Trump pardons ex-soldier convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner

[otto105]

The Hill ^ | May 6, 2019 |

President Trump on Monday signed an executive clemency granting a full pardon to a former Army first lieutenant convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner.

The White House released a statement announcing Trump's decision to pardon Michael Behenna, who was sentenced in 2009 to 15 years for shooting and killing Ali Mansur Mohamed. The move comes after repeated requests from Oklahoma's attorney general for Trump to pardon Behenna.

"Mr. Behenna’s case has attracted broad support from the military, Oklahoma elected officials, and the public," the White House said, noting that more than two-dozen generals and admirals, as well as numerous Oklahoma officials, have expressed support from Behenna, who hails from Edmond. The statements adds that he has been "a model prisoner."

"In light of these facts, Mr. Behenna is entirely deserving of this Grant of Executive Clemency," the statement read.

Prosecutors argued Behenna shot and killed Mansur, an alleged al-Qaida operative, in the desert in 2008 in retaliation for an improvised explosive device (IED) attack. Mansur had previously been ordered released due to lack of evidence for his connection to the terrorist group, and Behenna reportedly killed him while returning him to his hometown after attempting to question him about the IED attack.

Behenna was paroled in 2014 and was to remain on parole until 2024 prior to the pardon. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter (R) recently petitioned the Trump administration to pardon the Oklahoma native, writing to Attorney General Bill Barr in April that Behenna was convicted due to improper jury instructions and that prosecutors did not properly produce evidence bolstering his claim of self-defense. Hunter had previously petitioned for the pardon in February 2018.

Hunter's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

“This man is far more deserving of clemency than is that scumbag Bradley Manning.”

He would never have been convicted under any administration before Obama.

He was convicted by his peers in the military and sent to prison where he belongs.

behenna's murderous actions probability created more danger for his fellow soldiers.

 

[toobfreak]

Its telling that conservatives believe no rules apply to war.......

Hey Cult-meister, when your enemy has no rules of engagement, you better have ONLY ONE:

KILL THE BASTARDS any way you can.

I have no idea what your posting about other than destroying civilization and conventional wisdom.

If your convention wisdom involves sitting back and letting the enemy kill you while you punish your own for doing their jobs, then maybe we need a new, better wisdom to save civilization, because YOU AIN'T IT.

 

[toobfreak]

The Hill ^ | May 6, 2019 |

President Trump on Monday signed an executive clemency granting a full pardon to a former Army first lieutenant convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner.

The White House released a statement announcing Trump's decision to pardon Michael Behenna, who was sentenced in 2009 to 15 years for shooting and killing Ali Mansur Mohamed. The move comes after repeated requests from Oklahoma's attorney general for Trump to pardon Behenna.

"Mr. Behenna’s case has attracted broad support from the military, Oklahoma elected officials, and the public," the White House said, noting that more than two-dozen generals and admirals, as well as numerous Oklahoma officials, have expressed support from Behenna, who hails from Edmond. The statements adds that he has been "a model prisoner."

"In light of these facts, Mr. Behenna is entirely deserving of this Grant of Executive Clemency," the statement read.

Prosecutors argued Behenna shot and killed Mansur, an alleged al-Qaida operative, in the desert in 2008 in retaliation for an improvised explosive device (IED) attack. Mansur had previously been ordered released due to lack of evidence for his connection to the terrorist group, and Behenna reportedly killed him while returning him to his hometown after attempting to question him about the IED attack.

Behenna was paroled in 2014 and was to remain on parole until 2024 prior to the pardon. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter (R) recently petitioned the Trump administration to pardon the Oklahoma native, writing to Attorney General Bill Barr in April that Behenna was convicted due to improper jury instructions and that prosecutors did not properly produce evidence bolstering his claim of self-defense. Hunter had previously petitioned for the pardon in February 2018.

Hunter's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

“This man is far more deserving of clemency than is that scumbag Bradley Manning.”

He would never have been convicted under any administration before Obama.

He was convicted by his peers in the military and sent to prison where he belongs.

behenna's murderous actions probability created more danger for his fellow soldiers.

Our whole being there created more danger for our soldiers. We should all be good little surrenderists like you, talk softly and be nice to our enemy and hope he just GOES AWAY.

 

[toobfreak]

Your preoccupation with asses aside, you obviously failed to read the OP's link where a vast number of military and others all felt the original decision was SO WRONG, it demanded a presidential parson.

