Bob McCarty Writes

The Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces will hear the case of Michael Behenna, the young Army lieutenant about whom I’ve written dozens of posts during the past several years. A native of Edmond, Okla., Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of a known Al-Qaeda operative in Iraq after Army prosecutors ignored their [...]

[Read more →]

On June 4, 2009, I wrote the first of more than 50 posts about Army Ranger 1LT Michael Behenna, the native of Edmond, Okla., who was charged with the premeditated murder of a known Al-Qaeda operative in Iraq after Army prosecutors ignored their own expert witness during court-martial proceedings in February 2009.  Today, I share [...]

[Read more →]

EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1LT Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st Airborne Infantry Division was convicted of [...]

[Read more →]

During media interviews about my just-released book, Three Days In August: A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier’s Fight for Military Justice, I’m often asked why ordinary Americans should be interested in the story of former Army Green Beret Sgt. 1st Class Kelly A. Stewart and his fight to clear his name after being wrongfully convicted [...]

[Read more →]

EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1LT Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  Seven months later, the leader of the 18-member Delta Company, 5th platoon of the Army 101st Airborne Infantry Division was convicted of [...]

[Read more →]

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Six days ago in my post, Appeals Court Upholds Army Officer’s Conviction, Ignores Evidence in Death of Al-Qaeda Operative, I shared news about Michael C. Behenna, the Army Ranger officer convicted of unpremeditated murder in the death of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad.  [...]

[Read more →]

Be sure to LISTEN LIVE Friday at 10 a.m. Central as I make another guest appearance on Commonsense Coalition Talk Radio, a program hosted by Beth Schoeneberg that airs ONLINE and on 43 stations in 19 states. I’ll be talking with Schoeneberg about stories of military justice: The first is the story of how the [...]

[Read more →]