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Defense is at bat for SOC Gallagher now, calling witnesses to disprove the prosecutions case in the stabbing death of the ISIS Jihadi, and the sniping of two civilians. The prosecution has been rocked by violations of attorney\/client privilege and Constitutional Rights of the accused, and the original prosecutors were relieved or replaced. The prosecution also has no forensic evidence of wrong doing, but is relying on witness testimony. One such witness in a stunning revelation claimed he was the one who killed the ISIS Jihadist, and not Gallagher.<\/p>\n
The defense has its witnesses, too.<\/p>\n
Caution, site has a disturbing pic and may not be suitable for children or those with tender sensibilities.<\/p>\n
By: Julie Watson and Christopher Weber<\/strong>
\nSAN DIEGO \u2014 A Marine who worked jointly in Iraq with a decorated Navy SEAL accused of murder testified Thursday that the platoon chief did not stab a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner as alleged by other platoon members.<\/p>\nMarine Staff Sgt. Giorgio Kirylo said he watched as Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward \u201cEddie\u201d Gallagher tried to save the 17-year-old captive and never saw him use his hunting knife on him.<\/p>\n
Gallagher is accused of fatally stabbing the adolescent captive while he was under his care in Iraq in 2017 and to shooting civilians. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder.<\/p>\n
After the boy died, Kirylo said he moved the corpse to pose for a “cool guy trophy” photo because it was the platoon’s first Islamic State prisoner captured from their battlefield.<\/p>\n
He said he lifted up the teen’s body to put the corpse’s head on his foot when a bandage on his neck popped up.<\/p>\n
Kirylo testified that he saw no stab wounds under the dressing.<\/p>\n
He said each member of the platoon took turns posing with the body, and no one was upset.<\/p>\n
He said the platoon members took turns taking photos with the body because they were excited that they had coordinated an air strike with Iraqi troops that had killed Islamic State fighters including the captive’s commander.<\/p>\n
“This was our unofficial war trophy,” the Marine Raider said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So no murder witnessed by the Marine, but some warriors counting coup after a successful mission? A bit gruesome for the civilized, perhaps. I don’t recall seeing any of the civilized types embedding with SEALs or Force Recon or Spec Ops or, you get my drift. How easy it must be to second guess the actions of a fighter who had to make a decision now with lives on the edge, while the civilized may second guess at their leisure. <\/p>\n
Read the rest of the article here: Navy Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"