Special Operations Chief, Edward “Eddie” Gallagher was one of the Best in the US elite unit of Navy Seals. He was deployed in Afghanistan and in Iraq, trained the offspring, was a sniper, medic and bomb specialist.

Now, to be accused of being the flagship of the soldiers cruel war crimes . In 2017, Gallagher should have as a Leader of the team Alpha Platoon in Mosul, a school girl shot that went for a walk on the banks of the Tigris, another Time, an old man who wanted to get to a fountain of water. According to eye-witnesses to Gallagher, also have a 15-year-old prisoners-of-war with a knife stabbed to death.

After his return to the USA he was awarded for his merits in the war a medal. However, as of may Gallagher is brought before a military court in the process.

In an internal 439-page report of investigation of the U.S. Navy, is the “New York Times”, described the gruesome crime of a decorated soldier in detail.

The newspaper writes of a miracle that the case was justiciable. So senior US would not want to cover up the military’s Gallagher’s war crimes, to harm the Reputation of the best military unit of the United States, suspected in the “New York Times”. The topic came ultimately to the Public, was only thanks to the tenacity of some of the Navy Seals who served with Gallagher in Iraq.

Since may of 2018, Gallagher is sitting in detention. In November, he was indicted for intentional murder and serious bodily injury. The case is not damaged not only the reputation of the best US military unit, but has also become a political issue. Some keep Gallagher in spite of the accusations for a war hero, who sits wrongly on the dock. In the social media members, a US soldier, and conservative politicians for his release. It even T sold Shirts and Caps with the inscription “Free Eddie”.

(source: Facebook/Free Eddie Gallagher Navy Seal Chief)

Several Republicans have publicly called for the release of Gallagher’s. And also US President Donald Trump turned on. On Twitter, Trump said that he had facilitated Gallagher’s conditions of detention. So he’s supposed to be from a single cell in a better accommodation been misplaced.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 25.04.2019, 16:24 PM