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Conviction of Special Forces Soldier Subject of Soon-To-Be-Published Book by Bob McCarty

December 22nd, 2010 · 5 Comments

UPDATE 10/01/11 at 3:29 p.m. Central: With my book, Three Days In August, scheduled for release Oct. 19, I’ve removed posts containing content found in the book and ask readers to visit the book’s website to learn more about it. Thanks! FYI: If you enjoy this blog and want to help keep reading stories like [...]

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101st Airborne Officer Serving 20-Year Sentence After Testimony of Expert Witness Ignored

December 6th, 2009 · 7 Comments

By Bob McCarty and Carrie Fatigante It’s not uncommon for people convicted of crimes to proclaim their innocence.  Most deserve to be ignored, but not Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna. On July 31, 2008, Lieutenant Behenna was charged with the premeditated murder of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda operative operating in the area of [...]

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Oklahoma Soldier Facing Miscarriage of Justice

June 4th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna of Edmond, Okla., was convicted of executing an Iraqi detainee, Ali Mansur, on May 16, 2008, according to a recent report at NewsOK.com.  Many, including a bipartisan group of more than two dozen prominent Oklahoma attorneys, are waging a campaign to have the conviction overturned.  Recently, they sent this [...]

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Blogger Launches ‘Pardon Peter Lynch’ Effort

April 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments

“I don’t feel welcome in this state anymore, and I feel really bad about that. It’s a beautiful state here. After my six months of probation is completed with no other unknown caveats to this coming up, I want to go. I want to be somewhere other than here.” — Peter Lynch The words above, [...]

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