Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher's review moving
forward without WH interference, officials say
Fox News,
by
Andrew O´Reilly
Original Article
Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk,
11/24/2019 4:16:24 PM
An internal review of the Navy SEAL who posed for a photo next to an Islamic State terrorist's corpse while in Iraq in 2017 is moving forward, two defense officials told Fox News on Sunday, in a case that could lead to the loss of his SEAL Trident.
Chief Petty Officer Edward Gallagher was found not guilty of murdering the ISIS fighter during a 2017 deployment to Iraq, but was convicted of posing for a photo with the corpse. His case and trial made international headlines and caught the attention of President Trump, who tweeted this past Wednesday in support of Gallagher.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/24/2019 4:31:47 PM (No. 244405)
Fox often skims the surface. They don’t dig very deep.
It’s my guess that the Navy will go ahead. But they now know the President’s attitude toward what has happened to Gallagher. That his case has been handled badly from the beginning, and he has been terribly wronged by the Navy. So we will see how this enfolds. Meanwhile the President will stand back and see what the outcome turns out to be. He may not have to do anything more….
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 11/24/2019 5:15:01 PM (No. 244438)
I am stunned by the insubordination of the president at all levels in today’s military. Unheard of in my day.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
curious1 11/24/2019 5:35:45 PM (No. 244452)
Find out who the fools are that think taking photos with dead enemies is a 'bad thing' and put them on the front line with a rifle. If they survive a couple years, then court martial them, kick them out and no pension.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
MorningStar 11/24/2019 7:20:35 PM (No. 244529)
We didn't have to wait long, now did we? The Sec. of the Navy is OUT, and his replacement has already been named. For any fools of any high rank that think they can commit INSUBORDINATION of their C-in-C - THINK AGAIN MATEYS, THINK AGAIN, ON YOUR WAY OUT!! LOL!! That's telling them Mr. President. Now, what can we do about those subterranean TROLLS running the latest Impeachment scam?!!! Could we ship them to Antartica, perhaps?!!
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
HotRod 11/24/2019 7:46:13 PM (No. 244547)
This story has become OBE.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
MickTurn 11/24/2019 10:06:39 PM (No. 244631)
Go for it...Pres. Trump is already peeved about this...now you want to double down?
Apparently you Navy morons have been at sea FAR too LONG!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
buckeye1 11/24/2019 10:38:14 PM (No. 244646)
It sounds like Gallagher wants to retire with his rank and honors he's acquired during his career. Let him be! Sounds like there needs to be a purge of the command officers who owe their allegiance to former presidents?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
DVC 11/24/2019 11:31:21 PM (No. 244669)
My bet is the NEW SecNav will sort things out VERY quickly, in favor of Gallagher.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
judy 11/25/2019 4:30:40 AM (No. 244730)
Fake News!!Spencer was replaced!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
randperry 11/28/2019 12:25:07 PM (No. 247877)
Doesn't matter if you are a Republican or Democrat or whether you agree or disagree with the President's November 15, 2019 pardons of Army Major Matt Golsteyn, Army 1LT Clint Lorance, or Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher - one FACT remains as was expressed in almost every news cycle report over the past three days: The military "justice" system is totally corrupt.
"Fortunately, the defense team in the Gallagher case did an incredible job of uncovering prosecutorial corruption before the case reached the jury. Gallagher’s attorneys uncovered deliberate attempts by overzealous Navy prosecutors and NCIS agents to spy on his defense team. This involved an illegal search without a warrant –violating Gallagher’s rights under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution – and also threatened his right to effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment. In addition, the Navy violated the sacrosanct privacy of the attorney-client privilege. Such misconduct cannot be defended in any way, shape or form."
"Corrupt military investigators and prosecutors follow a simple formula: Prosecute a high-profile case, make national news, and then punch your ticket when you leave the Judge Advocate General's Corps."
"The prosecution hid evidence that the motorcyclists were Taliban bomb makers, then ordered Lorance’s men to testify against him or face murder charges themselves."
"When the Army charged Lorance with murder, the message rang out loud and clear: Defend yourselves in battle and you may be prosecuted for murder."
"As an ex-Navy JAG attorney, I'm ashamed of what corrupt Navy prosecutors and NCIS agents did to war hero Gallagher and his family. But I'm proud to say that a clearheaded United States Navy jury put a stop to the insanity, at least in this case."
"But without a meaningful overhaul of the military justice system, rogue military prosecutors are still likely to target prominent warfighters like Chief Eddie Gallagher. What a slap in the face to the men and women who put their lives on the line for our country."
"Sadly, the corrupt 'deep state' has infected the military justice system, depressing overall military morale."
I could easily give you 50+ more quotes on this and that is just over the past three days.
But just as I experienced with US Army lawyers, you get some self-serving, mealy-mouthed, pencil-necked, geek lawyer who sees it as a way to advance his career over his peers. Just like now US Army lawyer lieutenant colonel (he was a captain when it happened back in 2004 so he has since been promoted TWICE) Matthew Fitzgerald who LIED to his state bar multiple times after threatening me to do something which he knew was clearly against Army regulations. All so that he could boast this as a "success" on his annual officer efficiency report - to which I have a copy of his report (and posted on my Facebook page noted below).
"Deep state" even back then maybe? After the Army JAG (Lieutenant General Dana Chipman as the top Army lawyer) appointed a friend of Fitzgerald's to do the investigation and found no wrongdoing, I wrote to the Inspectors General of both the Army and DoD, the Secretary of the Army, The Secretary of Defense, The Attorney General, and eventually the President (Obama) - and each no less than three times.
Nobody ever bothered to even answer the mail. And why is that? Because the military lawyers are all part of the "swamp."
Or as a retired Army JAG Colonel friend said to me over this matter: "Forget it if you ever think that something is going to happen - the Army lawyers are as thick as thieves."
See it all to include evidence at https://www.facebook.com/people/Feres-Doctrine/100011369043077
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The Fox video is confusing somewhat, just as much as the "tennis match" of "He Said'She Said" between the upper brass during the last two days. Waiting to see if President Trump Tweets on Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher again or waits till some reporter asks "the question" which we know is coming.