Daily Mail: Decorated Green Beret is charged with murdering Afghan bomb maker who he suspected was responsible for the deaths of two Marines in 2010
* Maj. Mathew Golsteyn charged with tracking down and killing Afghan man known as Rasoul on February 22, 2010
* Golsteyn suspected that Rasoul was a bomb maker who was responsible for the deaths of two Marines
* Army report said the Green Beret previously confessed to burning Rasoul's body at the base
* Case first came to light in 2011, when Golsteyn told the CIA during a job interview that he killed the Afghan
* Army Criminal Investigation Command looked into the incident, but could never find anyone to corroborate Golsteyn's claim
(*In 2016, Golsteyn appeared on a Fox News special and told host Brett Baier he killed the Afghan because letting him go would have led to additional problems
A former decorated US Army commando has been charged with murder for allegedly tracking down and killing a suspected bomb-maker in Afghanistan in 2010 after the man was released from custody.
Army Lt. Col. Loren Bymer said in a statement Friday that Maj. Mathew Golsteyn is charged with killing the Afghan during his 2010 deployment to Afghanistan.
Bymer said Golsteyn's commander determined there was sufficient evidence to charge the former Army Green Beret with the crime.
Golsteyn, who was leading a team of Army Special Forces troops at the time, believed that the bomb-maker, known only as Rasoul, was responsible for an explosion that killed two US Marines - Sgt. Jeremy R. McQueary, 27, and Lance Cpl. Larry M. Johnson, 19.
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More News On A Former U.S. Green Beret Major Being Charged With 2010 Murder Of Suspected Taliban Bomb Maker
Former decorated Green Beret, after years of investigations, charged in death of suspected Taliban bomb maker -- FOX News
Former Green Beret charged with murder of suspected Taliban bombmaker -- ABC
Green Beret charged with murdering Afghan man -- NBC
Decorated Green Beret charged with murder of Afghan man -- The Hill
Former Army commando charged with murder of suspected bomb-maker -- CBS/AP
Green Beret charged with murder after confessing to killing Afghan man in TV interview -- The Telegraph
Decorated US soldier 'admitted murder in CIA job interview' -- BBC
Former Green Beret major faces murder charge for 2010 Afghanistan incident -- Army Times
Army Charges Green Beret With Murder For Killing Suspected Taliban Bomb-Maker In 2010 -- Task & Purpose
5 comments:
Decorate him for gallantry and showing good judgment. As for the people who indicted him, send them to Afghanistan as iriflemen and combat.
He should have kept his mouth shut.
Very odd that he's charged with this now. Since he himself states he has had commanders say to his face that he did nothing wrong, can only lead me to conclude that:
1. He's being charged now due to internal/external politics at play.
2. Political beliefs.
3. He's pissed someone off or did 'something' to warrant this charge to be dug up.
The Obama era ROE were ridiculous to say the least. The hope may be that Trump will get involved and fix this mess.
There is no at that this soldier should be punished for killing the POS talib murderer.
And yes - he should have kept his mouth shut.
What Russ said.
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