Posted on 12/05/2009 8:16:48 AM PST by montag813
The Navy Seals facing court martial for the alleged abuse of a terror suspect arrested for killing four Americans face up to a year in military confinement, discharge for bad conduct, and forfeiture of two-thirds of their pay for a year, if convicted, according to defense attorneys.
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A-men!
I support them 1000%.They do what they do because it has to be done.Period.
BUMP
Thank you for informing us. This is an outrage and we have to do all we can to protect our Seals.
The JAG jerks pushing this need to spend time in prison.
I read Admiral’s mast, but I have to be honest with you, it’s the first time I’ve heard the term also. I suppose that would be either the CinC for the theater, or perhaps the Top SEAL himself?
That's SENATOR brainless Boxer to you!!
I say the damage is already done to the military ,
and with the amount of service people at Sara’s book signing , the non labeling of the ft hood killer , and now this against the elite ,
but then lets not forget upon returning they are now to be placed on the watch list
it is a truly sad time in America , and i know this plays heavy on the minds of our service men and woman trying to protect what once was a great nation
Times ate changing in the shadow of darkness
I say the damage is already done to the military ,
and with the amount of service people at Sara’s book signing , the non labeling of the ft hood killer , and now this against the elite ,
but then lets not forget upon returning they are now to be placed on the watch list
it is a truly sad time in America , and i know this plays heavy on the minds of our service men and woman trying to protect what once was a great nation
Times are changing in the shadow of darkness
The revolution could begin over this very issue.
That is true, but the SEALs chose to go straight to CM without passing go.
Nor Seals, as the article said.
I remember in '92 the first time she ran for the Senate (the much-vaunted Year of the Woman). They dug up a last-minute smear against her opponent, Bruce Herschenson, who would've made a great senator. This was mere days before the election, Herschenson didn't have time to respond to the charges (the same type of crap that the dems pulled with the Bush decades-old DUI).
And this was AFTER Blabs was found to be armpit-deep in the House banking scandal. She got elected and has been squatting there for three terms without any serious challenges. Simply disgusting :-(
That the maximum punishment possible is one year confinement, a BCD, and forfeiture of two-thirds pay means they will face a special court martial, not a general court martial--so, no Article 32.
The process of serving charges and entering pleas in the military system is a little different than what is encountered in the civilian system. In the military system there are preferral and referral of charges to court martial followed by the trial. The trial itself is where the formal reading of the charges and entry of a plea first takes place. But unlike (most) civilian jurisdictions, a military court-martial proceeds directly to trial at that point.
Sorry to be so ... not PC.
IMHO, a terrorist found on the battlefield should stay on the battlefield.
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JAG's aren't the convening authority. Like anyone else in the military, they're following orders. If you've got a problem with the charges (as I do), then your beef is with command, not the attorneys prosecuting the case.
There will be an Article 32 hearing, much like a civilian preliminary trial with elements of a grand jury. That hearing will determine if the evidence supports a referral to a court-martial. But, the JAG corps is obligated to hold the hearing as the SEALs have refused Mast. They aren't "pushing" anything - the Commanding Officer is.
Thanks. That clears things up quite a bit.
barry the islamist is very happy.
Were you reffering to the service members going to trial for ‘suppodly’ punching up a tango?
These man are SEALs. A Marine may apply and be accepted as a SEAL - but most, I suppose, just apply for Force Recon.
The SEALs are very porfessional. IMO, had the Marines trapped this asshat, they would have turned over a body, but then, that’s just me.
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