[Travis McGee]

Sorry, I don't believe a word this fraud said about his Navy career. Not a word. No SEAL in the world would not be able to confirm his bona fides in three sentences. He's a liar, who lied to smear the president, period. Now you say he was a Navy Master Chief, and on what do you base this?

Anybody could claim to be a heart surgeon or astronaut "under another name." But if that person won't tell you under what name, do you still quote him as an authority on heart sugery or space travel?

Give me a break.

[beckett]

Now you say he was a Navy Master Chief, and on what do you base this?

Earlier in the thread a link was posted to a newsletter published by a Navy retirees association. In the newsletter Ahmed was listed as a MACM. The publishers of the newsletter have a vested interest in knowing who the new inductees to their organization are. Also, it's quite a stretch to believe that Ahmed would lie about his rank to get into a retirees association. What would be the point? As you know very well, in the military it's very much a part of the culture for everyone to know everyone else's rank. For all practical purposes it is impossible to carry off a fraud about rank among fellow soldiers or sailors.

The SEAL story could possibly be fraudulent, but given this guy's history as a responsible individual (MACM, Imam (preacher) at a mosque), I think it's wise, at least until his birth name is uncovered, to give him the benefit of the doubt.