November 24, 2009
I Fear for Our Republic
Three Navy SEALs recently captured a "most wanted" terrorist in Iraq. In the process, he apparently sustained a bloody lip. The (hero) SEALs are now to be Court Martialed for assault.
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.
Can the civil suit and charges of racial bias be far behind?
I weep for our Republic.
UPDATE: Here is some background on "Objective Amber" from the same story:
The source said intelligence briefings provided to the SEALs stated that "Objective Amber" planned the 2004 Fallujah ambush, and "they had been tracking this guy for some time." ...The four Blackwater agents were transporting supplies for a catering company when they were ambushed and killed by gunfire and grenades. Insurgents burned the bodies and dragged them through the city. They hanged two of the bodies on a bridge over the Euphrates River for the world press to photograph.
Bloody lip? Are you kiddin' me?!?
War on Terror Posted by Boulder Refugee at November 24, 2009 4:22 PM
The unspoken rule in the field is quickly going to become "stop taking prisoners."
Which is fine by me. A little field justice under Rule .308 will prevent unnecessary show trials to bash American policy in New York.
Posted by: Keith at November 24, 2009 5:03 PMI just hope they didn't hurt the widdle tewwowist!
Posted by: jk at November 25, 2009 12:37 PMMore fallout from the decades of hard work by the "American Criminal Liberties Union."
If we must endure four years of anti-war show trials in return for no appreciable achievements on any of President Obama's other leftist policy goals, that is a trade I am willing to make.
Posted by: johngalt at November 25, 2009 1:17 PM | What do you think? [3]