UpDate: President D.J.Trump...brother can you spare a dime and a few minutes of your time

You promised to take care of the military who were mistreated by the Obama Administration...so far you have taken care of the Generals and Admirals giving them powerful high visibility jobs within your administration. 
Can you spare a dime and a few minutes of your time for two young LT's who's lives and careers were ruined by the Obama administration for doing their job's against radical Islamic terrorists. They were wrongly convicted and are deserving new... fair and balanced trials... not Obama kangaroo courts. Also a full Presidential Pardon with reinstatement,promotions and back pay. 

Let us not forget Lt Michael Behenna...!

http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2014/06/let-us-not-forget-lt-michael-behenna.html 


Lt. Michael Behenna  

See: http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2014/02/former-army-lt-michael-behenna-wins.html 
More: http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Lt+Michael+Behenna 


Let us not forget Lt. Lorance
still in prison!

 
Lt. Clint Lorance 
http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2017/01/an-innocent-soldier-is-in-prison.html 
  UpDate:  



There's finally been movement in 1LT Clint Lorance's case...

...and I'm afraid it's not good news.

The Army Court of Criminal Appeals decided last week that Clint will remain in prison.

Walter, this decision is a devastating blow to all of us who've been fighting for Clint these past four years. But I want you to know I spoke with Clint's mom.

She says Clint remains strong in his resolve to use his case to fix the Military Justice System to make it fair for America's war fighters.

And more importantly, she said Clint is asking all of you to stay in the fight as it has only begun.

That's why I'm turning to you today – one of UAP's and Clint's very best supporters – to ask you to renew your support with an emergency, tax-deductible donation of $35 or more to the Warrior Fund.

You see, thanks to your support we also delivered another round of Presidential Pardon Petitions to the White House last week. That shipment brings our total to 195,733 signed Petitions to President Trump.

But in light of last week's ruling, we need to double down on our efforts to get our Commander-in-Chief to pardon Clint.  

So please use this secure link to make an emergency donation to the Warrior Fund today to help us continue fighting for Clint.

UAP is in this fight until Clint's name is cleared and he's free to return to his family. I hope you'll be right there with us.

Semper fi,

Major Bill Donahue

An innocent soldier is in prison

 oped: We have two Lt's that were railroaded by the Obama administration for doing there job...Barry Barack Hussein Obama protected his own...it is time for President Donald J Trump to right this wrong and give  a Full Pardon with reinstatement,back pay ,benefits and promotions..
SEE:  http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2014/02/former-army-lt-michael-behenna-wins.html
More: http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Lt+Michael+Behenna





Fellow Patriot,

I know we have never met. But if you have children of your own, you'll understand why I'm writing you today.

You see, the young handsome man in this photo is my son, Lt. Clint Lorance of the U.S. Army.

Like any mother, I was so scared that Clint would be hurt – or even killed – after he was deployed to Afghanistan.

Then on July 2, 2012, it almost happened.

Clint was sent to a "hot zone" on a dangerous mission to replace a lieutenant who had been injured when the Taliban attacked his platoon just days earlier. 

He was warned to look for multiple riders on red motorcycles – known as "spotters" who alert the Taliban when they see U.S. troops. And every soldier was on edge. They all knew about the earlier ambush – and that just days before a U.S. soldier had been shot in the neck in this very village.

Suddenly a U.S. helicopter radioed in to Clint that a group of motorcycle riders was sitting outside of the village near a road that was used only by the Taliban.

As Clint confirmed a clear description of the enemy, a motorcycle charged toward the platoon so one of the soldiers asked permission to fire a warning shot. Clint said, "yes."

But the riders did not stop. Instead, they continued riding and broke through the troop's formation, jumped off the motorcycle, and headed right toward our troops. With only a split-second to make a decision, Clint ordered his marksman to fire. Two of the riders were killed. The other was captured in the village.

Meanwhile, two other Taliban members were killed by Clint's platoon and a second man captured trying to leave the village.  

When Clint and his men arrived back at base, Clint ordered both of the prisoners to be tested for explosives residue. BOTH tested positive for residue on their hands, confirming Clint's suspicions that the motorcycle riders posed a threat.

Yet instead of imprisoning and interrogating these men, military intelligence at Brigade Headquarters released the men back into the wild.

Then they fired Clint as platoon leader.

And one year later, Clint was sitting in a military courtroom on trial for murder.

Five other members of Clint's platoon were also charged, including the marksman who had actually shot and killed the terrorists.

But all five were promised immunity if they would agree to testify against Clint.

Every one of the statements from these five soldiers changed from their initial statements. That's right, not one of their stories was the same as the account they gave on the day of the attack. 

But Clint's account did not change.

