Navy SEALs Were Warned Against Reporting Their Chief for War Crimes

[Judi Lynn]

3. Prosecutors allege a Navy SEAL killed a wounded ISIS fighter with a hunting knife and held his head

Prosecutors allege a Navy SEAL killed a wounded ISIS fighter with a hunting knife and held his head for photos

Paul Szoldra, Task & Purpose Nov. 15, 2018, 12:11 PM

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO — Navy SEAL Chief Edward "Eddie" Gallagher allegedly texted a photo of himself holding up a dead ISIS fighter's head in one hand while holding a knife in the other and boasted that he "got him with my hunting knife," government lawyers said Wednesday.

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Gallagher, a 19-year veteran of the Navy, has been charged with four counts of violating military law, the most serious of which is premeditated murder. On or about May 3, 2017, according to the charge sheet, Gallagher allegedly murdered a wounded ISIS fighter by stabbing him in the neck and body with a knife.

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The Iraqis called in an airstrike on a building and then subsequently captured a wounded ISIS fighter, who Warpinski approximated to be about 15 years old. After the fighter was taken prisoner — and briefly interviewed by an Iraqi journalist— he was turned over to the SEALs at their compound and medics began treating him, including Gallagher.

Gallagher briefly left as other SEALs began to help with medical treatment of the fighter, who was having trouble breathing and was apparently hit with shrapnel in the left leg. But one other SEAL medic, C.S. (witnesses were reduced to initials in the proceedings to shield them from potentially being placed on so-called "ISIS kill lists" ), told NCIS he believed he had just stabilized the fighter before Gallagher "walked up without saying anything at all" and started stabbing him.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018 LAURA WIDENER

Navy SEAL accused of ISIS execution allegedly sent pic: ‘I got him with my hunting knife’

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Several members of SEAL Team 7 Alpha Platoon were providing medical treatment to a teenaged ISIS fighter who suffered a leg injury from shrapnel derived from a nearby airstrike. Iraqi forces had captured the fighter, then turned him over to the SEAL team.

Gallagher wasn’t present as the other SEALs treated the fighter. However, once the fighter was stabilized, Gallagher allegedly “walked up without saying anything at all” and began to stab the fighter, according to alleged claims from his teammates.

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Three SEAL members claim to have witnessed the killing. One said the act left him in “complete disbelief.” Another “couldn’t believe what had happened,” saying the fighter “was just a brainwashed kid,” according to T&P.

Shortly after, they claim Gallagher allegedly posed for photos with the fighter’s body, cradling the fighter’s head in one hand and holding his knife in the other hand. He reportedly completed a re-enlistment ceremony in a similar pose, according to the claims.

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https://americanmilitarynews.com/2018/11/navy-seal-accused-of-isis-execution-allegedly-sent-pic-i-got-him-with-my-hunting-knife/