Military supermen charged with giving fat lip to notorious terrorist
Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy’s elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called a captain’s mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named “Objective Amber,” told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.
Now, instead of being lauded for bringing tojustice a high-value target, three of the SEAL commandos, all enlisted,face assault charges and have retained lawyers.
MatthewMcCabe, a Special Operations Petty Officer Second Class (SO-2), isfacing three charges: dereliction of performance of duty for willfullyfailing to safeguard a detainee, making a false official statement, andassault.
Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe,SO-2, is facing charges of dereliction of performance of duty andmaking a false official statement.