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Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist
Fox News ^ | Tuesday, November 24, 2009 | By Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 11/24/2009 11:45:09 AM PST by Terrence DoGood

Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And for their trouble, three of the SEALs, members of the Navy's elite commando unit, are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.

The three have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and requested a trial by court-martial.

Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.

Now, instead of being lauded for bringing to justice a high-value target, three of the SEAL commandos, all enlisted, face assault charges and have retained lawyers.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
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To: tioga
No graphic sex...or any sex that I remember...but he occasionally throws in a lovely 'caring relationship' ....

I think I've read ALL....and looking forward to the newest.

He's the real deal....and he's hard hitting/goes straight for the jugular!

501 posted on 11/25/2009 7:12:49 AM PST by Guenevere (....)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Thanks for the links, noobama. This story is not going away. Local talk radio is picking it up. Listened to Jed Babbin this morning who was fit to be tied. This is TOO outrageous to disappear.


502 posted on 11/25/2009 7:31:39 AM PST by Girlene
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives; lilycicero; Semper Fi Mom
From your Navy Times link, noObama, SEALs charged in alleged assault of detainee, the Convening authority is Maj Gen Charles Cleveland. Hmmmmmm, wonder how his career is going to fair after this stink gets out.

.........Army Maj. Gen. Charles Cleveland, SOCCent commander, preferred the charges against the SEALs and will serve as the convening authority as the cases proceed to court-martial, tentatively scheduled for mid-January,...........

........"Neal Puckett, a defense attorney who is representing McCabe, said the SEALs are being essentially charged for allegedly giving the detainee “a punch in the gut.”

They are expected to plead not guilty when they appear at their arraignment. “They are all together and they all maintain that they are innocent of these charges,” said Puckett, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and judge advocate...............

..............Puckett offered no details about the alleged incident, but said that “in a combat environment, the handling of a detainee … these things happen all the time and can easily be justified as maintaining [control of] a detainee.”..............


Neal Puckett ping, lily and mom.
503 posted on 11/25/2009 7:47:02 AM PST by Girlene
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To: El Gato

sadly you are correct

have a nice thanksgiving


504 posted on 11/25/2009 7:48:24 AM PST by manc (Marriage is between a man and a woman, end of. -end racism end affirmative action)
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placemarked


505 posted on 11/25/2009 7:50:32 AM PST by Freedom2specul8 (I am Jim Thompson............................Please pray for our troops....)
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To: Terrence DoGood; newgeezer

Turn in your guns, we’ve become Europe.


506 posted on 11/25/2009 8:00:06 AM PST by DungeonMaster (camel, eye of a needle; rich man, heaven)
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To: animal172; newgeezer
Why would anyone want to be in today’s military? Please court martial me, I said a bad word to an enemy combantant. I feel soooo bad.

My son is in his first year in the Navy. He would have to go through endless safety training in order to have.....A BICYCLE ON BASE!!!!!!!!. We are completly domed. Lets all learn German and turn in our guns.

507 posted on 11/25/2009 8:02:41 AM PST by DungeonMaster (camel, eye of a needle; rich man, heaven)
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To: Soothesayer9
SEALs should be able to extract intel however they see fit, imho. Unfortunately the brass won’t think so.

When you have F'd up bad enough to have the Seals or Rangers or Marines after you. Count yourself lucky if you are still breathing when they are done.

508 posted on 11/25/2009 8:08:23 AM PST by DungeonMaster (camel, eye of a needle; rich man, heaven)
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To: Terrence DoGood

It is most disgusting to read that the military would even consider accusing these hero’s of abusing a killer in the middle of a war on terrorism. It is unconscionable that an officer would even think to criticize his subordinates for the shape there prisoner is in, rather then congratulate and praise these men for there courage and tenacity in executing there orders to the fullest extent.

Someone of like courage and tenacity within the military structure must intervene and save the United States such an embarrassment and disgrace. One should court martial the officer who ordered that this nonsense should proceed.

Dear God, what is happening to our great country under the leadership of that which we have in Washington? Something must change. I cannot wait for 2010 elections and vote all the incumbents out of office. Amen!

support


509 posted on 11/25/2009 8:20:06 AM PST by support
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To: DungeonMaster
Turn in your guns, we’ve become Europe.


510 posted on 11/25/2009 8:22:59 AM PST by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: bigheadfred
"You’ll just have to walk away while he is SHOUTING at the back of your head.” ;-)"

I sure don't want that either...I understand how you feel.

511 posted on 11/25/2009 8:25:29 AM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: Terrence DoGood
Obama is an enemy to the US Navy SEALS and US military personnel everywhere.

