Trump pardons former Army Ranger convicted of killing Iraqi prisoner

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  1. bendog

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    The same one that makes Trump guilty of the 22K new military rapes on his charge. (-:
     
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    Where is your source for the above bolded claim?

    The military regularly protects war criminals. I'm not surprised officers backed him getting a pardon.
     
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    Have I claimed Trump is guilty of rapes in the military?
     
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    ^^^^ Thread win.
     
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    Sure but catch me up on all of your links to support your plethora of claims first.
     
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    Thread fail. A person threatening to murder another person can't legally follow through with their threat just because the person they are threatening fought back. The person threatened with murder has a right to self-defense from the murderer. The murderer can't claim self-defense so they can legally kill their victim.
     
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    What claims have I made that you specifically want links for?
     
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    Not even the defense claimed that a brick hit the soldier's head.
     
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    That is pure BS to attack me over your failure to acquit Obama.

    At her age, she got pregnant. By law a girl who conceives is no pedo. She transitioned to a later stage of life known in general as the post puberty years.

    I also said the animal who raped her belongs in the punishment system of his own country.

    It still astonishes me at the length the Obama defenders will go to evade him taking credit for his military yet want to turn over all credit to the man for the civilian economy. If floors me I tell you.
     
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    We would know a lot more if the military had given him a fair trial instead of trying to railroad him.

    The sexual abuse/rape crisis predates Trump. The #metoo movement has empowered women to come forward.

    PARTIAL LIST OF RICH, POWERFUL SEXUAL ABUSERS, HARASSERS, RAPISTS AND ENABLERS, 2017/18 1- 45 of 455.

    1. 11/10, Eddie Berganza, Editor at DC Comics
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including groping and forcibly kissing women. »

    2. 11/10, Andrew Kreisberg, Executive producer of "Arrow", "Supergirl", "The Flash"
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of more than a dozen people »

    3. 11/9, Louis C.K., Comedian and producer
    ACCUSATION Sexual misconduct with five women, including exposing himself and masturbating in front of them. »

    4. 11/8, Benjamin Genocchio, Executive director of the Armory Show art fair
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including unwelcome touching of five women. »

    5. 11/3, David Guillod, Co-chief executive of Primary Wave Entertainment agency
    ACCUSATION Sexual assault of four women. »

    6. 11/1, Jeff Hoover Kentucky speaker of the House
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment and inappropriate text messages. »

    7. 11/1, Brett Ratner Producer and director
    ACCUSATION Rape, sexual assault and harassment of six women, including exposing himself and masturbating. »

    8. 10/31, Kirt Webster Music publicist
    ACCUSATION Sexual assault and harassment, including unwanted touching. »

    9. 10/31, Andy Dick, Actor
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including groping.»
    Michael Oreskes Head of news at NPR and former New York Times editor
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of three women. »

    10. 10/30, Hamilton Fish President and publisher of The New Republic
    ACCUSATION Complaints by female employees. »

    11, 10/29, Kevin Spacey Actor
    ACCUSATION Sexual assault of multiple men and sexual misconduct with a minor. »

    12. 10/26, Ken Baker E! News correspondent
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of two women, including unwanted kissing and inappropriate messages »

    13. 10/26, Mark Halperin NBC News and MSNBC contributor, author of "Game Change"
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of at least five women.

    14. 10/26, Rick Najera Director of CBS's Diversity Showcase
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including inappropriate comments to performers. »
    FALLOUT Resigned. »

    15. 10/25, Knight Landesman Publisher of Artforum
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of at least nine women, including groping.

    16. 10/25, Leon Wieseltier A former editor at The New Republic
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of several women, including inappropriate advances.

    17. 10/23, Terry Richardson Fashion photographer
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of models.

    18. 10/21, John Besh Chief executive of the Besh Restaurant Group
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment »

    19. 10/19, Lockhart Steele Editorial director of Vox Media
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of a female employee, including unwanted kissing. »

    20. 10/19, Robert Scoble Tech blogger and co-founder of the Transformation Group
    ACCUSATION Sexual assault of at least two women.»

    21. 10/17, Chris Savino Creator and showrunner of “The Loud House”
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment, including unwanted sexual advances, of as many as 12 women.

    22. 10/12. Roy Price, Head of Amazon Studios
    ACCUSATION Sexual harassment of one woman.

    23. 10/12, Andy Signore, Senior vice president of content for Defy Media
    ACCUSATION Sexual assault of one woman and harassment of several others. »

    24, 10/5, Harvey Weinstein Producer and co-founder of the Weinstein Company
    ACCUSATION Raping three women. Sexual assault and harassment of dozens of others — including masturbating, exposing himself and unwelcome touching.

