navy seals warned against reporting thier chief for war crimes new york times

Gallagher says his men made up the accusations because they were unhappy with his leadership style. He was found not guilty in July of murdering the wounded fighter and shooting civilians. These interviews led to the murder charges against Gallagher in 2019 - charges the SEAL denied. Three SEALs tell investigators they saw Gallagher stab a wounded ISIS fighter in the neck. “I saw Eddie take a shot at probably a 12-year-old kid,” one says.

They also describe his actions during the deployment as war crimes. One by one, his men tell NCIS that their platoon served as Gallagher’s “personal sniper escort” and that the chief was “medal chasing.” In separate interviews, the SEALs tell NCIS agents that Gallagher behaved like a “psychopath” during their 2017 deployment to Mosul, Iraq, where the platoon took on the Islamic State. The episode, titled “The Gallagher Effect,” presents these SEALs’ stories in their own words and voices, framing their actions as courageously going against the traditional brotherhood of the Navy SEALs. While the accounts of the witnesses aren’t new - the Union-Tribune published a summary of their stories on the eve of trial - hearing those accounts from the witnesses themselves is.

Trump and other supporters say “warfighters” don’t need their actions questioned by bureaucrats in the military. 🇺🇸 #TRUMP2020 post shared by Eddie & Andrea on at 8:45pm PST Finally got to thank the President and his amazing wife by giving them a little gift from Eddie’s deployment to Mosul.

Navy seals warned against reporting thier chief for war crimes new york times