Symptoms of Corrupting Sickness (updated)
By Bubba on Dec 8, 2009 | In American Patriots, Troop Support, Our Fallen Heroes, Tea Party | 67 feedbacks »

It would be interesting to create a poll with these two photos and have people guess what's happening. I suspect that most would never assume anything close to the real story. It appears to be a joyous homecoming, a reuniting of mother and son.
The truth is not so heart warming.
The lady in the picture is the mother of an American that was ambushed in Fallujah, Iraq. Her son was murdered. His body was dragged around in the streets of the city, then burned and hung from the upper trusses of a bridge. The murderers gathered to celebrate and have their photos taken with the trophy.
The young sailor in the picture is one of the Navy SEALs that later captured the leader of the band of terrorist butchers and brought him to justice.
If the story ended there, it would still be an acceptable feel-good, good-guys-win story. Unfortunately, that's not the case - this Navy SEAL is facing criminal charges. Because, somewhere along the timeline of his capture, the terrorist murderer suffered a school-yard fat lip, his captors are now being charged with nothing short of war crimes and facing discharge and imprisonment.
So, instead of celebration of justice served and heroes honored, these photos record betrayal, compounded mourning and the effects of a corrupting sickness.
From WAVY.com:
SEALs assault case goes to court
NORFOLK, Va. - "It's been very stressful," said Navy SEAL Mathew McCabe, 24, moments after his arraignment in military court at Naval Station Norfolk Monday on charges that he allegedly mistreated an Iraqi detainee.
The mother of slain Blackwater guard Jerry Zovko drove from Ohio to give each of the accused SEALs a blessed rosary and lend them her support. "These young SEALs are in this situation because they caught the mastermind behind the death of my son, and not only my son and his co-workers but also the marines who went into Fallujah after their death," said Donna Zovko. "I am very proud of these young SEALs and thankful to them. They did not do anything wrong."
May I ramble a bit? Think out loud, so to speak? I'm trying to make some sense of this.
What title can I give to the mentality of a people that send their best to defend the whole and then betray them? To what shall I attribute the attitude of a people that habitually prosecute their heroes while defending their enemies? What creates a culture that allows people to vilify and isolate their most noble and deify their most corrupt?
I perceive more symptoms of a sickness, a corruption of the nation's heart and soul. I am tempted to label it 'liberalism' or 'progressivism', but those too are just symptoms of the infection. But this is nothing new, I recognized these symptoms four decades ago in the shameful treatment of our warriors returning from Vietnam, in the acceptance of Marines bombed in Beirut, in the ho-hum yawn of media coverage of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down), in the return to mental numbness after 9/11, prosecution of the Marines of Hadith, assault of recruiters across the country, anti-war protesters at the gates of Walter Reed Army Hospital ....
This sickness, this infection has gone untreated for far too long. Americans are a tolerant bunch. We've patiently waited for the ingrates among us to grow up and develop a sense of pride and awe in the greatness of America. It's not happening.
I'm tired of waiting. I'm fresh out of tolerance. There comes a time when the treatment for an infection cannot be postponed any longer, lest the patient die.
Through history how many nations have habitually betrayed their defenders and survived?
Donna and I left our home at 4:00am, Monday morning and drove to Norfolk. We were in the company of four other patriots from the Raleigh area:
Don Gray of Military Appreciation Day and NC Gathering of Eagles.
Patrik Holbrook, NC Gathering of Eagles.
Russell Pope, NCFreedom.us
and Randy Dye, Randy's Right Blog and NCFreedom.us
We joined a hundred or more others at Gate 5 of the Norfolk Naval Base to demonstrate support for Navy SEAL Mathew McCabe.
Here are my photos.







Above: My friend Jim Holmes, Quantico, VA: Gathering of Eagles

Above: Mike Blankenship, Gathering of Eagles

Above: Randy Dye with my bride


Above: Me and My friend Mike Blankenship

Above: Russell Pope on my right, Patrik Holbrook to my left

Above: I met the SEAL's father, Marty McCabe.
After the arraignment hearings, McCabe came out to meet his supporters.