    1 - 24 from: THE NEW YORK TIMES, After Weinstein: A List of Men Accused of Sexual Misconduct and the Fallout for Each, By SARAH ALMUKHTAR, LARRY BUCHANAN and MICHAEL GOLD UPDATED 8:42 A.M. ET, NOV. 11, 2017.
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    25. 10/10, Donna Karan, DKNY Shames the victims
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    26. 10/12, Jeff Bezos accused by Rose McGowan of retaliating against rape victim
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    By Ruth Brown October 13, 2017.
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    28. 10/23, David O. Russell accused of groping and onset abuse
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    https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/producer-bryan-singer-accused-sexual-misconduct-015929533.html

    30. 11/2, David Corn “touching female staffers and insensitive descriptions of sexual violence”
    POLITICO, David Corn investigated for inappropriate workplace behavior
    Mother Jones magazine says it looked into allegations against its D.C. bureau chief in 2014 and believes they were remedied.
    By MICHAEL CALDERONE 11/02/2017.
    https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/02/david-corn-mother-jones-workplace-behavior-probe-244482

    31. 11/3, Jarl Mohn, who kept top editor Michael Oreskes in spite of complaints.
    THE WASHINGTON POST, Two new accusers emerge at NPR, adding to growing harassment scandal, By Paul Farhi November 3, 2017.
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    32, 11/3, Adam Venit Sexual harassment accused by Terry Crews
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    33, 11/6, David Boies hired to smear victims of sexual harassment
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    34. 11/9, Ben Affleck,groping MTV host Hilarie Burton during a 2003 appearance on Total Request Live. He issued an apology on Oct. 11 (USA Today List)

    35. 11/9, Dustin Hoffman, sexual harassment by Anna Graham Hunter (USA Today List)

    36. 11/9, Ethan Kath (Claudio Palmieri), 34, a songwriter and producer Crystal Castles, accused of rape by former bandmate Alice Glass (USA Today List)

    37. 11/9, Jeremy Piven, 52, a star on the TV series Entourage, accused of groping Ariane Bellamar (USA Today List)

    38. 11/9, Twiggy Ramirez (Jeordie White), bassist and guitarist of the band Marilyn Manson, accused of rape by singer Jessicka Addams (USA Today List)

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    Return to your posts, inventory your claims. Should be a simple matter given you made the claims.
     
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    "That is pure BS"

    Next paragraph "Confirms exactly what I said"

    Where have I given Obama "all credit for the civilian economy"?
     
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    Or I don't answer to a guy who can't call the rapist of an 11 year old a "pedophile", but who also refuses to call a guy convicted of murder "a murderer".
     
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    But what about.....
    Whataboutism = Retrumplican Justification
    SMH
     
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    I did not bring up torture.
     
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    When I was in the Army, when I was the company clerk of a large Battalion, the distribution went very high. While I did not see how a president read all the daily reports from so many Army groups, had he wanted them, he sure could get them.

    But this is not a simple issue such as a promotion. The man was charged and convicted of murder. I think that means that such news was made to Obama. Do you truly think Obama was in the dark over such a high intensity crime?

    The crime took place in 2008. Would you think Bush was not aware of this?
     
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    On what do you base that claim? Do you think the President, as the Chief Executive, is personally involved with the parole process of every Federal prisoner in the Justice Department's purview?

    Being "aware" and having authority or control over the process are two entirely different things.
     
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    Everyone has the right to self defense. If the terrorist had killed the LT self defense would have been a good defense.
     
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    So a murderer is allowed to legally murder a person if they claim the person they were going to murder fought back? So no one really has a right to self-defense against murder. The only person with rights is the person who initiates force.

    The unarmed prisoner Behenna murdered would have been able to argue self-defense BECAUSE HE WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF AGAINST A PERSON THREATENING ILLEGAL MURDER. The person threatening murder doesn't get a legal right to kill just because the person they tried to murder fought back.
     
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    Aggressive touch football produces a lot of broken ankles.
     
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    A girl who carries a baby is no pedo. Why don't you learn the actual definition of pedophile?

    Americans have a particular problem with word definitions. i do not have that problem.

    I never acted as if the man who raped her had rights to rape her. i in fact went on record against that scumbag.

    Wow, tell me you distance yourself from the rest of the Democrats who give Obama total credit for even today's economy . Say it out loud. You tell us this is not the Obama economy your brothers tell us it is?
     
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    Is aggressive tough football something agreed upon by the participants or an assault forced on them? Do you not see how intent matters?
     
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    What did the defense state in court? Are you even making the argument the prosecution made?
     
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    Read again. I said that "The USG has a long history of ignoring good intelligence".
    Do you dispute that?
     
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    A pedophile is a person who rapes a child, which under the law is defined by age, not by puberty.

    A murderer is a person who legally commits murder and is convicted of such. Why are you defending a murderer?

    I'd like to see evidence of these supposed Democrats. I'm not condemning fictional people who only exist in your head.
     

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