Wrongly Convicted By Military Justice System,Amer Soldiers Deserve as Much Att. as GITMO Detainees

BobMcCarty.Com ^ | November 17, 2014 | Bob McCarty

[seekthetruth]

So much attention has been paid to the matter of whether or not detainees at Guantanamo Bay should be released and allowed to return to their home countries, but little has been paid to American warfighters wrongly convicted in the military justice system. Wrongly-convicted Americans deserve at least as much attention as GITMO detainees, don’t they? EXAMPLE: Two years ago this week, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces denied former Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart‘s appeal of the wrongful conviction and eight-year prison sentence handed down by a court-martial panel in Germany almost 39 months earlier. Keep reading!

[bmwcyle]

bttt

[seekthetruth]

Yes, I do know Allen and although he is no longer a member of Congress, I know he has been active in the past in support of our heroes in Leavenworth. This past week he posted this information at his site.

http://www.allenbwest.com/2014/11/official-announcement-im-next-video/

[seekthetruth]

Thank you so much for your reply! You are wise to talk with your children. Of course Kelly regrets his mistake, and I will know there will be some folks who would think he deserved punishment. Then there is the question, how much punishment and whom involved is really telling the truth?

The fact that Kelly was not able to provide information during the trial to defend himself against the charge of rape and kidnapping is just unreal.

I know Kelly's heart and the only way readers here can get close to knowing Kelly's heart need to take the time to read the letters written by those who know and served with him.

[SkyPilot]

Keep me on your ping list please. Thanks for what you do.

[Twotone]

I don’t see how donations can help at this point. We need negative press beating back on the a**holes who seem bound & determined to hound this poor soldier to death. I would go to Col. West & enlist his assistance, and any other military man with a name who’d be willing to help.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

I AM IN!!! We need media attention on this. Our media. Start messaging this in social media. Get it to our radio hosts. F FOX Gnus. They are in the tank.

Levin comes to mind.
Dana does too, just a smaller footprint.

[seekthetruth]

Friends are working to bring attention to Kelly's case. We are sending information to various radio stations, and I hope if any Freepers reading this thread happen to have some connections that they will spread the information and links I posted.

The reason I asked folks to join me and my friends by making a donation if they can is that I know Kelly needs help. His parents are helping all they can so we also help any way we can. I know how even small donations can help as when just 10 folks give $10 it is good help.
http://www.savethissoldier.com/

[seekthetruth]

Thanks for any help you might be able to give! I do think Mark Levin would take an interest in Kelly’s case, but getting the information to Levin isn’t easy. I know Dana will certainly take an interest as she is always up front in her support of our Military.

[Gay State Conservative]

Given our Community Organizer-In-Chief's undisguised contempt for the Armed Forces I wouldn't be hopeful regarding a reversal in this matter.

[R. Scott]

Convicted with no evidence against him. Exculpatory evidence ignored. I’m glad I retired when I did, before our military fell so far.

[Madame Dufarge]

I wonder whether Greta Van Susteren would be interested in helping to right this terrible act of vindictiveness.

She worked tirelessly on securing release for Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi from a Mexican jail, her contribution here would be invaluable.

[dsc]

“America isn’t likely to wise up anytime soon.”

Not until the media are in the hands of patriots.

[Twotone]

Here is the link to the Senate Armed Services Committee:

http://www.armed-services.senate.gov/

John McCain, Jeff Sessions, Saxby Chamblis, Roger Wicker, Kelly Ayotte, Deb Fischer, Lindsay Graham, David Vitter, Roy Blunt, Mike Lee & Ted Cruz on the Republican side. Every one should be contacted & asked to intercede & perhaps have hearings on what’s going on that could permit this travesty to happen. They are most likely to listen to their own constituents. None of mine are on this particular committee.

[Twotone]

Democrats on the Senate Armed Services committee:

Reed, Jack (D - RI)
Nelson, Bill (D - FL)
McCaskill, Claire (D - MO)
Udall, Mark (D - CO)
Hagan, Kay R. (D - NC)
Manchin III, Joe (D - WV)
Shaheen, Jeanne (D - NH)
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (D - NY)
Blumenthal, Richard (D - CT)
Donnelly, Joe (D - IN)
Hirono, Mazie K. (D - HI)
Kaine, Tim (D - VA)
King, Angus (I - ME)

[Twotone]

Here’s the house Armed Services Committee...

http://armedservices.house.gov/index.cfm/members

Duncan Hunter is a member& Richard B. Nugent of Florida.

I’m sure there are many cases that need to be addressed. We should all be demanding that there be a review of the military justice system to stop these travesties from occurring.

[SirLurkedalot]

Thanks for the ping, STT.

Kelly made a mistake, but he deserves better than what he received.

May God protect our active duty personnel and thank you to all veterans for your service!

[seekthetruth]

Thank you! And thanks to all who have read this thread and helped to spread the word. I am sorry I have been lax in answering all replies to me. Have my sweetheart husband to give extra care to at this time. But trying to get caught up. Please read below. Like our dear friend, Beverly Perlson, my husband and I have also met Sgt.Kelly Stewart. Please know we add our DITTO to this message from Bev. Jean

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Thanks to Bob McCarty for sending his recent article regarding SFC Soldier Kelly Stewart, which is below.
http://www.bobmccarty.com/2014/11/26/father-seeks-support-for-wrongly-convicted-soldier-son/

Please consider making a donation and please forward this to all your lists. I have had the honor of meeting SFC Soldier Kelly Stewart and his father, who is a retired Veteran of Special Forces. The conviction of this Green Beret is based on a lying accuser whose friends, in post trial testimony, gave witness and testimony that she lied! The jury was NOT a jury of Stewart's peers at all, but consisted of jury members who had just come off a deployment with the Prosecutor!

Please help us fight for this Soldier. SFC Kelly Stewart served over 12 years in the most dangerous areas of the world to keep us all safe. Now he needs our help and our support! Please call your Congressmen and Senators and if you live in Florida or Virginia, please call these two Congressmen (below) and ask them to intervene and help Kelly and his father get new eyes on this wrongful conviction.

Virginia Congressman Robert Hurt (202) 225-4711
Florida Congressman Richard Nugent (202) 225-1002.

Thank You and again, PLEASE forward to all your lists! What happened to SFC Soldier Kelly Stewart is just plain wrong!

Beverly Perlson
The Band of Mothers
http://www.savethissoldier.com/

[cyn]

Thanks for keeping up with this. Nasty double standard.

On a more positive note: Have a good Thanksgiving.

[seekthetruth]

Thank you so much. A Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours too! I wish the same to Freepers, everywhere!

I am so very thankful that I can be with my sweet husband tomorrow on Thanksgiving Day, even though we now live close but not together. He suffers from dementia and I thank God every day that I am able to visit with him every day. Even during the very hard times in our lives, there is always something to be very thankful for.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Bump!