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JammieWearingFool: Capture A Terrorist, Go To Jail
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Capture A Terrorist, Go To Jail
JammieWearingFool —
... This is how politically correct the military has become . This is why jihadist like Hasan are given a pass. This is the sorry state of affairs when it comes to fighting the terrorists. 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. Most of the readers should be aware of the incident that ...
This Is Unreal -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
The Corner on National Review Online —
Via FNC:
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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy's elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," ...
Carol Platt Liebau: How About a Civilian Trial in New York?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Three Navy SEALs, who have succeeded in capturing one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq, are going to be court-martialed . For punching this poor thing, who is the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Americans (guards for Blackwater) in Fallujah in 2004. ...
Insanity. Three Navy SEALS Charged With Giving Terrorist A Bloody Lip
Ace of Spades HQ —
Insanity. Three Navy SEALS Charged With Giving Terrorist A Bloody Lip Not just any terrorist but a so-called High Value Target who was responsible for Kos' favorite murder of Blackwater employees in Fallujah back in '04. The three, all members of the Navy's elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment called an admiral's mast and have 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 ...
Showing the Strength of Our System, or a Symptom of the Long Goodbye to American Manhood?
Solomonia —
... There must be more to this story. I mean...there must be... Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist ...
Obama is Prosecuting Navy Seals for giving a Most Wanted Terrorist a Bloody Lip
Commonsense & Wonder —
Unbelievable: 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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three, all members of the Navy's elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial. Ahmed Hashim Abed, ...
PC Rubbish at its Worst
Wizbang —
Clue by four for CinC SPAWAR and CinC CENTCOM Prosecuting special operators for bloodying the lip of a wanted terrorist will, in the long run, result in a lot more such terrorists being killed resisting special operators attempting to apprehend them. Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist By Rowan Scarborough FOX News 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 three of the SEALs who captured him ...
SEALs Being Charged for Giving Terrorist a Fat Lip?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... They could've executed him in the desert and left him in a shallow grave for all I care, but the SEALs are professionals, and so they brought the man behind the 2004 murder of four American contractors in Fallujah to the Green Zone, where one SEAL told investigators that he "had showered after the mission, gone to the kitchen and then decided to look in on the detainee." ...
Criminalizing the GWOT
Neptunus Lex —
This is where it leads:
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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military ...
Travesty of justice: Navy SEALs face assault charges for capturing most-wanted jihad terrorist
Jihad Watch —
... Yet another Which Side Is Obama On Alert: "Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist," by Rowan Scarborough for FoxNews, November 24 (thanks to Mackie): ...
Ahmed Has Him Fat Lip
small dead animals —
Ahmed Has Him Fat Lip Is there nothing that Obama can't do? 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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges... Posted by Kate at November 24, 2009 4:42 PM
Insanity of the day
Michelle Malkin —
Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist : 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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial. Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named ...
okay, no prisoners
Knowledge is Power —
... 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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. ...
SEALS Bloody the Lip of Terrorist Murderer and Face Charges
Peoples Press Collective —
... 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. READ THE REST at FoxNews. ...
Three Navy SEALs court-martialed after giving most-wanted Iraqi terrorist a fat lip
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... Looks awful , but I’m suspicious that it’s as bad as it seems given Fox’s misleading headline: “Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist.” That makes it sound like the act of capturing him is the offense here, which would be insane even by the Army’s Nidal-Hasan standards of political correctness. But that’s not what happened. They’re being charged for allegedly giving him a beating and covering it up. Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater ...
Marines to be charged for capturing top terrorist
Fausta's Blog —
Via Michael Goldfarb, you would think the US is monitoring a kindergarten playground instead of fighting a war:
Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist
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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy’s ...
A Sickening Story
Power Line —
You could call this pre-September 11 thinking, except that there never was a time when it would have been sane:
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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. ...
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors -- and he had the bloody lip ...
Unreal. Navy Seals Face Court-Martial After Capturing Al-Qaeda Leader
Gateway Pundit —
Unbelievable. Three navy seal heroes face court-martial after capturing the Al-Qaeda leader who murdered four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004.
The Al-Qaeda leader had a bloody lip when he was arrested.
The USA Blackwater guards were burned, beaten, dragged through the streets of Fallujah and their decapitated bodies hung from a bridge over the Euphrates River on March 31, 2004.
FOX News reported, via Report on Arrakis:
Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — ...
