SEAL to speak on impact of SEAL3 case at presser hosted by GOP congressmen

Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) are bringing together more than a dozen retired SEALs and other Special Forces personnel at a press conference on Thursday calling for the exoneration of the SEAL3. At the conference Capt. Larry Bailey, Navy SEAL and combat veteran who served from 1962-1990, will speak about the impact of the case on SEALs in the battlefield. The congressmen announced the SEAL3 presser on Wednesday.

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Plight of Navy SEALs 3 tangled in politics and non-disclosure

Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) and 40 other Republican congressmen are calling for all charges to be dropped against 3 Navy SEALs in a matter involving an alleged terrorist detainee in Iraq.

Commentary by Kay B. Day

Rep. Dan Burton (standing) visited the Reserve Officers Association of Indianapolis in November. Burton has led the congressional charge in efforts to clear up the charges against 3 Navy SEALs. As far as The US Report can determine, no Democrats have advocated. Burton served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army Reserves.The US Report has tracked the plight of 3 Navy SEALs facing various charges involving the detention of alleged terrorist Ahmed Hashim Abed in Iraq. Early media reports suggested the detainee had either a bruised lip or had taken a blow to the stomach while in detention. One of the only official statements from military brass can be found in a letter from Maj. General Charles T. Cleveland to Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.):

“While the assault and resulting injury to the detainee were relatively minor, the more disconcerting allegations are those related to the Sailors’ attempts to cover-up the incident, particularly in what appears to be an effort to influence the testimony of a witness. All of these allegations were fully investigated by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).”

But based on what we know, the letter actually does little to clear up the confusion.

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