WaEx: A Marine and an Iraqi general testified that they did not see Special Warfare Chief Edward Gallagher stab an injured teenaged ISIS fighter in 2017, contradicting accusations from some of Gallagher’s fellow Navy SEALs.
Marine Staff Sgt. Giorgio Kirylo and Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abbas al-Jubouri both told the court Thursdaythey never saw Gallagher stab the fighter in the neck with his hunting knife. Both witnessesserved with Gallagher while he was deployed to Mosul, Iraq.
Navy prosecutors say Gallagher, 40, not only stabbed the fighter in the neck but also took photos with his corpse, bragging about the kill to fellow SEALs in a series of text messages. Some of Gallagher’s fellow SEALs also say they saw him fire indiscriminately at an elderly man, though Special Operator First Class Joshua Graffam testified Wednesday that Gallagher thought he was firing at an ISIS fighter. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder.
“At any time did you see Chief Gallagher take out the knife while he was treating the ISIS fighter?” Maj. Nelson Candelario, one of Gallagher’s military lawyers, asked Jubouri in a video deposition played for the court.
“No,” he replied.
“You never saw him put the knife near the ISIS fighter’s neck?” Candelario pressed.
“No,” Jubouri said, later adding that he would have reported any improper conduct had he seen it.
Kirylo said he saw Gallagher, a trained combat medic, try to save the fighter and never saw him use his hunting knife on the captive. He did, however, confirm that some platoon members took turns taking pictures with the corpse because it was their first ISIS prisoner captured on the battlefield.
“This was our unofficial war trophy,” Kirylo said.
Two SEALs have testified that they saw Gallagher stab the fighter, but Special Warfare Operator First Class Corey Scott stunned the courtroom last week when he testified that he, not Gallagher, was responsible for the teenager’s death.
What a soap opera! I think Gallagher should get free ass kicking credit. Because somebody definitely needs their ass(es) kicked for this.
I hope after the official process is over and whatever sentence is meted out, within the hour potus pardons him.
ISIS is not a recognized country’s army, the Geneva Conventions don’t matter. Whether he did or didn’t do it, is it really a bad thing for a member of ISIS to be dead? I don’t think so.
That ISIS POS was just a Filthy Mohammedan Savage “made good”
Why isn’t Gallagher getting a medal?
There are ass portals that pretend war is a chess game played by the rules by both sides.
The rule is kill or be killed, there is no third option. You may have 1/10 of o second to act, maybe less,maybe more.
…I was under the impression that Marines were SUPPOSED to kill ISIS fighters, it’s kind of the JOB…
…also, like @Hunter says, under the Geneva Convention, a non-uniformed combatant is classed as a spy, and therefore subject to summary judgement whenever and wherever found. Them’s the rules. If they don’t like it, I would strongly encourage them not to play “war” against a REAL military…
No quarter for fighters out of uniform.
If it was up to me, every terrorist body gets thrown into a chipper shredder and the outflow pipe goes into a pig trough. Video and audio of the pigs enjoying dinner gets hacked onto all their websites.
That should tranquilize and soothe them
I have a feeling that there is something else going on here than meets the eye. The whole story is too damn weird with surprise testimony, contradicting witnesses, prosecutors accused of having a grudge etc. I’m not sure the truth will ever come out.
This railroading is a leftover from obama’s attempt to destroy the US military.