And when asked for his only statement during the trial, he looked into the eyes of the jury and said, "I totally take all responsibility for my actions. I gave the order because I was the leader on the ground and perceived a hostile intent."

My friend, I'm proud that my son gave that order.

Because only weeks after the ambush on Clint's platoon, a motorcycle with two riders rode into a village where U.S. soldiers were patrolling and detonated explosives strapped to their cycle. That leader did not react as my son did – and American soldiers died.

But none of this mattered to the military court. Even though Clint never fired his weapon, he was found "guilty" and sentenced to 20 years in Fort Leavenworth Prison.

As soon as the verdict was read, Clint turned to us. He told his brother, "Be strong and promise me that you will take care of my Momma and Dad."

Then he took me by the shoulders and said, "Momma I can't leave here without knowing that you are okay." 

It took every bit of strength I had to not cry. I did not want Clint to see me in tears as they took him from the courtroom. Instead I told him, "We will get through this. God loves to walk the dark hills with us."

Now, over three years later, I'm seeing just how much God is walking with us through this terrible time thanks to Major Bill Donahue of the United American Patriots. UAP helps provide legal defenses for soldiers like Clint who have been unjustly accused of crimes for making split-second decisions in the heat of combat.

Maj. Donahue is a Marine who survived three tours of duty in Vietnam – so he knows what it's like to make decisions behind enemy lines. And he knows you can't second-guess our young soldiers who have been trained to defend themselves in combat.

UAP is fighting to help Clint mount an appeal, a motion for mistrial AND secure a presidential pardon. But it's a costly process – and money our son doesn't have.

Clint was stripped of all pay when he was indicted. He was forced to sell his house. And he lost all 10 years of his Army pension.  

All we can do now is rely on UAP and the big hearts of American patriots like you who support them and their mission.

UAP is a non-profit organization. They don't receive a dime of federal funding. And Maj. Donahue doesn't even take a salary for his work. He just wants to help soldiers.

If you can help with a tax-deductible gift of any amount, won't you please send it to UAP today to help them fight for my son?

While politically correct government officials are going to extreme measures to protect the "civil rights" of terrorists who want to destroy our country, soldiers like my son are sitting in prison for protecting our nation from these terrorists!

On behalf of every mother of a U.S. soldier, thank you for taking the time to read my letter and for whatever support you can send today.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Anna Lorance

P.S. During a break in the trial, I walked outside to catch some air. The last soldier who had testified against Clint was standing on the sidewalk with tears running down his face. When he looked up at me he quickly dropped his head in shame. Clearly, he knows he helped the Obama Administration send an innocent soldier to prison. Thank you for helping UAP fight to bring him home!     

Let us not forget Lt Michael Behenna...!

 









[Michael at home enjoying fishing]

Michael is free released on parole...he is at home healing from his unlawful Imprisonment...we can only pray he is successful in overturning his conviction through the appeal process...Barack Obama praises a deserter yet fails to give a full pardon to a soldier who actually served honorably and with distinction..His conviction was a abomination of the military judicial system...and we should not rest until this unfair conviction is fully overturned and Lt Behenna is reinstated with full back pay and promotions lost! 

Here is a letter posted by Michael:
Free At Last – A Letter from Michael
Sweet Freedom – a right that should never be taken for granted!  It has been one month since I was released from prison and I have savored every moment of my freedom from behind those iron bars.  Everything about life on the outside is so much more wonderful than I even imagined it would be.  For the past four weeks I have taken each day as a gift to be cherished – spending it with my family and friends and doing the things I want to do when I want to do them.
For the first sixty days of my parole I am required to live at my parent’s house.  This is a good thing because it allows me to catch up on my mother’s home cooking which I receive in fair trade for working her long neglected flower beds.  Every day I go to the stables to ride a horse named Sue who is as stubborn as Shannon is (Sue has bucked me off twice, but I’m convinced I’m growing on her) and have even put in time fishing on the river.  I continue to read and to soak up the blessings of my life.  At the end of the month I will participate in a 3-day cow calf course in Shawnee where I will get my first taste of life as a rancher.

The only thing that taints my newfound joy is when I think about those I left behind at Fort Leavenworth.  In prison this small group of men and I became a band of brothers who had all experienced war in its most real form.  These honorable men fought for their country and did not deserve what they were given for their service.  I was fortunate to have the support structure that I had or I would still be in prison to this very day.  I humbly ask that you give the same support to them that you gave to me.  When I was behind bars my favorite time of day was without exception when the mail was delivered to my cell.  I remember receiving cards and letters from you and the encouragement I felt knowing that I was not forgotten.  It transformed despair into hope.  These are good men whom I got to know personally and I vouch for every one of them.  If not for the untenable positions put upon them in the heat of battle they would never have seen the inside of a prison.  They need your prayers, your cards, your letters, magazines and books, and your donations for their legal fight for freedom against a military justice system that is short on justice and long on political correctness.  As a convicted felon I am not allowed to contact any of these men and so I ask that you do so for me.  They are each a cause worth fighting for.   The stories of John Hatley, Joseph Mayo, Michael Leahy, Derrick Miller, Cory Clagett, Michael Williams, and Clint Lorance can be found on the website www.L10freedomride.com.

