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The JAG jerks pushing this need to spend time in prison.

44 posted on 12/05/2009 9:03:38 AM PST by mort56 (He who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither. - Ben Franklin)

Sorry to be so ... not PC.

IMHO, a terrorist found on the battlefield should stay on the battlefield.

54 posted on 12/05/2009 9:19:48 AM PST by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))

"The JAG jerks pushing this need to spend time in prison."

JAG's aren't the convening authority. Like anyone else in the military, they're following orders. If you've got a problem with the charges (as I do), then your beef is with command, not the attorneys prosecuting the case.

There will be an Article 32 hearing, much like a civilian preliminary trial with elements of a grand jury. That hearing will determine if the evidence supports a referral to a court-martial. But, the JAG corps is obligated to hold the hearing as the SEALs have refused Mast. They aren't "pushing" anything - the Commanding Officer is.

57 posted on 12/05/2009 9:29:09 AM PST by OldDeckHand (Obamacare - So bad, even Joe Lieberman isn't going to vote for it.)

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