Comments on: A Killing In the Desert: When Good Men Do Terrible Things – UPDATED

By: Woody

Woody — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:33:51 +0000

Here's more tragedy. This time, the soldier was on the wrong end of a bullet.

Tributes have been paid to a soldier killed during the rescue of a journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan. Corporal John Harrison, 29, from the Parachute Regiment, was described as "a wonderful son, brother and a dedicated soldier" by his family. He died in a daring pre-dawn operation on Wednesday to rescue Stephen Farrell, a reporter with the New York Times.

The New York Times reporter had been warned repeatedly not to go into the dangerous area where he was captured. His haughty disregard for warnings from the military resulted in two deaths to save him.

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:31:00 +0000

Thanks, truth. This feels tragic, tragic, tragic.

By: truth will set him free

truth will set him free — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:16:37 +0000

These comments are exactly why 1LT Michael Behenna wants a new trial. The military judge would not allow this evidence to be heard in the presence of the military panel (jury) and even went as far to say that he didn’t feel that it would have made any impact of the verdict. So, why have juries if the judge can read their minds as to how they would decide? The physical evidence paints the picture as to what happened in that culvert and it matches 1LT Michael Behenna’s testimony–it was self-defense. That is why the prosecution excused their own witness from the trial without testifying and suppressed this evidence from the defense until after the conviction was secured.

1LT Michael Behenna fought for life, liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness for the Iraqi and American people. It is now time for us to fight for him!!!

DEFENDMICHAEL.COM
DEFEND OUR TROOPS WHO DEFEND US!!!

By: Celeste Fremon

Celeste Fremon — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:15:26 +0000

Sure Fire, I just read part two (as you’ll see from the update) thus took the works “without defense” out.

Clearly we don’t know what happened—making the story even more tragic.

I agree, if things are as Mozingo said they are, there absolutely should have been a mistrial.

By: Sure Fire

Sure Fire — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:59:54 +0000

“Michael Behenna shot and killed a Iraqi detainee as the man crouched stark naked and without defense in a dark dusty culvert outside of Baiji, Iraq.”

After reading the rest of the story this morning I’m not quite sure that’s what happened Celeste. At the very least a mistrial should have been declared with different prosecutors trying the case and different officers hearing it.