I saw a video recently where an elderly man said, “You think this is just another day in your life?  It’s not just another day.  It’s the one day that is given to you today. It’s given to you. It’s a gift. It’s the only gift that you have right now, and the only appropriate response is gratefulness. If you do nothing else but to cultivate that response to the great gift that this unique day is, if you learn to respond as if it were the first day in your life and the very last day, then you will have spent this day very well.”  I am trying to live my life like that – where I see each day as a gift of freedom and where my only response to that gift is gratitude.  To each one of you I want to express my deepest gratitude for giving me this incredible gift through your countless acts of kindness and support.  Praise God Almighty, I Am Free At Last!
Respectfully,
Michael Behenna

Please visit the web site to read about the entire process and court records:
www.defendmichael.com
www.L10freedomride.com

US soldiers in Afghanistan are now forced to fight a two-fronted war.

 


By Bill and Karen Vaughn
US soldiers in Afghanistan are now forced to fight a two-fronted war. Before each deployment, these soldiers understand fully that day after day they will do battle against relentless terrorists with shifting loyalties and unspeakable hatred. But what none of them could have foreseen was the killing field that would open from their rear…the Continental United States.
Our government’s incessant tightening of already restrictive ROE (Rules of Engagement), compounded by the failed COIN (Counterinsurgency) strategy—also known as “winning hearts and minds,” has made an otherwise primitive enemy formidable.
Our best and brightest come home in body bags as politicians and lawyers dine over white linen tablecloths; writing, modifying, and re-modifying these lethal rules…rules that favor the enemy rather than the American soldier. Rules so absurd they’re difficult to believe until you hear the same stories over and again from those returning from battle.
In a delicate discussion with an Army Ranger who recently left the military, we heard the following: “I had to get out. I have a family who needs me. I didn’t join to be sacrificed. I joined to fight.” This decision came shortly after he lost a close friend to the ROE. He went on to explain: the Taliban had attempted an ambush on his friend’s squad, but quickly realized they were in a battle they couldn’t win and began retreating. While chasing them, the US soldiers were ordered not to engage due to the slight chance the Taliban had laid down their arms as they ran through some type of shack. While arguing with leadership at the JOC (Joint Operations Center) his friend was shot and killed.

A Navy SEAL who left his job only a few years shy of full retirement said the following: “I got out because I couldn’t take it anymore. We tried to explain how much reckless danger we were being exposed to and they told us we were being illogical.”
This type of response has created a growing compromise of confidence between our war fighters and senior military leadership. His argument wasn’t illogical at all.
A gut-wrenching pattern began forming in early 2009…a pattern completely ignored by Congress, the White House, and apparently the DOD.
In the first seven plus years of war in Afghanistan (October, 2001 – December, 2008) we lost 630 US soldiers. In early 2009, this administration authorized the implementation of the COIN strategy. Over the next five years, the US death toll skyrocket to 2,292.
Seventy-three percent of all US deaths in Afghanistan have taken place since 2009.
In the first seven plus years of war in Afghanistan, 2,638 US soldiers were wounded in action. In the next forty-five months (2009 – 2012) an additional 15,036 suffered the same fate.

Liars figure, but figures don’t lie.
While concern over being killed due to these policies weighs heavy on the minds of those we’ve spoken with, the deepest pit-in-the-stomach comes from fear of prosecution should they violate these absurd and ever-changing ROE. The last thing a war fighter should ever be forced to experience is unnecessary fear.
Fear creates hesitation. Hesitation creates flag-draped caskets. Flag-draped caskets create fatherless children, widowed wives, and childless parents. Our heroes deserve the right to fight with swift hands, clear minds, and confident hearts.
However, today’s war fighters have the grave misfortune of serving leaders who elevate the virtues of inaction over action. The message? If you dare use your training or your gut instinct, if you have the fortitude to fight for your life, or the desire to kill the enemy, there is a good chance you will be punished.
The physiological capacities of a true patriot cannot tolerate the vile stench of injustice, especially when perpetrated against those who defend us. Its wretched aroma permeates the core and demands a response.
We’re counting on you, the American patriot, for that response. We must defend our defenders. Please, spread the news and demand change.

Tell Congress to investigate Obama’s “Military Purge” — Sign the petition and message your U.S. Rep and Senators.

