Posted on 12/16/2018 2:11:18 PM PST by BenLurkin
President Donald Trump has tweeted that he plans to "review" the case of US soldier Mathew Golsteyn, charged with murdering an Afghan civilian in 2010.
The Army Green Beret Major allegedly shot someone he described as a suspected Taliban bomb-maker during his deployment.
He was charged with murder last week, allegations he denies.
But President Trump has complicated proceedings with his tweet, saying he will now be "reviewing the case". Decorated US soldier 'admitted murder in CIA job interview'
Maj Golsteyn "could face the death penalty from our own government", he wrote, saying he was getting involved in the case "at the request of many".
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
The process got us to this point. If I were Trump I’d give him a medal.
GREAT NEWS.
The bomb maker had killed several guys in his unit, he said during his interview with Greg Jarrett of Fox News. Jarrett, a trained lawyer, then asked if he killed the bomb maker, Mathew replied, “Yes”.
He was immediately charged with murder and can face the death penalty - the guy he killed was not on the “approved-to-be-killed” list. Obama ROEs.
Should Jarret have known better than to ask?
But President Trump has complicated proceedings with his tweet..
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I’ll bet. The top brass was hoping to quietly destroy this patriot and now President Trump has gone and shown a light on the case.
PC BS. Give the warrior a medal.
Former Green Beret Charged In The Death Of Suspected Taliban Bomb Maker.
This is not about politicized rules of engagement. He brought in a suspected bomb maker after two soldiers were killed by a IED. After questioning the Army decided they didn’t have anything to hold him and had Major Golsteyn take him home. Golsteyn is accused of taking him home, killing him, and disposing of the body.
Excellent!
God I love this guy. President Trump.
Do the right thing Mr. President.
“Golsteyn is accused of taking him home, killing him, and disposing of the body”
How did that fact become known? Once the brass found that it was true they had no choice but to go ahead with charges.
It should never, never have become established as true.
What is sad to me is the CIA. A bonified war hero applying for a job with what should be our foreign wet works organization, discusses what should have been a “seal the deal” moment, turns into an Orwellian nightmare.
If Trump were to eliminate the entire spiderweb of the CIA the night before Christmas, with no pensions, no medical or any other benefits, why I’d have a Coke - diet Coke. But he shouldn’t do that without the same for Justce and the FBII.
Maybe Jarrett thought the answer would be ‘No’.
Although that would be naive considering who he was talking to.
Most good reporters only ask pivotal questions when they already know the answers. I suspect Greg Jarrett regrets being the one to open that Pandora’s Box.
Since when is a battle field enemy treated like an American Citizen criminal?
In WWII the GOOD war, enemies like this one were regularly taken out back and shot.
My dad said that when his company traveled up the boot of Italy, that they were told to take no prisoners.
Quite right. It was unbelievably unwise for Golsteyn to have ever muttered words of admission, on national television or otherwise. If in fact he did and it was a clear admission, what possibly could have been his motivation or goal?
America doesn’t need a CIA murder organization. That’s the mentality of British intelligence, and other lesser nations to do their work in the dark of night. America should be above board, and having two or three companies of Marines deal with crap like this. The CIA mentality has infected our entire war-fighting structure and turned them into a bunch of pussies that skulk around by night instead of acting like men in the light of day.
The more we do this crap. The less respect we have in the world. Wind and the lion is a good example.
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