abroad." He is certainly not an American.
as agents of the Islamic Terrorist.
Posted on 03/16/2015 9:04:51 AM PDT by jazusamo
Green Beret saved soldiers under fire
A group of House lawmakers is moving to strip the armed services’ civilian leaders of the power to revoke combat valor awards in response to Army Secretary John McHugh unilaterally canceling the Silver Star, one of the military’s highest honors, for a former Green Beret officer.
Mr. McHugh took the action against Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, who braved repeated enemy fire in Afghanistan, even though he has not been charged with any offenses. The Army now is seeking to release him with a less-than-honorable discharge. The officer plans to fight the move, his attorney says.
The secretary acted after the CIA informed the Army that Maj. Golsteyn, during a polygraph exam for a job application, told of killing a terrorist who was making improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapon that has killed more Americans in Afghanistan than any other. The Army also removed Maj. Golsteyn from the elite ranks of the Green Berets.
Rep. Duncan Hunter, the California Republican who is spearheading the restrictive legislation, says he wants to prevent service secretaries from retaliating against personnel by stripping their awards in cases where there is insufficient evidence to charge them for nonjudicial, or court-martial, punishment.
“Secretary McHugh made a political decision,” Mr. Hunter said. “He used his power as a weapon to retaliate against a soldier when the Army was unable to prove an allegation.”
The CIA disclosure prompted the Army to launch a criminal investigation. Agents fanned out to interview his combat cohorts in Marjah, Afghanistan. The report remains confidential, but sources say it could never confirm that Maj. Golsteyn did anything criminally wrong outside of his statements to the CIA.
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Shouldn’t they give him an extra medal for that?
Absolutely!
That may help us all sooner rather than later.
When Obama tries to declare Martial Law, these members of the military won’t know how to respond against American citizens.
WHY does the CIA have a voice in this MILITARY matter????
All enemies foreign and DOMESTIC.
Seems like the army brass and the administration are now in the DOMESTIC enemy class.
I’m still waiting for the Bergdahl report.
Other FReepers would know about CIA - military interaction more than I do, but in this particular case, I think the Major applied for a CIA job and was investigated for that reason.
Make a turn to your far left and you will find it.
You specifically forgot trannys.
Fire them all.
“...for that he’s booted out of the Green Berets?
Too tough on the Imam in Chief’s brethren.
After all, the IED makers are not Islamic.
Should have been bumped up go Lt. Colonel.
None of this is hard to understand if you get it through your head that O is a communist, and Muslim Brotherhood.
We are under judgement. Its not going to get better until we understand that.
This says something about the CIA. They heard that an IED maker was killed, and decided that the soldier who did it doesn’t share their values.
Speaks volumes.
The CIA may have been funding, feeding, or arming that enemy, like they did ISIS through Benghazi. Maybe that’s why they were offended.
Ahh, yes- the REMFs who screw everything up with no consequences to themselves.
The CIA hasn’t deserved its reputation, probably since the ‘70s. Waste of money.
How about removing McHugh from his post.
Along with nearly half of congress, a bunch of judges and justices and the POTUS.
Bump
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