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Rep. Dan Burton Says Court Martial of Navy SEALs is a "Miscarriage of Justice" - Video 12/4/09
Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | December 4, 2009 | Brian

Posted on 12/04/2009 1:04:38 PM PST by Federalist Patriot

Here is video of GOP Rep. Dan Burton saying it is an "outrage" and a "miscarriage of justice" that three Navy SEALs have been court-martialed for allegedly roughing up a captured terrorist leader.

Burton says we are "standing justice on its head" by going after these SEALs, when at the same time we are bending over backwards to give "Miranda Rights" to captured terrorists.

Burton says the Al-Qaeda terrorist manual tells operatives to allege abuse if captured, and he is skeptical about whether the SEALs are guilty or not.

Burton has written a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates asking him to put a stop to this court martial. If it turns out the SEALs are guilty of roughing the terrorist up, Burton says a "reprimand" would be much more in order than a "court martial." . . . (VIDEO)

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 111th; courtmartial; danburton; iraq; navyseals

1 posted on 12/04/2009 1:04:40 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
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To: Federalist Patriot

They shoulda shot him after cutting his tongue out.


2 posted on 12/04/2009 1:08:18 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Federalist Patriot

They haven’t been officially court martialed have they?


3 posted on 12/04/2009 1:08:47 PM PST by Blogger
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To: driftdiver; Federalist Patriot

Don’t you know that our enemies are laughing themselves silly over the total stupidity of our government. And, I know of absolutely no defense for that stupidity.


4 posted on 12/04/2009 1:18:17 PM PST by davisfh ( Islam is a very serious mental and social illness)
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To: Federalist Patriot

they should have waterboarded him— with acid


5 posted on 12/04/2009 1:19:03 PM PST by chicken head
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To: Federalist Patriot
They were offered Admiral's Mast which is non judicial punishment. That would mean they accepted the charges and had a letter put in their files. Case closed. They claimed innocence so the only choice is to meet a court martial. I predict that they will all be acquitted on all charges. Their defense will prove the Iraqi military probably abused this guy before they turned him back over to the US.

Remember this: Military Justice is to Justice as Military Music is to Music.

6 posted on 12/04/2009 1:51:18 PM PST by Harley (Life is Tough, But It's a Lot Tougher When You're a Liberal. Stop Global Whining Now.)
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To: Federalist Patriot

Who do we call to raise hell over this???


7 posted on 12/04/2009 1:53:08 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead (Clean the RAT/RINO Sewer in 2010 and 2012)
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To: Harley

Thanks for the outstanding clarification. Great job!


8 posted on 12/04/2009 2:08:11 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I really don’t know. But Burton is right that this is a great injustice that is being done to these brave men.


9 posted on 12/04/2009 2:09:20 PM PST by Federalist Patriot
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To: Federalist Patriot

In all fairness, I think that they’ll get acquitted on all charges in the court martial; it’s a court, not a summary execution. That being said, the charges shouldn’t have been brought in the first place.

I am very glad though that Murtha has shut his mouth this time instead of running it off about the massacre that never happened in Haditha. I’m still mad about that.


10 posted on 12/05/2009 9:37:56 PM PST by ksm1
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