Navy SEAL from cleared in Iraqi abuse case

PapoZalsa · 04-25-2010, 11:15 PM

BAGHDAD (AP) -- A U.S. military judge on Friday cleared a Navy SEAL from Yorktown of any wrongdoing in the alleged beating of an Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding the grisly 2004 killings of four American contractors.

The Blackwater contractors' burned bodies were dragged through the streets and two were hanged from a bridge over the Euphrates river in the former insurgent hotbed of Fallujah, in what became a major turning point in the Iraq war.

After a daylong trial and fewer than two hours of mulling the evidence, Navy Judge Cmdr. Tierny Carlos found Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe not guilty of dereliction of duty, a spokesman said.

It was the second verdict in as many days to throw out charges against three SEALs, the Navy's elite special forces unit, accused in the abuse case. The trials have drawn fire from at least 20 members of Congress and other Americans who it see it as coddling terrorists to overcompensate for the notorious Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

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dad · 04-25-2010, 11:25 PM

Frag the wistleblower!

CervanteZ · 04-26-2010, 07:13 AM

Wise choice by the court.

fullmonty · 04-26-2010, 07:54 AM

Glad the judge was smart and chose not to ruin the SEALs career

370Zsteve · 04-26-2010, 08:23 AM

Put in context, the trial was an outrage to begin with. War is hell.

nuTinmuch · 04-26-2010, 08:34 AM

Wish I had a little more background on this.

PapoZalsa · 04-26-2010, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nuTinmuch

Wish I had a little more background on this.

04-25-2010, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	Navy SEAL from cleared in Iraqi abuse case BAGHDAD (AP) -- A U.S. military judge on Friday cleared a Navy SEAL from Yorktown of any wrongdoing in the alleged beating of an Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding the grisly 2004 killings of four American contractors. The Blackwater contractors' burned bodies were dragged through the streets and two were hanged from a bridge over the Euphrates river in the former insurgent hotbed of Fallujah, in what became a major turning point in the Iraq war. After a daylong trial and fewer than two hours of mulling the evidence, Navy Judge Cmdr. Tierny Carlos found Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Keefe not guilty of dereliction of duty, a spokesman said. It was the second verdict in as many days to throw out charges against three SEALs, the Navy's elite special forces unit, accused in the abuse case. The trials have drawn fire from at least 20 members of Congress and other Americans who it see it as coddling terrorists to overcompensate for the notorious Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Navy SEAL from Yorktown cleared in Iraqi abuse case \| 13NEWS / WVEC.com \| Hampton Roads Military News, Local News & Breaking News \| WVEC.com \| News for Hampton Roads, Virginia __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

04-25-2010, 11:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
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