SEE: http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2014/02/former-army-lt-michael-behenna-wins.html

Former Army Lt. Michael Behenna Wins Parole, To Be Released

 
oped: This was such a wrongful conviction...we can only hope he makes the media circuit to tell his side of the story and gets a retrial for the wrong conviction...be reinstated with back pay and promotions and be transferred to his home state national guard!
See: http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2013/11/army-ranger-1st-lieutenant-michael.html  http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=michael+behenna  


This ballad is dedicated to 1LT Michael Behenna, an Army officer wrongly convicted of killing an al-Qaida operative in Iraq. To Learn More Go to www.DefendMichael.com
May the families of 5th Platoon Soldiers SPC Steven J. Christofferson and SGT Adam J. Kohlhaas know their warriors were heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, and they will NEVER be forgotten.




By Deanne Stein
EDMOND, Oklahoma -

An Edmond soldier serving time for murder wins parole and is expected to be released next month, according to family.

Former U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna is serving a 15-year sentence at Fort Leavenworth. Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone for killing an Iraqi civilian while fighting in Iraq in 2008.
7/6/2012 Related Story: Family Stands Behind Edmond Soldier Convicted Of Murder
Prosecutors have argued that Behenna killed the man by shooting him in the head, execution style. Behenna says he shot in self-defense.
Behenna's family has stood by him and now says he has won parole and will be released from Fort Leavenworth on March 14.

Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Michael Behenna Sentenced to 25 Years for Killing Known Terrorist in Self-Defense - Show Him Some Support

While GITMO enemy combatants are freed only to go back to the killing fields of jihad, our boys rot in prison for fighting these savages.

On March 20^th, 2009, Army Ranger 1^st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Ali Mansur, a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq. Mansur was known to be a member of an Al Qaeda cell operating in the lieutenant's area of operation and Army intelligence believed he organized an attack on Lt. Behenna's platoon in April 2008 which killed two U.S. soldiers and injured two more. Army intelligence ordered the release of Mansur and Lt. Behenna was ordered to return the terrorist to his home.

During the return of Mansur, Lt. Behenna again questioned the Al Qaeda member for information about other members of the terrorist cell, and financial supporters. During this interrogation, Mansur attacked Lt. Behenna, who killed the terrorist in self-defense. The government subsequently prosecuted Lt. Behenna for premeditated murder.
Not only is this a miscarriage of justice on the behalf of Lt. Behenna, who was acting to prevent further loss of life in his platoon, it is demoralizing to the U.S. troops who continue to fight on behalf of the freedom and security of our nation. Whether it is U.S. border patrol agents, members of the armed forces, or FBI agents, no individual who is serving on the frontlines in the War on Terror should be so blatantly mistreated.

Read more at http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/11/army-ranger-1st-lieutenant-michael-behenna-sentenced-25-years-killing-known-terrorist-self-defense/#gGS08HiRWBwTgjsB.99

 Read more: http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/11/army-ranger-1st-lieutenant-michael-behenna-sentenced-25-years-killing-known-terrorist-self-defense/#ixzz2lWWziTx9

White House Closed for Tours, Open for Celebrity Soul Concert..While Lt.Behenna rots in prison!

oped: Have y'all had enough of King Barry and Queen Michelle yet? Let them eat cake in Fort Leavenworth... exchange them for Lt Michael Behenna who went to prison for doing his job...Free Michael~ imprison Barry and Michelle who is with me?  
see: http://www.militarycorruption.com/behenna.htm 
http://sharlaslabyrinth.blogspot.com/2012/03/army-ranger-seeking-vindication-for.html 



 

Tuesday night, the White House throws open its doors for a celebrity packed concert celebrating Memphis soul music. Justin Timberlake, Al Green, Queen Latifah, Cyndi Lauper, Sam Moore, Charlie Musselwhite, and others will be performing at the exclusive event. Maybe they can get a tour of the White House while they are there, because it remains closed to the public. 

In reaction to the automatic sequester cuts, Barack Obama shuttered the public, self-guided tours of the White House. The closure was allegedly necessary to trim $2 million from the Social Security budget.
Tuesday's concert is part of "In Performance at the White House" series. It is an official function, so its costs are borne entirely by the taxpayers. Those unable to get a ticket can watch the festivities on PBS next week. The White House has not released the guest list for tonight's party.
Follow Mike Flynn on twitter: @Flynn1776
 

Supreme Court asks feds to explain sentence re:Lt Michael Behenna

OpEd: Jack
About time...Lt.Behenna should receive a full pardon and all rights returned with back pay and promotions due!
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by Bob Unruh 


The U.S. Supreme Court has asked the federal government to explain its punishment for a U.S. soldier convicted of shooting and killing a suspected terrorist who was attacking him.
The word comes from the parents of Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, Scott and Vicki Behenna, who have been raising awareness of their son’s case through the Defend Michael website.

