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Photos Show Scene Where Trail of Injustice Began

February 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments

During the past nine months, I’ve written and/or published 22 posts about the case of 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, an Army Ranger now serving a 15-year sentence after being found guilty of unpremeditated murder in the shooting death of Ali Mansur, a known Al-Qaeda operative.  Today, I share three just-obtained photos which show the scene [...]

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The Michael Behenna Story: Part Eight

December 11th, 2009 · 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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Help Army 1st Lt Michael Behenna Find Justice

December 9th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna finds himself in a cell at Fort Leavenworth. Join the effort to help him obtain justice — and freedom — by sharing the information below with bloggers, journalists, talk show hosts, elected officials and anyone with a forum to help the American people find out about his case: WHY [...]

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Army Officer Kills Al-Qaeda Operative, Imprisoned After Prosecutors Ignore Own Expert Witness

December 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments

By Bob McCarty and Carrie Fatigante An e-mail Dr. Herbert Leon MacDonell sent to Capts. Meghan Poirier, Jason Elbert and Erwin Roberts — Army prosecutors all — just after 4 o’clock in the afternoon Feb. 27, 2009, should have warranted their attention for several reasons, but they opted to treat the information it contained in [...]

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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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O.J. Simpson Faces Minimum of 9 Years In Prison

December 5th, 2008 · No Comments

O.J. Simpson was sentenced to 15 years behind bars and will serve a minimum of 6 9 years* before he could be eligible for parole for his role in a Las Vegas hotel robbery-kidnapping incident Sept. 13, 2007. The former football star, actor and sportscaster could remain in a yet-to-be determined Nevada prison for as [...]

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Saturday Night Live Tackles Issue Debate Did Not

October 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

One would have expected NBC to boost its ratings tonight by capitalizing on Tina Fey’s ability to impersonate Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin like they’ve done before.  But, alas, no.  Instead, Saturday Night Live’s WEEKEND UPDATE THURSDAY election special did something more valuable — it tackled at least one issue the second presidential debate [...]

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