DieHardBrownsFan Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Navy SEAL Cleared in Iraq Abuse CaseUpdated: 1 hour 30 minutes ago Lauren Frayer Contributor AOL News (April 22) -- A jury has cleared a Navy SEAL of all charges in an abuse case involving an Iraqi prisoner accused of planning a grisly 2004 attack where the charred bodies of Blackwater guards were hanged from a bridge over the Euphrates river. A six-member U.S. Navy jury in Baghdad deliberated for two hours this morning before acquitting 1st Petty Officer Julio Huertas of failing to prevent the prisoner from being beaten. He's the first of three Navy SEALs to go on trial in the case, whose proceedings have been detailed by several news agencies. The Iraqi prisoner in question was accused of masterminding a 2004 ambush in Fallujah, where four American security contractors were killed. Their burned bodies were then dragged through the streets, and two were hanged from a bridge in ghastly iconic images that marked a turning point early in the Iraq war. Those images became symbols of the growing power of Iraq's insurgency, and prompted a huge American invasion into Fallujah later that year. Hopefully the other two will also be cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 That's great news. This whole thing is a travesty. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. T Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Great News! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 >>Hopefully the other two will also be cleared.>> I agree and take NOTHING for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 So, the only evidence, I guess, was the lying say so of a terrorist, who was trained to lie about being abused ? And this went this far.........why? Can't WAIT til the other soldiers are cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 So, the only evidence, I guess, was the lying say so of a terrorist, who was trained to lie about being abused ? And this went this far.........why? Can't WAIT til the other SEALS are cleared. Corrected. Don't ever call a SEAL a Soldier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Corrected. Don't ever call a SEAL a Soldier! Kind of like calling a Marine a Sailor but the Marine Corps is part of the Navy! I get my Marine friends all worked up when I call them swabby's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Corrected. Don't ever call a SEAL a Soldier! **************** My bad. @@ I was a "soldier", but wouldn't have been qualified to even apply to be considered to go to SEAL training. GGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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