Army to Charge Green Beret with 2010 Murder of Taliban Bomb Maker

A Green Beret, who admitted to killing an assumed Taliban bomb-maker, will be charged with murder by the U.S. Army after a two-year lull. Special Forces Maj. Matthew Golsteyn admitted during a polygraph test that he shot and killed the suspected Taliban bomb maker on Feb. 28, 2010, after he was informed that the man concocted an explosive that killed two Marines. 

Golsteyn issued a statement on Friday through his attorney, that said, “The investigation into my actions began over seven years ago when the Army saw I intended to resign for an opportunity to work for a government agency. After four years of investigation, it resulted in the Army seeking to administratively separate me. For over two years now the decision to separate me or retire me has been pending in Washington, D.C. During those years, the Army allowed me to move on, begin a new career, and start a new family. If it’s true they now want to prosecute me for allegations that have already been resolved — this vindictive abuse of power must know no limit. (American Military News, November 27, 2018)
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OK, there is no statute of limitations on murder. The question posed here by Maj. Golsteyn is if the Army was going to charge him with a crime, why not do so back in 2010?  Are these charges justified, or is this an abuse of power to target someone for political purposes? What do you think?

 

Operating in Hostile and Non-Permissive Environments:
A Survival and Resource Guide for Those Who Go in Harm’s Way

 

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