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"Don't take them alive if you don't have to". No prisioners, no loose lips, lawyers, no bs ect.
The fewer that come back alive, the fewer problems you have.
Exactly. Where did we go wrong when it comes to justice?
Lawmakers rally to sailors' aid in court martial - Yahoo! NewsBy KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press Writer Kevin Freking, Associated Press Writer – Fri Dec 4, 10:03 pm ET
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers are seeking a reprieve for three Navy SEALs facing court-martial because one allegedly punched a suspect after arresting him for an ambush killing of U.S. contractors in Iraq.
Rather than accept a reprimand, the sailors chose to fight the charges in a military court. Their appeal greatly raises the stakes because a guilty finding could bring stiff punishment.
A letter that Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif, circulated in the House said prosecuting the three SEALs "seems to us to be an overreaction by the command."
One of the SEALs is accused of punching Ahmed Hashim Abed in the face after his September arrest; the others are accused of falsifying statements on the episode.
Hunter, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said the men could face loss of rank, up to one year of confinement, a bad conduct discharge and forfeiture of a portion of their pay each month for up to a year.
About 20 lawmakers signed the letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, including House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio.
"The Navy SEALs could have been slapped on the wrist for this — unfairly then, too," Hunter said. "But they said, 'We want to let the facts be known." Prosecuting them is "baloney."