Posted on 11/27/2019 1:40:55 PM PST by jazusamo
In an op-ed published by the Military Times, Sean Gallagher, brother of Navy SEAL Edward "Eddie" Gallagher, blasted politicians and military leaders who say President Trump's interventions in preventing more punitive action against his brother were wrong.
Gallagher criticized "military attorneys, indignant Pentagon officials and your typical Washington establishment types" for being hypocritical when it came to good order and discipline.
"Their views were mainly the same. The president’s actions were a moral hazard ! What message will it send our troops? What of good order and discipline? I have one question for these people: Where in the hell were you the past year and a half?" Gallagher asked.
Gallagher was referring to the conduct of the military prosecutors, who his brother's defense team accused of "misconduct by NCIS personnel in the investigation and presentation of charges."
The Navy's first lead prosecutor was removed from the case after admitting to emailing a tracking beacon to defense attorneys, paralegals, and reporters in order to find the source of leaks to the media. The Navy's team was also accused of manipulating witness statements to NCIS agents and trying to cover it up.
"Preach to me again the dangers of moral hazards?" Gallagher wrote.
Gallagher then offered some perspective for members of the military and said his family will continue to vote for politicians who "actually support our warfighters":
That flag on your uniform, and the Constitution you swear to protect, also protects you. No one, not even members of your own military, can deny you your rights, especially the right to due process and a jury of your peers.
It is the only thing that saved my brother form a lifetime of unjust imprisonment.
It also guarantees civilian control of the military. So while the brass rails about moral hazards and pontificates about good order, the Gallagher family will continue to cast our ballots for those who actually support our warfighters and not some other agenda.
"President Trump was right to intervene on Eddie’s case, and that should terrify every person wearing a uniform," he concluded.
Trump pushed back against Navy leaders to allow Gallagher to retire with his rank and Navy SEAL Trident. Gallagher was initially demoted by the Navy before Trump reversed its decision. Defense Secretary Mark Esper asked for former Navy Secretary Richard V. Spencer's resignation "after losing trust and confidence in him regarding his lack of candor over conversations with the White House."
What was he found guilty of? not murder! Yet he did 4 months! For what? Posing for a photo?
So what if he was indiscriminately murdering civilians!
Thanks!
Reference please.
I must have missed the guilty verdict on indiscriminately murdering civilians or are accusations good enough for you?
When the prosecution malevolently and willfully disregards the rights of the defendant, the charges under the United States civil code and the UCMJ are to be dismissed - in this case, with prejudice (IMO). Gallagher was prosecuted for murder, whereas a colleague of his admitted on the stand to killing the illegal combatant during the trial. Because Gallagher did not murder the illegal combatant, the navy brass was going to further prosecute Gallagher out of embarrassment.
I cannot think of a single warfighter I know (including myself) that thinks the second-tier of prosecution and punishment is justice.
All I heard was this guy got falsely accused for killing an “enemy-combatant” (WTF else are you supposed to do with an enemy combatant? LOL), posed with what I guess was his birthday bro, and fought back against the JAG corps after they chucked him in the clink for 4 months until another guy told them he shot the birthday bro, I guess!
Holy Crap!
Never charged, never convicted of that
Ever serve in an ISIS or taliban kill zone?
Gallagher did. EIGHT deployments.
Define “ civilian”
Well, the brass and flags ordered the SEALs to kill terrorists - but win their hearts and minds by being Boy Scouts about it
So Eddie kinda ignored that and took a picture of what happens when a terrorist tried to kill his men
Have not heard a peep from the other POS Rear Adm Green
since Trump fired Spencer. Green should be the next to go.
Accusations from Navy Seal fighters are something I take pretty seriously. I don’t know about you, but I tend to believe our elite special forces soldiers. I guess to you they’re a bunch of scum.
You would be wrong about that, but you sure picked an appropriate screen name.
“But taking a picture with a corpse, while ill advised...”
I was a small child during WWII. I still remember seeing thousands of bodies almost daily in the newspapers and magazines, also the newsreels were full of them. I don’t believe I was warped in any way by seeing them.
You make a great point.
President Trump is the exact opposite of 0bama when it comes to supporting the military and the vast majority of military will agree with the current POTUS on this over 0bama commuting the sentence of Manning.
What might be beneficial to good order and discipline is the public crucifixion Gallagher’s persecutors. Their carcasses could then be left to rot along Pennsylvania Avenue, much as the Romans used the Appian Way.
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