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The Sailor Who Apologized to Iranians is Identified as 27-Year-Old Navy Lieutenant
Yahoo News ^ | 14 Jan 2016

Posted on 01/14/2016 4:27:28 PM PST by mandaladon

The young Navy lieutenant who apologized to the Iranians after U.S. boats entered Iran’s territory has been identified as Lt. David Nartker.

The 27-year-old grew up in Chicago and now lives in Ohio. Videos on his Facebook page show him firing weapons.

Read: Iran Releases Humiliating Photos of Captured U.S. Sailors On Their Knees

Nartker was among the 10 U.S. sailors who were captured by Iran earlier this week. The sailors were later released.

But he found himself at the center of an international uproar after Iran released footage showing an interrogator haranguing him about being in Iranian waters.

“It was a mistake,” Nartker is heard responding. “It was our fault and we apologize for our mistake.”

On Sean Hannity's show on Fox on Wednesday, there were questions over whether the apology could be a violation of the U.S. Military code of conduct.

But former Navy SEAL Chris Heban told INSIDE EDITION: "It is quite possible they were coerced or threatened into an apology. It certainly doesn't make us look good."

The Iranians also released images of his crew kneeling in submission with their hands locked behind their heads. A female sailor was forced to cover her head in keeping with Muslim law.

Senator John McCain, who lived through six years of torture as a P.O.W. in Vietnam, did not hide his anger at the “humiliating” incident.

“This is one hell of a propaganda coup,” he said.

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To: MeganC

Logic dictates no such thing.

Let’s be wary of demonizing this young man. Even if he was not physically threatened, he had a responsibility to secure the safety of his men. He lacked the authority to take any action that might create an International Incident with an Enemy State. He’d be out of bounds for ordering shots fired.


61 posted on 01/14/2016 6:12:07 PM PST by mod_reright (Free America)
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To: Boardwalk

Get the damned women out of the combat situations in all services-—only the Marines have the balls to fight this shit—


62 posted on 01/14/2016 6:24:57 PM PST by cmomm44
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To: SkyDancer

His “fantastic” is not believable and a signal


63 posted on 01/14/2016 6:27:21 PM PST by xzins (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Vinnie

Most of what happens these days ‘stinks like rotten fish’


64 posted on 01/14/2016 6:28:30 PM PST by cmomm44
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To: MayflowerMadam

” I think Judge Napolitano said the Iranians broke Geneva Conventions rules in two ways: (1) Photos of prisoners cannot show them being humiliated, and (2) prisoners cannot be made to wear garb of the opposing country.”

Unless we are at war with Iran the Geneva Convention is irrelevant. You would think Napolitano would know that.


65 posted on 01/14/2016 6:30:14 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (It's the apocalypse, lets have some fun!)
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To: KeyLargo

WTF indeed. Two riverines captured by a couple of guys in bass boats?


66 posted on 01/14/2016 6:32:44 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (It's the apocalypse, lets have some fun!)
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To: FunkyZero
they had a mechanical issue and drifted into Iranian territory.

Drop a sea anchor and radio for help.

67 posted on 01/14/2016 6:32:47 PM PST by spokeshave (Happy Christmas and a New Year that Trumps all.)
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To: spokeshave

Face it, folks-—this Navy is not the Navy I once knew——in WW2


68 posted on 01/14/2016 6:35:35 PM PST by cmomm44
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To: MeganC

We’ve been at war with Iran since the 1980s.

L


69 posted on 01/14/2016 6:37:32 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: SkyDancer
"Both boats had mechanical issues?"

ref my comment. In the end it, it only matters WHERE they were... no matter what sort of story they tell us, it will never be verifiable. My point is, they need to be a little more careful than that.

70 posted on 01/14/2016 6:38:36 PM PST by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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To: sagar

“Pretty s###ty “logic” you operate under.”

They might have been under general orders not to engage the Iranians and if they had been swarmed with those little boats they might not have had much choice.

We shall see what the “official” word is.


71 posted on 01/14/2016 6:39:15 PM PST by PLMerite (The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: StAnDeliver

Yeah, that story didn’t stay on the radar long.


72 posted on 01/14/2016 6:40:40 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: FunkyZero

“I’m not up to speed on this incident, but from what I read previously, they had a mechanical issue and drifted into Iranian territory.”

Something stinks here if the info we have so far is correct. Two boats simultaneously incapacitated? Neither could anchor before drifting into Iranian waters? Neither could radio for help? Two heavily armed crews surrender to some guys in glorified sport fishing boats?


73 posted on 01/14/2016 6:44:30 PM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (It's the apocalypse, lets have some fun!)
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To: MarMema

“I read - not allowed to eat with the men or be at the table.”

Did those men go ahead and eat?


74 posted on 01/14/2016 6:47:12 PM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: cmomm44

“Face it, folks-this Navy is not the Navy I once knew=in WW2”

As I said, this isn’t exactly the Samuel B. Roberts story, the destroyer that fought like a battleship.


75 posted on 01/14/2016 6:51:39 PM PST by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
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To: FunkyZero

So far the whole incident doesn’t pass the smell test.


76 posted on 01/14/2016 7:12:33 PM PST by SkyDancer ("Nobody Said I Was Perfect But Yet Here I Am")
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To: wrench

thanks.


77 posted on 01/14/2016 7:13:44 PM PST by stylin19a
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To: SkyDancer
I tend to agree. Something was going on there and those 10 marines will be squelched.

Personally, I think their parameters prohibited them from defending themselves with force and the Iranians were looking for an incident that they didn't get... at least this time.

78 posted on 01/14/2016 7:17:56 PM PST by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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To: DesertRhino
"Did those men go ahead and eat?"

Chivalry has no place in the military. Women who demand to go into battle know, enemies don't follow the PC rules and things could get really bad for them, unspeakably bad. They were sternly warned but decided to ride the PC wave anyway.

79 posted on 01/14/2016 7:31:45 PM PST by FunkyZero (... I've got a Grand Piano to prop up my mortal remains)
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To: mandaladon

Court martial him.


80 posted on 01/14/2016 7:34:49 PM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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