President Trump Pardons Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna - Sentenced to Prison for Killing Al-Qaeda Operative

If the scum was released for lack of evidence and our guy knew this was a big mistake, all hats off to him for doing the right thing. You don't have to become the enemy to know what it takes to BEAT the enemy.

KILL the enemy.

I read the link, dumb ass. I understand there are many just as you that believe it is OK to pardon a murderer.

YOU CAN'T MURDER THE ENEMY, YOU CAN ONLY NEUTRALIZE THEM. Now let's see about making the prosecutor pay reparations to Behenna's family for his injustice.

When Behenna was convicted by a jury of his peers justice was served.

Now stop your goddamn whining; you sound like a fucking two year old.

Thankfully, Trump is reversing Obama's efforts to turn our military into a simpering political machine where we needed lawyers on the field of action to consult before we squeezed a trigger and we had a book of rules to read through in every situation tying our hands. You know they used to force our guys not to even fire first until shot at? Trump is undoing that all, taking the politicians out of our military, taking the lawyers out of our military and setting our military free again to do what it does best. KILL.

Kill and keep killing until you get to your allies, friends and civilians. Kill and keep killing until there is nothing left to kill.

So, you are all for having a military like the Nazis during WWII that 'executed' detainees at will; congratulations.

And you also seem to be fascinated with killing. You sound like a complete fucking psycho.

Congratulations Nazi.

Black and white reasoning from the simp. If you are simply for an effective fighting force, naturally that makes you a Nazi, right, kook?

YOU REALLY CANNOT tell the difference between one guy set out to exterminate a race who was no threat to him based purely on race hatred, and being effective in defeating an enemy who has sworn to eradicate you from the face of the planet?

 

[otto105]

sounds like it was cold blooded murder to me..... outside of the law at minimum.

Rangers do not operate "within the law". They acquire a target and neutralize it. That's their job.

But the guy he murdered wasn't a target... he was being released and returned to his home BECAUSE they said he did not do it...? That's what the op post link said in it?

I guess you never heard of a MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE...even military acknowledged evidence in the It. favor was withheld...presumed done so by higher ups being told to do so...and only one person is that higher up!

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement to reporters, noting that 37 military generals and admirals and a former Inspector General of the Department of Defense signed a brief in support of Mr. Behenna’s claim

saraah smokey-eye sanders says.....

 

[otto105]

The Hill ^ | May 6, 2019 |

President Trump on Monday signed an executive clemency granting a full pardon to a former Army first lieutenant convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner.

The White House released a statement announcing Trump's decision to pardon Michael Behenna, who was sentenced in 2009 to 15 years for shooting and killing Ali Mansur Mohamed. The move comes after repeated requests from Oklahoma's attorney general for Trump to pardon Behenna.

"Mr. Behenna’s case has attracted broad support from the military, Oklahoma elected officials, and the public," the White House said, noting that more than two-dozen generals and admirals, as well as numerous Oklahoma officials, have expressed support from Behenna, who hails from Edmond. The statements adds that he has been "a model prisoner."

"In light of these facts, Mr. Behenna is entirely deserving of this Grant of Executive Clemency," the statement read.

Prosecutors argued Behenna shot and killed Mansur, an alleged al-Qaida operative, in the desert in 2008 in retaliation for an improvised explosive device (IED) attack. Mansur had previously been ordered released due to lack of evidence for his connection to the terrorist group, and Behenna reportedly killed him while returning him to his hometown after attempting to question him about the IED attack.

Behenna was paroled in 2014 and was to remain on parole until 2024 prior to the pardon. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter (R) recently petitioned the Trump administration to pardon the Oklahoma native, writing to Attorney General Bill Barr in April that Behenna was convicted due to improper jury instructions and that prosecutors did not properly produce evidence bolstering his claim of self-defense. Hunter had previously petitioned for the pardon in February 2018.

Hunter's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Hill.

“This man is far more deserving of clemency than is that scumbag Bradley Manning.”

He would never have been convicted under any administration before Obama.

He was convicted by his peers in the military and sent to prison where he belongs.

behenna's murderous actions probability created more danger for his fellow soldiers.

Our whole being there created more danger for our soldiers. We should all be good little surrenderists like you, talk softly and be nice to our enemy and hope he just GOES AWAY.

Our national security was threaded by Iraq?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Our national security was threaded by Iraq?

SMH, this qualifies for a post? You're not smart enough to comment on politics, you're too much of a dumbass, k?

 

[otto105]

Our national security was threaded by Iraq?

SMH, this qualifies for a post? You're not smart enough to comment on politics, you're too much of a dumbass, k?

