Aug. 26 ISIS-K suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport.

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, the outspoken Marine officer who made viral videos aimed at senior military leaders during the final days of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, will plead guilty to several charges in hopes of securing a more favorable discharge. "Our hope is for him to get a letter of reprimand, and no more," said Tim Parlatore, one of Scheller's attorneys. The court-martial for Scheller is scheduled for Thursday at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where the outspoken Marine will face charges such as disrespecting a superior officer, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer and dereliction in the performance of...

The Marine Corps has filed six charges against Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller over his passionate attack on the leadership mistakes that marked the debacle of the Afghanistan withdrawal. Scheller will face a misdemeanor-level special court-martial, according to Fox News. The charges were referred by Maj. Gen. Julian D. Alford, and came a day after Scheller was released from the brig at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. Scheller ripped into senior military leadership in a series of videos and posts that began on the day a terrorist attack killed 13 U.S. service members in Kabul. He noted in his final Facebook...

“Be sure you’re right. Then go ahead” – The Davy Crockett Show This is a cautionary tale of two American soldiers. Nearly a century spans the incidents that brought them their notoriety, yet the issues they evoke are exactly the same and timeless: Does an active-duty officer in the military have the right, a moral obligation even, to criticize the actions of his superiors, both military and civilian, if he firmly believes that those actions are incompetent and have dire consequences? Our first soldier, William ‘Billy’ Mitchell was born in December 1879 into a family of wealth and influence. He...

Marine Corps officials at Camp Lejeune, N.C. ordered a court-martial for Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, a 17-year veteran who released several videos and social media posts sharply criticizing senior U.S. government and military leaders over operations in Afghanistan.He has been charged with six violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice: contempt toward officials; disrespect toward superior commissioned officers; willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer; dereliction in the performance of duties; failure to obey an order or regulation and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.The charges were referred to a court-martial on Wednesday by Maj. Gen. Julian Alford, who...

Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller is in a military jail for denouncing the US over its Afghanistan pullout. Pro-Trump entities have shared their support for Scheller, including by raising over $2 million. Scheller, however, has said he'd rather "sit in jail" than accept support from Donald Trump. See more stories on Insider's business page. The MAGA community has raised more than $2 million for a Marine officer who went viral for criticizing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and saying he wanted to "bring the whole fucking system down." The officer in question, however, has spoken out against former President Donald Trump....

Prior to MAGA Trump supporters raising more than $2 million to help with his legal costs, Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller publicly denounced help from the former president and his son, saying he would “rather sit in jail” than accept their support.

Source: Stuart Scheller/Facebook“Ten men who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.” – Napoleon “They must face the storm. They will have to encounter every form of unfair attack. Their motives will be misrepresented. … Every kind of attack will be made upon them by man powerful, numerous, and extremely vocal forces in this country. They are going to get it anyway. Why, then, not fight for something that will give us safety?” – Winston ChurchillIn the Book of Jeremiah, Pashur, the son of Immer, ordered that the prophet Jeremiah be beaten for speaking out against the...

Supporters have raised over $2 million for the marine who was jailed for defying orders to stop publicly criticizing America's chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, 40, was arrested and jailed at the Camp Lejeune brig on Monday for breaking four military laws by refusing orders to stop posting videos that were critical of the military on social media. The Marine, who has served 17 years in the military, is scheduled to make his first court appearance in North Carolina next week, DailyMail.com has learned.

On Monday, Marine Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller was arrested and sent to the brig after he publicly excoriated Biden’s leadership over the United States’ catastrophic evacuation from Afghanistan that left 13 service members dead and several more critically injured among countless other atrocities. Despite tendering his resignation over a month ago, he now sits in a cell indefinitely awaiting trial for simply questioning the chain of command.Lt. Col. Scheller Incarcerated and Sent to the Brig for Speaking Out against Weak US Generals for Surrendering Afghanistan, Stranding Americans and Arming Taliban TerroristsIt's a TravestyOn Tuesday night, Lt. Col....

"The US Marine Corps officer who was relieved of his command for chastising his bosses over the botched Afghan withdrawal has landed in military lockup, his father said".... Comment: Commissioned officers are not usually placed in pre-trial confinement. The U.S. Marine Corps thinks this man is a flight risk? They think he is a menace to the public? They have sent him to the shrinks because they can't believe a sane man would have thrown his career away?....