Chutzpah, It’s What’s For Dinner
Six Meat Buffet —
... Meanwhile, in another part of the world, The Men who caught the mutilator behind the Fallujah Massacre are being court-martialed because the terrorist had an owie on his widdle wip. ...
Not A Good Sign
Op For —
H-O-L-Y S-H-I-T.
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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy's elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told ...
Court-Martialed for Giving a Fat Lip to a Murderous Terrorist
Gates of Vienna —
... They aren’t in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them. [emphasis added] Five and a half years later, a team of Navy SEALs has captured the reputed mastermind behind the Fallujah killings. And their reward? They are facing a court-martial because the detained terrorist claims he suffered a bloody lip. The horror! According to Fox News: Navy Seals Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted ...
More Madness in the Overseas Contingency Operation
Southern Appeal —
Fox is reporting that three Navy SEALs are facing military prosecution for the abuse of a detainee, Ahmed Hashim Abed. Abed was the mastermind of the ambush that resulted in the mutilation and killing of four Blackwater employees in Fallujah. The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have 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 ...
Newspaper Roundup for Wednesday, November 25, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Wednesday, November 25, 2009 Wednesday, November 25, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Fox News: Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist Accused of punching terrorist; face assault charges Politico: ...
News..........
Theo Spark —
Thanks to the Troops! Another Eurosocialist Success Story -- Paddy Goes A-Begging! The former British police officer who wants to bring down Barack Obama CRU Hack/Leak Round-Up #2 4 Lessons Learned From the Health Care Vote On Saturday All 193% of Republicans Support Palin, Romney and Huckabee Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist Iraq inquiry: Britain rejected regime change as illegal in 2001 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: US and Israel 'don't have ...
Navy Seals in trouble over supposedly punching a terrorist in the mouth
Political Byline —
Not to sound like the eternal skeptic here; but something about this story sounds very fishy. I mean, I can understand a death — but a terrorist reporting someone punching him in the mouth strikes me as not being true. Something is fishy here. Not to mention Fox News’s god-awful headline on this story; which does, I am afraid show a horrific bias in this story.
Via Fox News:
Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder ...
Soldiers Treated Worse Than Terrorists in Barack Obama’s America
RedState —
... Fox News is reporting that Navy SEALs have captured the mastermind behind the 2004 Fallujah massacre that saw 4 Blackwater USA employees murdered and mutilated. ...
Morning Briefs: Stuff You May Have Read Somewhere Else
Moonbattery —
... Item Number Two: Can you effing believe that the Obama Administration is going to prosecute three Navy SEALS for punching a terrorist in the nose? And I thought what Bush did to Ramos and Compean was an abomination. ...
Free The Fallujah One!
Jules Crittenden —
... In global law-enforcement news, American war criminals face court-martial for denying civil rights of man-caused disaster suspect. FOX : 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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have requested a trial by ...
Why we lost the war
Cold Fury —
Somebody please, please, please tell me I’m dreaming : Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist 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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial. ...
SEALs Charged With Assault for Arresting Top Terrorist
Moonbattery —
... If anything can destroy the United States military, it's not Chinese tanks or Muslim IEDs, but political correctness, employed by sanctimonious fifth-column liberals to corrode its morale. Imagine laying your life on the line for a country presided over by moonbats who bend over backwards to side with its enemies. The latest outrage: ...
Absolute Insanity
Blogs For Victory —
We seem to get stupider about everything by the day:
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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom ...
PC imbecilicity...
Random Jottings —
PC imbecilicity... The ultimate (so far) PC insanity... Navy SEALs Face Assault Charges for Capturing Most-Wanted Terrorist (and giving him a fat lip): Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq â the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three, all members of the Navy's elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment â called an admiral's mast — and have ...
SEALs Charged With Assault for Arresting Top Terrorist
Stop The ACLU —
... Posted on November 25, 2009 If anything can destroy the United States military, it’s not Chinese tanks or Muslim IEDs, but political correctness, employed by sanctimonious fifth-column liberals to corrode its morale. Imagine laying your life on the line for a country presided over by moonbats who bend over backwards to side with its enemies. The latest outrage: 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 three of the SEALs who ...
"I Cannot in Good Conscious, Encourage My Nephew to Reenlist"
Confederate Yankee —
... and incompetent CEO. But the simple fact of the matter is that while our soldiers are stuck with Obama as our President, they didn't sign on to serve and protect a President, they signed on to defend the United States. It shouldn't matter who is President. And yet, I know from servicemen that were in the military under Carter and Clinton that to be a servicemen under a cowering Democratic President is demoralizing. I'm just as disgusted as the rest of you that three Navy SEALs are facing a military court for allegedly punching the terrorist responsible for killing burning, ...
