When President Obama draped the nation’s highest award for combat valor around the neck of an Afghan war hero at the White House in October 2013, a highly decorated Green Beret officer who sat nearby faced an ugly reality: The Army was investigating him on charges of murder and conspiracy.
Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn was invited to the ceremony by William D. Swenson, who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan four years earlier. Like Swenson, Golsteyn had braved enemy fire repeatedly, seen fellow soldiers die and voiced deep frustration with the ways he saw U.S. troops restricted in combat. But Golsteyn, a friend of Swenson’s, also may have had a darker chapter to his service.
According to Army documents, the young officer disclosed to CIA personnel during a 2011 job interview that he had killed an unarmed Taliban fighter he suspected of being a bombmaker. The documents, obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, also suggest an elaborate cover-up that, if true, could amount to serious war crimes involving not only Golsteyn but fellow Green Beret soldiers.
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9 comments:
Leave him alone, he only killed scum, our enemies! Anyone ever hear of WW II, or Viet Nam? Guys did a lot of bad things in those wars, so what, war is not a pick-nick. He is not like the Muslim that tossed a grenade into the tent of his American soldier buddies.
Before an investigation into war crimes by these American heroes is begun there should be one started on the war crimes committed by G. W. Bush, Dick Cheney, the CIA and numerous other entities and individuals of that administration.
"the war crimes committed by G. W. Bush, Dick Cheney"
Can you supply some examples?
No, Ginn blows a lot of hot air, but never bothers to back up any statements with facts.
Well, let's start with what former terror czar Richard Clarke said in June of 2014,
"I think things that they authorized probably fall within the area of war crimes." He further stated that Bush and Cheney "probably perpetrated what amounts to war crimes", surrounding the unconstitutional attack on Iraq and suggested that they could and should be prosecuted by the UN.
Beyond that,
GW Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and several other top Bush administration officials were convicted of war crimes in absentia by a special war crimes tribunal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Francis Boyle, a professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law was a prosecutor at the tribunal [that an American law professor did this says quite a lot]. The war crimes tribunal was convened and conducted according to internationally recognized procedures and rules of evidence. It concluded with the five-member panel unanimously delivering guilty verdicts.
Six attempts to get Bush out of the U.S. have failed, 3 in Canada were thwarted by the Canuck gov't as were 1 in Germany and 1 in Spain. Bush canceled a scheduled appearance in Geneva, Switzerland after human rights groups filed a criminal complaint charging him with violating international treaties against torture.
Torture is the key here 5:00PM & 6:56PM. Bush, his VP [Cheney has publicly admitted that he was "a big supporter" of waterboarding], the AG and his top advisers are ALL guilty of war crimes against prisoners and violations of the Geneva Convention, period. Any intelligent American or international citizen has no problem realizing it.
The "court" is not recognized and has no more authority than if I held it in my living room. The fact that an American law professor prosecuted anyone in this kangaroo court lends no credibility either. Obama was a law professor, too, you know. Richard Clarke has been criticized for telling different versions on the same events, while under oath. He has also been described as basically a disgruntled former employee. Thanks.
6:56PM, Blow that ↑↑↑, pal.., and when you're done blowing it, I got plenty more for ya.
May 21, 2015 at 8:32 PM
Where are your accusers now woman?
10:15PM
Tell that to the Malaysians and see how far your argument gets. Honestly the ICC is probably the 'kangaroo' court you're referring to. Malaysia's court, on the other hand, is quite legit.
You also didn't address the Swiss nor Bush's fear of leaving the U.S.
The fact remains, Bush IS a war criminal as are his aides. His directives most certainly DO violate the Geneva Convention, period.
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