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03/05/2010 4:05pm EST | Facebook Sarah Palin: 'Stand Up for SEALs Standing Up for Us' |
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First the Obama Administration opened up the possibility of prosecuting CIA interrogators doing their jobs seeking information from terrorists. Then they tried to go after the Bush Administration lawyers who acted in good faith to protect us in the months after 9/11. Now some of the military brass are court-martialing three brave Navy SEALs for allegedly throwing a single punch at Iraqi terrorist leader Ahmed Hashim Abed. This is wrong. The Washington Times got it right: Save the SEALs. |
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03/05/2010 1:00am EST | Washington Post Conservatives rally behind SEALs accused of mistreating Iraqi |
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The case has prompted an outcry from conservative members of Congress and members of the military's secretive Special Operations Forces, who say the Navy commandos are innocent. More than 40 members of Congress -- nearly all of them Republicans -- have signed letters calling upon the Pentagon to exonerate the SEALs, while accusing military leaders of bending over backward to protect a prisoner believed responsible for one of the most gruesome slayings of Americans in Iraq. "These people are laying their lives on the line, and they can't go into a combat situation with kid gloves on," Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) said Thursday at a Capitol Hill news conference. The SEALs, he added, "should be hailed as heroes for doing their job." |
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03/04/2010 3:20pm EST | FoxNews GOP Reps. Want Charges Dropped Against SEALs Accused of Abusing Terror Suspect |
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Two Republican lawmakers are seeking to have charges dropped against three Navy SEALs facing court-martial for accusations of abusing a terror suspect arrested for an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq. MORE... |
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02/20/2010 11:20am EST 5 potential witnesses could support SEALs accused of abuse |
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Five sailors could offer testimony contradicting the government's main witness in the controversial prosecution of three Navy SEALs accused of mistreating a suspected Iraqi terrorist. But whether they'll take the stand is in question after the government denied their requests for immunity on Friday. MORE... |
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02/09/2010 12:30pm EST Military cancels detainee interview in Navy SEAL case |
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The military has canceled the deposition of an alleged terrorist mastermind who claimed that he was assaulted by the military following his capture last year. The law firm Puckett and Faraj, representing Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe, made the announcement on Sunday. LINK... |
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02/02/2010 7:30am EST | NYPost Editorial Putting Our Protectors on Trial |
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Where would America be without its real-life Jack Bauers -- who risk their lives daily to outwit and outfight real-life evil murderers, to keep our country safe? Yet, the next time we need one, he may be too afraid to run to our aid -- in fear not of a murderous terrorist madman, but of our own government. LINK... |
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02/01/2010 2:00pm EST Meet the Lawyers |
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Let's take a moment and look at the folks defending the Navy SEAL Three. They are exceptional people and accomplished attorneys. God bless them, and let us pray they are able to end this needless injustice against these brave fighting men. (hat tip to UsNavySeals.com) |
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01/30/2010 7:30am EST Typical Navy SEAL: Think 007, Not Rambo |
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NBC's Chris Jansing's "nine-month quest to find out what makes these guys tick" LINK... |
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01/22/2010 6:30am EST Navy SEALs Trial Postponed (Video: McCabe Attorney on FoxNews) |
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01/20/2010 5:01pm EST Support Rallies for Accused Navy SEALs |
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Citizens came together in various locations in the country to express their support for the three Navy SEALs who were accused of assault. Despite the moving of the trial of Navy SEAL Matthew McCabe from January 19 to May 3, scheduled support rallies pushed through in Norfolk and Perrysburg. Rallies were also planned for Coronado and Albuquerque. |
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01/19/2010 3:06pm EST Supporters rally for accused SEALs in Norfolk |