There is no f@cking way that Navy SEALS would be court-martialed and harrassed like this if we had a Republican Congress/President in place because the RNC tends to operate with common sense whenever the military is the subject at hand.

512 posted on 11/25/2009 8:25:35 AM PST by GI Joe Fan (GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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To: rlmorel
I have a thick skin thank you. I didn't say anything about being called a name. You did not do so, but you were angry and irritated that I wrote things that pointed towards a history of very poor support for military men accused of crimes that shouldn't even be considered offensive. You wrote questioning me, not my facts. I know how that goes, first you look up the date of my being a member, hoping to find out I am new. Then you figure that since I am pretty new, I am a poster with the goal of teeing people off. I do do that, but not with the purpose of destroying the quiet, but of pushing an agenda of the return to a very small Fed.

In my opinion, a soldier in theater should be able to kill just about anyone that seems to be a threat to him, his mission, or materials of our troops or allies. As a matter of fact a soldier needs to have PROVEN by testimony of many witnesses, of high character to have committed HEINOUS ACTS, before the commanders or even his immediate superiors take it seriously, not accusations of the enemy. Things are really bad in the military, and getting worse all the time. 0bama may be the first CIC that will put our troops in the field and place them so they have the optimum chance of losing the overall objective. I just see that as a continuum of events started as early as WW II. Eisenhower himself slowed the progress of victory in Europe, by holding back his best generals, to soothe the feelings of another. Truman would not allow McCarthur to fight for a conclusion in Korea. Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, took it a step further, and would not allow our side to destroy the bases of operation in N Vietnam, Cambodia or Laos. Preferring instead to allow the enemy to bivouac and rearm in a neutral setting, then waiting for the fresh troops to kill many men that would have lived if only we had used maximum effort. Bush I, too stopped short for political goals....now this poltroon.

Sorry for the length, but it is a passion of mine. I gave quite a few dollars to the defense of Chessani, who is still in the process of being railroaded for something the has been proven NOT to be a crime, plus he wasn't even involved. This new case, probably not the latest, quite frankly makes me want to cry. When the troops become political pawns, and have no real hope of victory, you have to ask yourself WHY?. The Demonrats are intent of breaking our military, of that I have no doubt. Maybe they will be so weak, as to be no threat to 0's "civilian force, as big as the military and just as well funded" when this is all done.

513 posted on 11/25/2009 8:44:35 AM PST by runninglips (It was just time for this to come to a head.....)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives

Fight them there or fight them here.

If we do not change course we will be fighting them here on a scale we cannot imagine.


514 posted on 11/25/2009 8:52:58 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: runninglips

So can we agree that what we see in the military today is not something dreamed up and concocted by former President Bush, but is a cumulative effect of decades of creeping political correctness?


515 posted on 11/25/2009 8:55:30 AM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives; Girlene

Bump


516 posted on 11/25/2009 9:08:07 AM PST by 444Flyer (OBAMACARE: Population control and America Killing Bill!)
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To: rlmorel

Actually no. What we see today is a President that is bent on destruction of the USA as I love it. Yes, past Presidents have manipulated and been manipulated into the PC see r a pee that we see.


517 posted on 11/25/2009 9:28:04 AM PST by runninglips (It was just time for this to come to a head.....)
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To: runninglips

Well, I can live with that. Thanks.


518 posted on 11/25/2009 9:31:42 AM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: rlmorel
This has been going for decades. I remember being on the perimeter in DiAn, Vietnam in late 1968 early 1969 ( memory fading) when a whole bunch of NVA walked right by. Close enough to smell them and we couldn't fire because they didn't fire first. I remember calling in permission to fire while flying left seat in a Loach and being denied because they hadn't fired first. No way to run a war. No way to run a military. Thank God the same policies weren't in effect during WWII.
519 posted on 11/25/2009 9:43:39 AM PST by animal172 (I'm so glad John Wayne isn't alive to see what has happened to our beloved country.)
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To: Girlene; NoObamaFightForConservatives

Fox News interviewed Neil Puckett, the attorney obtained by one of the accused Navy Seals this morning. He stated that instead of giving our SEALS a consternation letter, harsher punishment was pursued for the SEALS in regards to the allegations by the terrorist detainee.

He also mentioned JAGS giving these SEALS poor counsel (...I’d bet they wanted them to admit guilt and not pursue the court option.) He said these SEALS are willing to defend their names and innocence. Good for them! They will be supported to the end on this one!

Based on what Mr. Puckett said, the hearings will be taking place in Virginia in January. I wonder if the public can attend those hearings.


520 posted on 11/25/2009 10:11:35 AM PST by 444Flyer (OBAMACARE: Population control and America Killing Bill!)
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