Lower courts have concluded that since Michael Behenna was holding the terror suspect at gunpoint, he gave up the right to defend himself when the suspect allegedly lunged for his service weapon.
The suspect, Ali Mansur, was thought to be involved in a series of attacks on American troops. The judges determined Behenna was conducting an “unauthorized” interrogation when Mansur lunged for Behenna’s weapon and he fired.
Behenna, an Army Ranger, was given a 15-year sentence and now is in Fort Leavenworth.
Behenna’s parents told WND in an email that the Supreme Court, which has been asked to review the case, now is seeking a response from the government.

“The government had previously waived their right to respond. We knew Michael’s petition did not have a chance of moving forward in the Supreme Court without the court asking for the government’s position about Michael’s petition,” Scott Behenna wrote.
The new request “allows the court to fairly analyze the petition and requires the government to defend the military’s actions against Michael,” he said.
Behenna’s appeal brief to the high court argues soldiers have guns for a reason – to “maintain a tactical advantage, control and dangerous situation, or restrain potential enemies.”
Therefore, the petition states, soldiers should not be prevented from defending themselves if an enemy attacks. Read More:

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/supreme-court-asks-feds-to-explain-sentence/#m5905IGiiKtWgWYp.99

Weekly Update from Allen West

The U.S. Economy Takes A Wrong Turn Bad monetary and budget policy aren’t helping We are just a few days from launching new content. Michelle, John and I have enjoyed developing the preview videos to give you a flavor of the content you will be receiving, and we’re excited about its debut. We hope you will spread the word about this initiative via Facebook, Twitter and word of mouth, and share the Next Generation Data Card. We want to engage you, and we appreciate hearing from you. Your comments are very insightful. This is truly an exciting time to stand up for the future. Speaking of our future, we must be concerned about the recent numbers for gross domestic product (GDP) that evidence an economy in peril. In the fourth quarter the U.S. economy grew at the weakest pace in almost two years. The U.S. GDP rose at a 1.1 percent annual rate, down from a 3.1 percent gain the prior three months and the least since the first quarter of 2011. The economy is contracting, and the response should not be for the Federal Reserve to pump more money into it. Never forget that we are currently printing money to the tune of approximately $85 billion a month in order to stimulate the economy. This monetary policy we refer to as “quantitative easing” further proves our fiscal policy is failing. Our members of Congress aren’t helping matters with their failure to pass a budget. Why is it critical for us to have a budget? Well, first of all, both the House and Senate are constitutionally mandated to do so. The failure to produce a budget means we operate under a temporary law that keeps spending at the current rate. See, without a budget we do not have a financial blueprint. What this truly means is that we have a system called a baseline budget. Under this system, the only cuts are to increases, so there really is not a substantial cut to federal spending. We need to move toward a zero-based budgeting system, and we need to produce budgets. I know there is a lot of talk on Capitol Hill about gun control; however, eventually there must be a serious discussion about spending control.

The ghost of illegal immigration past This week revived serious talk about another hot topic: illegal immigration. Back in 1986, I was 25 when we went down this path in the Reagan administration and gave amnesty to two to three million people but never strengthened enforcement of immigration laws or border security. Now 27 years later, the ghost of illegal immigration past is rearing its ugly head. A Senate “Gang of Eight” announced their proposal, where it seemed we had bipartisan concurrence in principle. Of course, the most important premise must be enforcement and border security. But not 24 hours later, President Obama decided to once again inject himself into the legislative process by flying to Nevada, at a cost of $1.6 million, and offering his plan. The president’s proposal does not seem to focus on the enforcement aspect and pushes for immediacy, not accuracy. Regardless, the devil is in the details, so we all shall await legislation that will encompass Obama’s plan.

Have a Super sports weekend I wanted to mention one last policy issue before closing. The debate continues on the 1994 Combat Billet exclusion ban that outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta lifted last week. You can view my video commentary on the subject here. Now for a few words about what will be on most everyone’s minds – and televisions – this weekend: Sunday is the Super Bowl, and for the first time it will pit two brothers against each other as head coaches. I was born and raised in Atlanta, so I’m disappointed that the Falcons fell short in the playoffs. I believe this will be a good game, hopefully better than the BCS national championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame. Who am I picking? San Francisco has an awesome offense, and their defense certainly stopped my Falcons. And the Baltimore Ravens, what can one say about that incredible game against Denver and their shutting down the Patriots? Edge to the Ravens and Ray Lewis ending his NFL career as a champion. Steadfast and Loyal, Allen B. West