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"I think it's pretty much a travesty," said Lindsey, of Norfolk. "Our military, our government and everyone is sending a bad message, to say the least, to the young men and women who are thinking about enlisting in the military." |
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| 01/14/2010 10:32am EST N.Y. Post Editorial Clubbing SEALs, Continued |
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The jihadist thug responsible for the murder and mutilation of four US contractors in Iraq will now get to "j'accuse" two genuine American heroes in open court -- for giving him a well-deserved bloody lip. The Pentagon's persecution -- er, prosecution -- of Navy SEALs Jonathan Keefe, Julio Huertas and Matthew McCabe took a surreal turn this week when a military judge ordered Keefe's and Huertas' trials relocated to Iraq so terrorist Ahmed Hashim Abed could appear. |
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| 01/13/2010 1:17pm EST Norfolk, not Iraq, selected as site for third SEAL trial |
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NORFOLK - Unlike his two comrades, the third Navy SEAL accused of mistreating a suspected terrorist will not be tried in Iraq, a military judge ruled Wednesday. The court-martial for Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Matthew McCabe will be held May 3 at Naval Station Norfolk, said Navy Capt. Moira Modzelewski. MORE... |
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| 01/12/2010 7:55am EST Trials of Two (of the 3) Navy SEALs Ordered Moved to Iraq |
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IA military judge has decided to move the trials for two of three Navy SEALs accused in connection with the alleged assault of a suspected terrorist to Iraq. MORE... |
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| 01/09/2009 8:03am EST Trials of Navy SEALs May Be Delayed |
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If the request of prosecutors is upheld, then the trials of Navy SEALs Matthew McCabe and Julio Huertas, which are scheduled for this month, will be pushed back. Their lawyers, however, are not too keen on the idea. According to a news report, the lawyers for both SEALs are opposing the request of prosecutors to delay the cases until March. The prosecutors, according to the defendant’s lawyers, have had enough time to prepare for its case. MORE... |
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| 01/07/2010 2:34pm EST Government’s case weakening against the U.S. Navy SEALs? |
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In early December the trio plead not guilty to charges of dereliction of duty and making false official statements. One would expect the government, having already brought charges, to be prepared to move forward to trial, originally set for two of them a fortnight from now. Well, if you thought that, you’d be wrong. MORE... |
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| 01/04/2010 1:02pm EST Rep. Burton Responds To Maj. Gen. Cleveland's Letter |
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"...[T]he fact that fellow U.S. service personnel initially raised the accusations against Petty Officers Huertas, McCabe and Keefe strongly suggests that we have created a culture within our Armed Forces where our military personnel are now more concerned about protecting themselves from legal jeopardy for every action or statement, than they are about fighting the enemy...." MORE... |
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| 12/19/2009 7:23am EST Memorial to SEALs killed in combat will be first of its kind |
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DEDICATION TO COURAGE: Officials of the National Navy SEAL-UDT Museum in northern St. Lucie County hope to unveil a first of its kind memorial next year. MORE... |
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| 12/18/2009 9:03am EST Free the SEALs |
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What can Navy brass be thinking? On Dec. 7, Pearl Harbor Day, a Navy SEAL -- one of an elite band of highly skilled and extraordinarily brave American warriors -- faced arraignment. The charge: He punched a terrorist. MORE... |
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| 12/17/2009 8:25am EST Navy SEAL Assault Charges Met Strong Reactions from Community |
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Various reader opinions from USNavySeals.com MORE... |
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| 12/11/2009 7:25am EST Navy SEALs Charged With Assault...Why? |
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Two views. Col. Maginnis and a Letter to the Editor. MORE... |
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| 12/11/2009 7:25am EST Pentagon Advisor: Navy SEALS Victims of Political Correctness |
