Ex-Navy SEAL accused of war crimes posts video attacking 'cowards' who testified against him

Source: The Hill | January 28, 2020 | Justin Wise

The retired Navy SEAL who was accused of several war crimes stemming from a 2017 Iraq deployment posted a video to social media on Monday attacking his former SEAL teammates who made allegations against him. 

The three-minute video was posted to Edward Gallagher’s Facebook and Instagram accounts with the title, “#thetruthiscoming.” In it, Gallagher, a former chief petty officer, derided certain members of his platoon as “cowards” and claimed that some still refuse to “accept” that he was acquitted of most of his crimes. 

The clip highlights specific interviews with SEALs who made allegations about Gallagher, listing some of their names, duty statuses and current units. Former SEALs told The San Diego Union-Tribune that information like that puts those service members at risk. 

Some of Gallagher’s platoon subordinates alleged that the former SEAL shot civilians and stabbed a wounded Islamic State fighter in the neck, killing him, during a 2017 deployment in Iraq. Gallagher was acquitted of the majority of the charges he faced last July. However, he was convicted of posing next to the dead ISIS fighter’s body, resulting in a demotion. 

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