Michael Behenna: Jailed For Defending America Imagine fighting for your country in a hostile land, watching your fellow soldiers die in a terrorist attack and later having the lead suspect turn violent on you during a field interrogation. What would you do? Army Ranger First Lt. Michael Behenna shot and killed the suspect, al Qaeda operative Ali Mansur, and now he’s serving a 15-year sentence in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for unpremeditated murder. “The decision was one of the stiffest penalties ever meted out for this crime,” Allen West said in a segment about Behenna’s case. “But was a crime actually committed?” Behenna and his parents, Scott and Vicki, don’t think so – and they believe the evidence supports their view of what actually happened in Iraq. Vicki Behenna, a federal prosecutor who worked on the trial of domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh, accused Army prosecutors of misconduct in her son’s trial. Behenna’s parents said one of the prosecution’s own expert witnesses concluded that the evidence supported Michael Behenna’s self-defense claim. But the Army concealed the witness and his expert opinion. Had that happened in the civilian world, Vicki Behenna said, the conviction would have been reversed and the prosecutors reprimanded. “You cannot have in your possession evidence that is favorable to the defense and hide it or send an expert home,” she said. Scott Behenna also said the Army botched the investigation by sending an inexperienced soldier to collect evidence. “In the end that probably hurt Michael because he needed that evidence to further show that this, in fact, was a self-defense shooting.” The Behennas have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court. Both they and West urged Americans to tell lawmakers about this miscarriage of justice. Watch the interview, and learn more at www.defendmichael.com.

Keeping America Off The Road To Detroit John Phillips is on a mission to inform the next generation about the dangers that lurk ahead for America, and keeping them entertained is part of the equation. “Learning about information that impacts your life ... shouldn’t be like eating your vegetables,” Phillips said in his role as Next Generation correspondent. So what does the next generation need to learn? For starters, they need to be awakened to the reality that the country is headed the way of Detroit if it doesn’t get federal spending and debt under control. “Detroit is this rotting carcass where people are just picking the remaining meat off the bones,” he said. “That can happen to other cities. That can happen to states. That can happen to the country.” Watch the full segment to hear the rest of Phillips’ take on current events. He’ll be keeping an eye on the cities and states to make their experiences relevant to you.

Lest we not forget Lt.Michael Behenna

via: Defendmichael.com
This week we filed Michael’s petition to the United States Supreme Court.  This is the last legal venue available to Michael and will be the first time Michael’s case will be heard outside the military justice system. We hope and pray the civilian judges on the Supreme Court will have a far different view of a Soldier’s right to defend oneself in a war zone when attacked by a member of al-Qa’ida.  A team of four attorneys worked tirelessly, even sacrificing holiday time with their families, to put forth a petition that provides Michael his best opportunity to obtain Supreme Court review.  We cannot thank them enough for the work they did on behalf of our son.  To read the Supreme Court petition click on the following link:   http://www.caaflog.com/wp-content/uploads/Behenna-Cert-Petition-FINAL.pdf
Our fourth trip to the Army Clemency Board will occur on February 7^th.  We will again present evidence that Michael is not a threat to society; that he has been a positive influence even in a prison environment; that he has been severely punished for his actions (far beyond what others convicted of a similar crime have received); and that he can easily assimilate back into society if given a chance.  The Secretary of the Army can consider these four factors to greatly reduce Michael’s sentence or to release him with time served.
We remain eternally grateful for all the letters, cards and gifts you’ve sent to Michael, contributions made to his legal fund, and your letters and phone calls to your Congressmen and Senators over the past four years.  Your words of support and encouragement have sustained Michael and our entire family through this difficult and painful struggle to regain our son’s freedom.  We graciously ask for your help to keep up the political pressure and other assistance to make Michael’s release a reality.  Here is an easy way to determine your Congressional Representatives and their addresses:   http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
Also, the petition is back in working order – please forward to your friends to help us get over the 30,000 mark.  http://www.petitiononline.com/petitions/MBehenna/signatures
Thank you for your support of our son.  May this year be the year that Michael returns home to his family!

http://youtu.be/IMbytddDjWI

The Ballad of Michael Behenna

Addendum 08/11/13 

Let us not ever forget...Never leave a soldier behind...set Michael free...reinstate back pay with promotions

This ballad is dedicated to 1LT Michael Behenna, an Army officer wrongly convicted of killing an al-Qaida operative in Iraq. To Learn More Go to http://www.defendmichael.com/
May the families of 5th Platoon Soldiers SPC Steven J. Christofferson and SGT Adam J. Kohlhaas know their warriors were heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, and they will NEVER be forgotten.