Really, Iraq threatened our national security, so we sent over beheena to protect it by murdering a detainee?

 

[Marion Morrison]

Really, Iraq threatened our national security, so we sent over beheena to protect it by murdering a detainee?

Are you on quart #5? Wtf is this?!

 

[otto105]

Really, Iraq threatened our national security, so we sent over beheena to protect it by murdering a detainee?

Are you on quart #5? Wtf is this?!

Come on marion explain what private "I'm afraid for my life so I shot him" behenna was doing to protect our security.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

Its telling that conservatives believe no rules apply to war.......

Hey Cult-meister, when your enemy has no rules of engagement, you better have ONLY ONE:

KILL THE BASTARDS any way you can.

I have no idea what your posting about other than destroying civilization and conventional wisdom.

If your convention wisdom involves sitting back and letting the enemy kill you while you punish your own for doing their jobs, then maybe we need a new, better wisdom to save civilization, because YOU AIN'T IT.

So you think it is ok for a soldier to just execute a man in cold blood.

 

[Superbadbrutha]

sounds like it was cold blooded murder to me..... outside of the law at minimum.

Rangers do not operate "within the law". They acquire a target and neutralize it. That's their job.

But the guy he murdered wasn't a target... he was being released and returned to his home BECAUSE they said he did not do it...? That's what the op post link said in it?

Apparently he knew he did it. I'm not gonna lose any sleep over 1 less terrorist in the world.

So you have no problem with our troops stripping down folks buck naked and executing them.

 

[Meathead]

Our national security was threaded by Iraq?

Eh?

 

[toobfreak]

Its telling that conservatives believe no rules apply to war.......

Hey Cult-meister, when your enemy has no rules of engagement, you better have ONLY ONE:

KILL THE BASTARDS any way you can.

I have no idea what your posting about other than destroying civilization and conventional wisdom.

If your convention wisdom involves sitting back and letting the enemy kill you while you punish your own for doing their jobs, then maybe we need a new, better wisdom to save civilization, because YOU AIN'T IT.

So you think it is ok for a soldier to just execute a man in cold blood.

No, but it is a soldier's job to neutralize the enemy, especially if you know he is a threat to you. And the facts have born that out, so stop right now with your attempts at strawman arguments. al Quada were the ones to declare war to the death against us. This guy was fighting for the people who killed 3000 Americans and brought down the WTC.

 

[Godboy]

sounds like it was cold blooded murder to me..... outside of the law at minimum.

Rangers do not operate "within the law". They acquire a target and neutralize it. That's their job.

But the guy he murdered wasn't a target... he was being released and returned to his home BECAUSE they said he did not do it...? That's what the op post link said in it?

Apparently he knew he did it. I'm not gonna lose any sleep over 1 less terrorist in the world.

So you have no problem with our troops stripping down folks buck naked and executing them.

As long as it includes gasoline and a match.

 

[otto105]

Its telling that conservatives believe no rules apply to war.......

Hey Cult-meister, when your enemy has no rules of engagement, you better have ONLY ONE:

KILL THE BASTARDS any way you can.

I have no idea what your posting about other than destroying civilization and conventional wisdom.

If your convention wisdom involves sitting back and letting the enemy kill you while you punish your own for doing their jobs, then maybe we need a new, better wisdom to save civilization, because YOU AIN'T IT.

So you think it is ok for a soldier to just execute a man in cold blood.

No, but it is a soldier's job to neutralize the enemy, especially if you know he is a threat to you. And the facts have born that out, so stop right now with your attempts at strawman arguments. al Quada were the ones to declare war to the death against us. This guy was fighting for the people who killed 3000 Americans and brought down the WTC.

The FACTS have already established that the murdered Iraqi was none of the things that you so disparity want to be true. That is why behenna was convicted and then pardoned by a grifter.

BTW Iraq had nothing to do with 911. However Saudi Arabia did and we just them do as they please. Even murder in cold blood.

 

[toobfreak]

Hey Cult-meister, when your enemy has no rules of engagement, you better have ONLY ONE:

KILL THE BASTARDS any way you can.

I have no idea what your posting about other than destroying civilization and conventional wisdom.

If your convention wisdom involves sitting back and letting the enemy kill you while you punish your own for doing their jobs, then maybe we need a new, better wisdom to save civilization, because YOU AIN'T IT.

So you think it is ok for a soldier to just execute a man in cold blood.

No, but it is a soldier's job to neutralize the enemy, especially if you know he is a threat to you. And the facts have born that out, so stop right now with your attempts at strawman arguments. al Quada were the ones to declare war to the death against us. This guy was fighting for the people who killed 3000 Americans and brought down the WTC.

