In 2019, a decorated Navy SEAL, Edward R. “Eddie” Gallagher, was acquitted of murder in the murder killing of a wounded Islamic State captive in Iraq but was convicted of posing with the corpse. (Gallagher would be sentenced to four months’ confinement, but was set free since he had spent more time in custody awaiting trial; the case led to a conflict between Agolf Twitler and armed services leaders over military discipline and forced the ouster of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer.) #EdwardGallagherHe should be the poster child for civilian oversight of war crimes.  |