Michael Behenna stepped up to the plate to keep us all safe and now it is time for Americans to step up to the plate for him!! The Rules of Engagement and Catch and Release policies our Soldiers are fighting under are despicable and wrong! Please write to your Congressmen and Senators and request Congressional Hearings on these insane policies!
Thank you to Chad Evan Todd, singer and songwriter!
I will not rest until Michae is FREE!
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Our leader can take the credit for OBL but when one of our soldiers try to do the same, they get sent to prison! Support Michael!

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Questions for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan..!

 

Being a registered Independent Conservative..I need these questions answered..damn the torpedos full steam ahead..answer openly and honestly no dodging allowed!

Would you give a full Pardon and reinstatement to LTC Terry Lakin? [Executive Order]

Would you give a full Pardon reinstatement to Lt.Michael Behenna [Executive Order] see> http://www.militarycorruption.com/behenna.htm

Would you pay back the stolen funds from Social Security by both sides of the aisle and put a lock box on the funds?

Would you overturn the repeal of  'Don't ask don't Tell' ? [Executive Order]

Would you appoint Allen West as Secretary of Defense or Homeland Security?

Would you appoint Sarah Palin as Secretary of State or Interior?

Would you appoint Michele Bachmann as USAG ?

Would you support a Bill requiring all candidates for the Office of President and VP to submit full disclosure of a certified LFBC and all records relating to work history...College Records...Passport Records...Selective Service (draft registration) Records...disclosure of affiliation with any groups being known to be enemies of the State? [Past and present]

A Cause worth fighting for...Lt Behenna

MILITARY PROSECUTORS WITHHOLD EVIDENCE; ARMY RANGER GOES TO PRISON FOR 25 YEARS FOR SHOOTING AL QAEDA OPERATIVE

On March 20^th, 2009, Army Ranger 1^st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Ali Mansur, a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq. Mansur was known to be a member of an Al Qaeda cell operating in the lieutenant’s area of operation and Army intelligence believed he organized an attack on Lt. Behenna’s platoon in April 2008 which killed two U.S. soldiers and injured two more. Army intelligence ordered the release of Mansur and Lt. Behenna was ordered to return the terrorist to his home.
During the return of Mansur, Lt. Behenna again questioned the Al Qaeda member for information about other members of the terrorist cell, and financial supporters. During this interrogation, Mansur attacked Lt. Behenna, who killed the terrorist in self-defense. The government subsequently prosecuted Lt. Behenna for premeditated murder.
Not only is this a miscarriage of justice on the behalf of Lt. Behenna, who was acting to prevent further loss of life in his platoon, it is demoralizing to the U.S. troops who continue to fight on behalf of the freedom and security of our nation. Whether it is U.S. border patrol agents, members of the armed forces, or FBI agents, no individual who is serving on the frontlines in the War on Terror should be so blatantly mistreated.
We urgently need your help to correct this terrible wrong against a loyal and faithful soldier. Please contact your congressman and ask them to intervene on behalf of 1LT Behenna. Below is a brief recap of the relevant aspects of Lt. Behenna’s case.

