7 Navy SEALs granted immunity to testify against Chief Gallagher

In a further development of the trial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, seven Navy SEALs who served in the same platoon have been granted immunity to testify against their teammate. Chief Gallagher has been charged with four different violations of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Gallagher, more specifically, is accused of murdering […]

Second Navy SEAL charged with war crimes, goes to court

The second Navy SEAL implicated in war crimes allegations in Iraq has gone to court. Lieutenant Jacob “Jake” Portier, who commanded Alpha Platoon, SEAL Team 7 in a 2017 deployment in Iraq—the same unit to which Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher belonged—has been accused of dereliction of duty because he didn’t properly supervise Chief Gallagher […]

Lawmaker intervenes in SEAL’s war crimes case

In the latest development to Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher’s court-martial over alleged war crimes, U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican from California, has intervened and asked President Donald Trump to dismiss the case. “I am significantly concerned that this is another example of the over-aggressiveness of the Navy JAG Corps showing its bias against […]

Navy SEAL court-martial underway: What’s at stake?

The court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher began on Friday. All in all, Chief Gallagher is charged with four different violations of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). More specifically, the SEAL is accused of murdering a captured teenage ISIS fighter by stabbing him in the neck and body, shooting at unarmed civilians, […]

LEAKED: Navy SEAL’s charge sheet reveals rampant war crimes

The charge-sheet describing Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward “Eddie” Gallagher’s actions in Iraq has been leaked, and it is disturbing. Chief Gallagher has been charged with four different violations of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). More specifically, Gallagher is accused of murdering a captured fighter by stabbing him in the neck and body; […]