EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. 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 [...]
Two Years Down, 13 to Go for Michael Behenna
March 17th, 2011 · No Comments
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Muslim Brotherhood Gaffe Not Clapper’s First
February 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. surprised a lot of people when he told a packed House Intelligence Committee hearing room audience the Muslim Brotherhood is “a very heterogeneous group, largely secular, which has eschewed violence and has decried al-Qaeda as a perversion of Islam.” Not me, though. I’m already familiar with his [...]
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Top Three Defense Stories of 2010 Revisited
December 29th, 2010 · 1 Comment
During 2010, I researched, wrote and published several stories about issues impacting people on the front lines in defense of this country. I revisit some of those stories below: MICHAEL BEHENNA 1st Lt. Michael Behenna On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st. Lt. Michael Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a [...]
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Convicted Army Officer Denied Clemency (Update)
December 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. 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 [...]
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Soldier’s Parents Offer Update on Clemency Hearing (Update)
December 6th, 2010 · No Comments
EDITOR’S NOTE: One week ago, I shared news about two Army panels getting ready to review the case of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, the Army Ranger convicted of unpremeditated murder in the death of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda agent operating near Albu Toma, an area north of Baghdad. Today, I share an update from [...]
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Army Panels to Review Case of Michael Behenna
November 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments
On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. 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 unpremeditated [...]
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Army Court of Appeals to Review Soldier’s Case
October 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments
EDITOR’S NOTE: On July 31, 2008, Army Ranger 1st Lt. 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 [...]
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