• September 2007: 1LT Michael Behenna deployed to Iraq for his first tour of combat.
• April 21, 2008, Al Qa’ida operatives attacked LT Behennaʼs platoon. The
• IED attack resulted in the death of two of LT Behennaʼs platoon members, two Iraqi citizens, and wounded two additional soldiers under LT Behennaʼs command.
• May 5, 2008: Based on information from US Army intelligence, LT Behenna’s platoon detained known terrorist Ali Mansur at his home for the attack on LT Behennaʼs platoon. Mansur had illegal weapons and a passport indicating trips to Syria.
• May 16, 2008: Without explanation, Army Intelligence ordered the release of Mansur.
• LT Behenna, who lost two members of his platoon just weeks earlier, was ordered to transport Mansur to his home.
• LT Behenna attempted a final field interview of Mansur prior to his release.
• During the interview, Mansur attacked LT Behenna, and LT Behenna reacted to defend himself by firing two shots which killed Mansur.
• July 2008: The U.S. Army charged LT Behenna with premeditated murder for the death of the Al Qa’ida operative and terrorist Ali Mansur
• February 23, 2009: 1Lt. Behennaʼs trial begins.
• Defense experts testify that Mansur was standing with his arm outstretched when shot.
• On the evening of February 25th, prosecution expert witness Dr. Herbert MacDonell told the prosecution attorneys the only logical explanation for what happened was that Mansur had to be standing, reaching for LT Behennaʼs gun when he was shot. This contradicted the prosecution’s theory that Mansur was executed while seated on a rock.
• On February 26th LT Behenna testified that while he was interrogating Mansur he turned his head towards his interpreter, and when he did, Mansur lunged for his gun. The LT fired a controlled pair of shots. This explanation was identical to what Dr. MacDonell told the prosecution team in a private meeting the night before.
• During a recess after 1LT Behennaʼs testimony, Dr. MacDonell met with the prosecution team and told them again that the LT’s testimony was exactly what he had demonstrated to Prosecutors the day before and that the LT must be telling the truth. The prosecutors sent Dr. MacDonell home to New York. Leaving the courtroom, Dr. MacDonell told defense counsel he would have made a great witness for LT Behenna.
• The defense counsel asked prosecutors if they have any exculpatory evidence about Dr. MacDonell, and the prosecutors denied possession of such evidence.
• In the prosecution’s closing arguments they argued LT Behennaʼs testimony that Mansur was reaching for his gun was “impossible” based upon the evidence (despite knowing that their own expert witness had told him it was the only logical explanation.)
• Later that Friday night a military panel of seven officers, none of whom had combat experience, convicted LT Behenna of unpremeditated murder and assault.
• After LT Behenna was convicted, but before sentencing, Dr. MacDonell sent an email to the prosecution team requesting that the information provided in his demonstration be turned over to the defense.
• A mistrial was requested by the LT’s defense counsel, but on March 20, the military judge denied both defense motions to declare a mistrial and to order a new trial.
• LT Behennaʼs attorneys are appealing the verdict based on the denial of a fair trial. An oral argument has been scheduled before the highest military court – The Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces – on 23 April 2012 in Washington D.C.
• LT Behenna is currently serving a 15-year sentence in Ft. Leavenworth (the original 25 year sentence was reduced five years by the commanding General of 101st Airborne and the Army Clemency Board reduced it another five years.) The earliest he would be eligible for parole is after serving a third of his sentence. Without parole or a new trial Lt. Behenna will get out of prison for the shooting an Al Qaeda terrorist in self defense when he is 40 years old.

1^st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was an excellent officer. He received his call to serve his country while attending the University of Central Oklahoma. He is from a family of public servants, his mother being an Assistant United States Attorney and his father a retired Special Agent with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. He has served the Army and the United States with honor and dignity. To sacrifice the life of this Oklahoma soldier over the death of a known terrorist, is a breach of faith with all who are serving our country.  Please stand with us and demand justice for this American hero!!!  He fought for you; now please fight for him! 


Go to site to support Lt Michael Behenna : http://www.defendmichael.com/

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Army Ranger seeking vindication for killing terrorist

by: Bob Unruh
In a surprising move, the Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces has put a high-profile case of a soldier convicted of killing a terrorist in Iraq on a fast track, with oral arguments scheduled next month.

Army Ranger 1st Lt. Michael Behenna, 28, whose conviction was affirmed by an intermediate court, is serving a 15-year prison term in Ft. Leavenworth. Oral arguments before the appeals court in Washington, D.C., which are open to the public, will be heard April 23. 
The lower court ruling determined that evidence from a prosecution witness that supported Behenna’s defense could be concealed by prosecutors during the course of the trial.
The soldier’s advocates, including his parents, have assembled a support structure for him centering on the Defend Michael website. They say they continue to hold hope that the CAAF will change the outcome after the first two rounds were lost in “a corrupt and outdated military justice system that refused to guarantee one of the most basic rights that Michael and his men fought for – the right to a fair trial.”
Behenna’s legal team filed its brief with the CAAF on Feb. 28.
“We were expecting that it would be some time before oral arguments were set. To our great amazement (and the military’s great frustration) the CAAF has expedited the hearing of oral arguments,” the website said.
“This we hope is the beginning of the end of the injustice which Michael has suffered at the hands of the military justice system – an injustice that as of last week has already imprisoned him at Ft. Leavenworth for three years running.”
An intermediate military appeals court had ruled that evidence that could have changed the outcome the trial can remain unaddressed.
WND has reported on the case for several years. The dispute focuses on the fact that a prosecution witness was prepared to testify that Behenna’s description of the circumstances surrounding the death of Ali Mansur on March 20, 2009, was supported by evidence.
Prosecutors refused to allow him to testify, then refused to tell the defense counsel about the likely exculpatory evidence. Defense attorneys did not find out about it until after the conviction.
Behenna, the son of Oklahomans Scott and Vicki Behenna, was put on trial for Mansur’s death. Mansur had been questioned about an attack that killed members of Behenna’s platoon. Behenna testified he was further questioning Mansur when Mansur lunged for his weapon, and he fired twice, killing the terrorist.
The prosecution argued that Behenna simply executed Mansur while he was seated on a rock. Prosecutors later argued it didn’t matter how the shooting happened, because Behenna didn’t have a right to defend himself from the terrorist.That left his parents unable to be silent.
read more: http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/army-ranger-seeking-vindication-for-killing-terrorist/