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A senior Army strategist and Pentagon advisor doesn't think merely giving a terrorist suspect a fat lip is enough grounds to court-martial three members of the elite Navy SEALs. "We don't want our young people to think that when they go out on these very dangerous missions, putting their own lives on the line, that if they don't treat these scoundrels we're dealing with with kid gloves, then they, in turn, are going to lose their careers, or even worse," Maginnis contends. MORE... |
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| 12/09/2009 7:01am EST Petition Nears 20,000...Thank you for making your voice heard! |
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The Petition passed 15,000 on Monday, and quickly accelerated as the word got out. Courts Martial are set for January and this fight has only just begun. GET INVOLVED! Use our links to call persons of influence! Support our ad. Write an op-ed piece in your local paper. Imagine what a nightmare this must be for these SEALs and their families. These charges were filed 2 days before Thanksgiving, and they must suffer through this outrage during the holiday season. Don't we all owe these brave men a minute of our time to call, email or fax on their behalf? |
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| 12/08/2009 8:02pm EST Father of Navy SEAL Decries Son’s Prosecution |
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“We can’t send these guys into harm’s way to get the highest profile terrorists and then have them come back here and fight the system,” Marty McCabe told CNSNews.com. MORE... |
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| 12/08/2009 8:09am EST Government Has Yet to Provide Evidence to Support Its Prosecution of Navy Seals |
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Though trial dates have been set for mid-January, defense attorneys for three Navy SEALs charged with offenses arising from the alleged punching a terror suspect in the mid-section said at an arraignment on Monday in Norfolk, Va., that the government still had not provided any evidence in the case. MORE... This fight has only just begun! Please help us get the word out to the American people in December, to build a groundswell of anger to demand these outrageous and insulting charges are dropped. |
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| 12/07/2009 12:02pm EST Navy SEALs accused of abusing Iraq detainee have courts-martial set, vow to defend charges (UPDATE: First trial date 01/19/2010) |
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NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Navy SEALs accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi suspect in the 2004 slayings of four U.S. contractors were arraigned in military court Monday, and one SEAL said he was gratified by support from the public and some members of Congress. MORE... |
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| 12/07/2009 9:01am EST Petition Passes 12,000...Thank you everyone. Keep it coming. |
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| 12/05/2009 10:40pm EST Navy Releases "Charge Sheets" for the SEAL Three--on a Saturday Night! |
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| The most "serious" charge is below (keep in mind the redacted "victim" of the "midsection strike" burned alive and murdered 4 Americans, mutilated their bodies and hung two of them from a bridge)... |
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The US Navy released the "charge sheets" detailing all the alleged crimes of the Three SEALs charged with assault of the mastermind of the 2004 torture, murder and mutilation of the US security guards in Fallujah. One has to wonder what parallel universe of wuss our military brass has to live in to charge an elite Navy SEAL with a "hit to the gut" on a piece of scum who committed such heinous crimes. I guess the same universe that promotes the Nidal Hassan to Colonel after he advocates jihad and after finding out about his emails to foreign extremists, instead of bouncing him from the service. These fine men are being sacrificed upon the altar of political correctness, plain and simple, and it stinks. |
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| 12/05/2009 6:55pm EST New: SEALs Attorney Sets Up Legal Defense Fund |
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| U.S. NAVY SEAL/WARRIOR DEFENSE FUND: The U.S. Navy SEAL/Warrior Defense Fund is soliciting contributions to assist in defraying the legal costs and fees of the 3 Navy SEALs charged with assault of the mastermind of the 2004 torture, murder and mutilation of the US security guards in Fallujah. READ MORE... | ||
| 12/04/2009 11:40pm EST UPDATE: Navy Seals Could Face Year in Prison Over Alleged Punching of Terrorist Suspected of Masterminding Fallujah Murders |
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| (CNSNews.com) – The Navy Seals facing court martial for the alleged abuse of a terror suspect arrested for killing four Americans face up to a year in military confinement, discharge for bad conduct, and forfeiture of two-thirds of their pay for a year, if convicted, according to defense attorneys. READ MORE... | ||
| 12/01/2009 8:40am EST What on Earth is this about? Read on in disbelief... |
