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No criminal charges for US service members involved in Quran burnings
American service members will not face criminal charges for their role in the Quran burnings in Afghanistan earlier this year, but will be subjected to lesser administrative actions for their involvement in the incident.
One sailor and six soldiers will likely receive a written reprimand and a loss of pay for their participation in the burnings, but will retain their ranks and not be forced to go before an official military court martial, according to recent news reports.
The disciplinary decisions were based on the recommendations of a Pentagon investigation into the incident, which concluded in May.
Gen. James Mattis, head of Central Command, reviewed the investigation’s findings on the incident and issued his recommendations for action to the heads of the services, Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby said at the time.
The decision to not proceed with criminal charges in lieu of lighter punishment for the seven service members tied to the incident ultimately fell to those top uniformed leaders.
A Defense Department official confirmed to The Hill that Central Command has completed its review and forwarded its input to the various service chiefs.
muddjuice
June 21st, 2012
Okay. Great. No criminal charges. Uh, weren’t they ordered to do this because the inmates were using the “sacred” books to pass along messages to one another?
Why are these guys being punished at all? PC? What is happening to our country?
persecutor
June 21st, 2012
Even a reprimand is too much.
Tim
June 21st, 2012
Our military won’t be fit for an American after a while.
Crying shame.
CrustyB
June 21st, 2012
Time to celebrate with a BBQ.
hanoverfist
June 21st, 2012
“This makes me want to cut someones head off and rape a goat!”
-John Q Mohamed
Unneutral
June 21st, 2012
No Charges?!?!
I should damn well hope not, in fact they should receive a medal,(of honor), since I consider it an honor to burn such a cultic compilation of corruption.
Moe Tom
June 21st, 2012
Reprimands and loss of pay is bullshit.
Efficacy
June 21st, 2012
Had an Uncle who served directly under Patton – sure wish a Patton was around now with this anti-American Muslim bowing POTUS.
Callmelennie
June 21st, 2012
They should have taken these Qurans and dumped them in the Arabian Sea — give Usama Bin Laden something to read
I Luv Bacon
June 21st, 2012
This could be tantamount to the islime version of the Rodney King verdict over there in muzzistan.
For the thousandth fricking time.
Gives me a reason to check out the mainslime media
for the coverage of some lite muzz on muzz violence.
Metprof
June 21st, 2012
My gawd. What’s happened to my once-proud US Army?
Moe Tom
June 21st, 2012
Efficacy/Metprof. There are no more Pattons, Eisenhowers, Galvins,Franks, just Powells and Westmorelands, in tennis whites. BTY. obummer just ordered the military to celebrate gay and lesbian day, and Penetta gave the order. Check out Patriot Post 6/20/12
Dano
June 21st, 2012
GOOD!! F*ck the Mooslum’s!