The FACTS have already established that the murdered Iraqi was none of the things that you so disparity want to be true. That is why behenna was convicted and then pardoned by a grifter.

BTW Iraq had nothing to do with 911. However Saudi Arabia did and we just them do as they please. Even murder in cold blood.

Saddam Hussein was giving aid and comfort to al Quada and Bin Laden was simply born in Saudi Arabia and not well regarded there. But they DID celebrate Barack Hussein Obama's election as "one of their boys." Like you.

 

[otto105]

I have no idea what your posting about other than destroying civilization and conventional wisdom.

If your convention wisdom involves sitting back and letting the enemy kill you while you punish your own for doing their jobs, then maybe we need a new, better wisdom to save civilization, because YOU AIN'T IT.

So you think it is ok for a soldier to just execute a man in cold blood.

No, but it is a soldier's job to neutralize the enemy, especially if you know he is a threat to you. And the facts have born that out, so stop right now with your attempts at strawman arguments. al Quada were the ones to declare war to the death against us. This guy was fighting for the people who killed 3000 Americans and brought down the WTC.

The FACTS have already established that the murdered Iraqi was none of the things that you so disparity want to be true. That is why behenna was convicted and then pardoned by a grifter.

BTW Iraq had nothing to do with 911. However Saudi Arabia did and we just them do as they please. Even murder in cold blood.

Saddam Hussein was giving aid and comfort to al Quada and Bin Laden was simply born in Saudi Arabia and not well regarded there. But they DID celebrate Barack Hussein Obama's election as "one of their boys." Like you.

Iraq had no ties to al Qaeda or bin laden. So, the question is can you provide the links from your deeply held wignuttery.

 

[Meister]

If your convention wisdom involves sitting back and letting the enemy kill you while you punish your own for doing their jobs, then maybe we need a new, better wisdom to save civilization, because YOU AIN'T IT.

So you think it is ok for a soldier to just execute a man in cold blood.

No, but it is a soldier's job to neutralize the enemy, especially if you know he is a threat to you. And the facts have born that out, so stop right now with your attempts at strawman arguments. al Quada were the ones to declare war to the death against us. This guy was fighting for the people who killed 3000 Americans and brought down the WTC.

The FACTS have already established that the murdered Iraqi was none of the things that you so disparity want to be true. That is why behenna was convicted and then pardoned by a grifter.

BTW Iraq had nothing to do with 911. However Saudi Arabia did and we just them do as they please. Even murder in cold blood.

Saddam Hussein was giving aid and comfort to al Quada and Bin Laden was simply born in Saudi Arabia and not well regarded there. But they DID celebrate Barack Hussein Obama's election as "one of their boys." Like you.

Iraq had no ties to al Qaeda or bin laden. So, the question is can you provide the links from your deeply held wignuttery.

It was really sad that we had to rely on our allies intel for information because our president had impeded our own intel.
Saying we didn't need it. Iraq did not have clean hands in this. They did gas their own, remember? They did thwart the UN
from monitoring.

 

[caddo kid]

So you think it is ok for a soldier to just execute a man in cold blood.

No, but it is a soldier's job to neutralize the enemy, especially if you know he is a threat to you. And the facts have born that out, so stop right now with your attempts at strawman arguments. al Quada were the ones to declare war to the death against us. This guy was fighting for the people who killed 3000 Americans and brought down the WTC.

The FACTS have already established that the murdered Iraqi was none of the things that you so disparity want to be true. That is why behenna was convicted and then pardoned by a grifter.

BTW Iraq had nothing to do with 911. However Saudi Arabia did and we just them do as they please. Even murder in cold blood.

Saddam Hussein was giving aid and comfort to al Quada and Bin Laden was simply born in Saudi Arabia and not well regarded there. But they DID celebrate Barack Hussein Obama's election as "one of their boys." Like you.

Iraq had no ties to al Qaeda or bin laden. So, the question is can you provide the links from your deeply held wignuttery.

It was really sad that we had to rely on our allies intel for information because our president had impeded our own intel.
Saying we didn't need it. Iraq did not have clean hands in this. They did gas their own, remember? They did thwart the UN
from monitoring.

Saddam gassed his people with US made weapons, purchased on Reagan's watch.

Reagan helped Iraq gas Iranians too; what's the difference.

Is it the job of the US to support the gassing of any people?

Your hard earned tax dollars at work going toward killing for shitz & gigglez.

Oh yippy .......