So sue me!
Belmont Club —
Fox News reports that Navy Seals who captured the mastermind of the attack on the Blackwater convoy through Fallujah in 2004 are being sued by their captive for punching him. 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 three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com. The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral’s ...
Outrage: Navy SEALS face assault charges for giving a bloody lip to a most wanted terrorist
Stop The ACLU —
... Posted on November 25, 2009 If this doesn’t infuriate you, then I don’t know what will. These men are heroes , but in the newer, hopier, changier United States, heroes who capture a most-wanted terrorist responsible for the brutal murders of four Americans are charged with assault… for punching him in the lip . Three Navy SEALS caught Ahmed Ashim Habed, the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Americans in Fallujah in 2004. Apparently, he got punched in the lip — and they’re now facing criminal charges. Navy SEALs have secretly captured ...
Carol Platt Liebau: Here Comes the Judge?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... one could blame young people for declining to join the military. What's more, it allows a bunch of international judges effectively to define the permissible limits of the warfare conducted by Americans, and offers an opportunity for them to wield enormous (and unjustified) authority over our troops, our strategy and our defenses -- a clear violation of our sovereignty. Soldiers' hands are already being tied enough -- and their ability to defend themselves constrained enough -- by the new, PC era in the Obama armed forces . Subjecting them to international jurisdiction would ...
Justice for Accused Navy SEALs?
American Thinker —
A report that three Navy SEALs will face court martial charges for allegedly abusing a long-sought Iraqi terror suspect during or after his capture has produced quite a bit of outrage and controversy. While it is too early in the process to make a judgment as to the commandos' guilt or innocence, there is good reason to suspect the military has overreacted in pressing criminal charges.
Navy SEALs capture most-wanted Iraqi terrorist, but now they're charged with punching him
Top of the Ticket —
... Rowan Scarborough of Fox News, who broke the story, quotes Neal Puckett, one of the commando's defense attorneys, as saying: ...
The Right Needs to Step Back from the Navy SEAL Trial
The Sundries Shack —
... rule of law. I thought we sought to preserve good order and discipline in our military. Neither of those is served if we simply ignore the fact that a detainee, even a scumbag piece of filth like MID, may have been injured in contravention of regulations while in our soldiers’ custody. Obviously, someone in those soldiers’ chain of command has information that they violated at least three regulations. Indeed, there is some indication that all of them lied about what happened, since all three were charged with some variant of making a false statement . Now let me be crystal ...
The Right Needs to Step Back from the Navy SEALs Trial
The Sundries Shack —
... rule of law. I thought we sought to preserve good order and discipline in our military. Neither of those is served if we simply ignore the fact that a detainee, even a scumbag piece of filth like MID, may have been injured in contravention of regulations while in our soldiers’ custody. Obviously, someone in those soldiers’ chain of command has information that they violated at least three regulations. Indeed, there is some indication that all of them lied about what happened, since all three were charged with some variant of making a false statement . Now let me be crystal ...
Stop prosecuting our American heroes
American Thinker —
In what must be one of the most outrageous criminal prosecutions in American history, the U.S. military is dragging three Navy SEALs into court to face criminal charges. Their crime: punching a terrorist in the mouth and giving him a bloody lip. The alleged "victim" of this so-called assault is not just any old anti-American, murderous barbarian Muslim terrorist. No, the man who got the schoolyard fat lip was Ahmed Hashim Abed, the same man the U.S. government suspects planned the ambush, murder, and mutilation of four U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. After ...
Stop Prosecuting American Heroes
RealClearPolitics - Homepage —
In what must be one of the most outrageous criminal prosecutions in American history, the U.S. military is dragging three Navy SEALs into court to face criminal charges. Their crime: punching a terrorist in the mouth and giving him a bloody lip. The alleged "victim" of this so-called assault is not just any old anti-American, murderous barbarian Muslim terrorist. No, the man who got the schoolyard fat lip was Ahmed Hashim Abed, the same man the U.S. government suspects planned the ambush, murder, and mutilation of four U.S. civilian contractors in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004. After ...
Real Men Have Black Sites
Generation Patriot —
... But we don't do stuff like that in today's age of 24/7/365 coverage. A terrorist gets punched in the face during his capture and the soldiers who brought him in are the ones who get in trouble. An ...



