The verdict just came in. Navy Seal Mathew McCabe was found not guilty on all charges in his Court-martial trial. The Navy SEAL was charged with assault for allegedly roughing up a prisoner in his custody. The prisoner is Ahmed Hashim Abed, who is the suspected masterminded the grisly killings of four American contractors in Iraq six years ago.
McCabe is the 3rd and last of Navy Seals acquitted on all charges for assaulting Abed. It has been widely spread that it is now customary for anyone detained or captured by US troops to claim or fake abuse to detract attention from their own actions. It was a sham that these Heros were even brought to trial. It is just one more example how this administration is more willing to protect the rights of foreign terrorist than their own military.
Hopefully, these sailors will be returned to duty and apologized to. Although I doubt any apology will be forthcoming. |