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Three brave Navy SEALs who captured the most wanted terrorist in Iraq on September 3rd, 2009 are being charged with assault because that same terrorist--who planned the savage murders of 4 Americans in 2004--claimed they gave him a "fat lip". A COURT MARTIAL hearing is scheduled for December 7th! This same terrorist, Ahmed Hashim Abed, and his followers killed 4 American contractors, burning two of them alive, dragged their bodies through the streets, and hung two of them from a bridge over the Euphrates River. Yet now the politically-correct military is prosecuting the very men who captured him, because he said they gave him a BLOODY LIP? Why are the military taking the word of a murdering terrorist over our brave fighting men? THIS MUST NOT STAND! It was March 31, 2004: Fallujah, Iraq. Four civilian U.S. contractors were transporting supplies for a catering company. They were ambushed, killed, their bodies burned and dragged through the streets, then hung from a bridge on the Euphrates River. Now 4 of our bravest and finest are facing prosecution because the vile terrorist claimed to IRAQI autorities that he got a bloody lip while in their custody--despite the total lack of physical evidence:
The prisoner alleges that he was punched in the face by McCabe, but it isn't clear if the injury was self-inflicted, or occurred while he was in Iraqi custody or when he was captured. Strikingly the Al Queda terrorist manual tells terrorists to "lie" about being "abused" or "tortured", to "use the (U.S. military) system against itself". It is very likely this whole episode was staged to weaken our resolve in Iraq and Afghanistan by generating a new "Abu Ghraib" type controversy. Abed was not water-boarded. He was not electro-shocked or tasered. His fingernails were not pulled out. Nor was he boiled in oil. He most certainly was not shot, burned, mutilated, nor hung from a bridge. He got a bloody lip. Many believe it was self inflicted in order to cause trouble for his captors. The military brass however, is so wimpy due to the political correctness of the current "nicey, nicey, culture" they run for cover should the "i's" not be dotted nor the "t's" crossed. The SEAL TEAM brought the guy in. He was captured, not shot. He is alive. Is the real message here that they should have not taken him alive and saved everyone alot of trouble? This is not only an outrage, it is insane. I appeal to you not to let this pass without taking action. This kind of situation requires intervention. This requires you to do your part to make sure that the government backs off from the prosecution of our sailors. What We are Doing We are currently asking for support to run ads to get the word out to the American people prior to the court martial. A Nexis search shows that the national media is NOT reporting this story. We are hopeful that people will contact leaders who can make this disgraceful witchhunt go away: the military brass, the Armed Services Committees of the Congress, and the Administration. Americans will be OUTRAGED into action when they see these ads, and flood the marbled offices of Washington with their phone calls, faxes, emails and letters. Even if you cannot afford to help us run our upcoming ads, please use our website's resources to CALL, EMAIL, FAX and write LETTERS to the decision makers in the military, Congress, the Administration, and also on Talk Radio and in the Media. Write an Op-Ed piece in your local newspaper! Anything will help get the word out about these men being railroaded for the sake of political correctness--or worse! These men are being prosecuted because they did their job and because they did it well. This is what they are supposed to do. And aside from Fox News, the media is IGNORING this story!!! Our soldiers and sailors are the men and women that have kept terrorists at bay for eight years. These are the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for you and your families. These are the men and women who have the enemy on the run right now so that you can sleep peacefully at night. These are the men and women being shot at, blown up, injured and killed, and they are shooting back at the enemy to defend you against terrorists that would otherwise be in your town, shooting at you, taking your loved ones hostage and beheading them. The prosecution of our Sailors for the alleged action against a terrorist is madness. Do not let this pass without a letter, email, fax, telephone call, to your senator, your representative, the President and the Secretary of Defense to tell them to back off the prosecution of these Navy SEALS. You must do something to help these men. There's the line in the sand. Which side of it are you on? If you let this go without taking the actions necessary to defend your fighting men and women, YOU will have joined those that do the bidding of your enemies. Do not let that happen. Tell the Government to backdown now! TELL THEM TO DROP ALL CHARGES NOW AGAINST OUR BRAVE SEAL HEROES. |
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