Green Berets face hearings on killing of a suspect in Afghan Village

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/us/18hearing.html?ex=1347768000&en=fbe8fba6c4e38e5c&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink ^ | september 18,2007 | Paul von Zielbauer

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FORT BRAGG, N.C., Sept. 17 — From his position about 100 yards away, Master Sgt. Troy Anderson had a clear shot at the Afghan man standing outside a residential compound in a village near the Pakistan border last October. When Capt. Dave Staffel, the Special Forces officer in charge, gave the order to shoot, Sergeant Anderson fired a bullet into the man’s head, killing him. In June, Captain Staffel and Sergeant Anderson were charged with premeditated murder. On Tuesday, in a rare public examination of the rules that govern the actions of Special Operations troops in Afghanistan, a military hearing will convene at Fort Bragg to weigh the evidence against the two men, both Green Berets.

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Fayetteville Observer 9-29-07 Green Berets Cleared in Article 32

Kearney

“The Article 32 investigation accomplished my intent,” Kearney said. “An experienced Special Forces officer provided an independent and thorough review of the facts in this case. The Article 32 investigation resolved the conflicting findings of the two previous investigations and the results demonstrate the effectiveness of the Military Justice System.”
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There were no conflicting findings in the two previous investigations and the Military Justice System failing because it allowed an ***hole like Kearney to file charges in a case where the soldiers were cleared. Kearney is going to try and hide behind this crap… Follow O’Reilly for more coverage on Kearney. He said he’s going after Kearney. Somebody should!