Above: McCabe and Jim Deihl, Gathering of Eagles

Above: Josh Irving met McCabe







Above: the expression of this supporter sums it.
Thanks to Pat, Don, Randy and Russ for riding with us.
Thanks to Russ and Randy for photos.
And Thank You Mathew McCabe for your service to our country.
Update 5 : January 9, 2010
Josh Irving of SupportOurSeals.com has suggested that Facebook account users update their profile photo with this image:

Update 4 : December 17
Free Our Seals
Update 3 : December 16
A Free the SEALs Fund
Update 2
Again, from WAVY.com:
Lawmakers rally around accused SEALs
NORFOLK, Va. - Lawmakers are rallying around three Navy SEALs accused of mistreating the suspected terrorist who masterminded the ambush and killing of four Blackwater contractors protecting a convoy in Iraq. Many lawmakers are asking the Navy to drop its prosecution of the SEALs
Update 1
Contribution by reader Jeff Preston
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67 comments
I have to ask but WTF is going on in this country????
What will change it? ONLY a return to the values that made this country great in the past.
How does this take place? At this moment, I do NOT see the light at the end of the tunnel. Without a complete overhaul (read this to be revolution) of the government and the education system we can not get back to the path the forefathers started us on. I pray every day that I am wrong.
We are a nation of great men. We need to take back the leadership of this country from these absolutely sorry, pathetic people.
The Navy Seals need to have people worthy to command them. At the top, at least, they most certainly don't.
I cross posted at NYGOE:
http://nygoe.wordpress.com/2009/12/08/aar-save-our-seals-rally-norfolk-va-dec-7-2009/
Keep up the great work!
Dan
This Saturday in NYC at Liberty Park thousands of Americans will gather to stop the atrocity of terrorists entering our court system. WE MUST ACT, WE MUST GATHER, WE MUST TELL OUR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AMERICA NEEDS US. WE MUST NOT BE SILENT ANY LONGER. What we see here is NOT "polictical correctness" it is SHARIA LAW.
GOD HAVE MERCY ON US AND HELP US REGAIN OUR GLORIOUS NATION.
thank you for this report. now, more than ever patriotic americans need to stand together, there are far far too many people in this country who are not responding to these outrages - either they are narcissistically preoccupied, or they are just plain dumb. it is absolutely clear that the wolves are in the yard, and quickly approaching the doors, yet too many americans turn a blind eye.
thank all of you that were able to go to Norfolk yesterday - i am proud to know you and proud to stand with you.
Glad to be a member. Love what you guys/gals are doing. Keep up the GREAT work in NC. Love you guys and God Bless!
Chris Brahs
Shame on you President Obama and shame on the US Navy leadership in this matter
Thank you for your service US Navy SEALS.
God has blessed America with you.
Well if they keep up the BS, our soldiers are going to quit taking prisoners...they'll just turn in lists of the dead prisoners instead.
12/08/09 @ 19:45"
Bingo...what other choice are they left with? The little shiites will lie and say anything they can anyway, so...
I love your coverage w/this SOS project. "THANK YOU", sooooo much for coming here to Va & showing your support for these boyz......We are gearing up for another one in January....pending confirmed court hearing time, place, etc. "penciled" in for the 19th. We even have sponsering business that WISH to donate coffee & donuts! Dunkin Donuts! And Conutry station, Eagle 97.3 FM!
BUT PRAY this case will be thrown out before this date, which still could happen! "PRAY, PRAY, PRAY for these young men!"
Again, it was a Blessing to meet you all & keep up the spirit of getting our Country BACK!
It is a lesson to all citizens to stand tall and NOT WASTE their ballots. You have to vote for a known candidate with a record you can look at. To vote for the tooth fairy is just plain dumb.
Things that make you go,"hhhummmmm, what if"
The oath we take has no expiration date and our service to America no ending. At one time or another we will ALL stand together. God Bless America and God Bless all the patriots I have stood with and those I will stand with in the future.
PS: To that beautiful young lady in the brown sweater in Norfolk ... if I was 30 years younger or you were 30 years older ... well ... God Bless you too!!!
He is the commander in chief of the miltary and could stop all this with a phone call. But instead he is in Coppenhagen schmoozing with the other communist dictators of the UN working out the details of the "Climate Control Conference" which will give the UN control over all nations (NWO).
VanZorge: You say "the wolves are in the yard and quickly approaching the door, yet too many Americans turn a blind eye".
Right you are my friend, they are the great American sheep. They chew the grass at the malls, bleat over their cell phones, and paw at their lap tops in Star Bucks all the while oblivious to the wolves circling nearby. However it is up to us sheep dogs to protect them.
A saying I have heard and take to heart is: "And the wolves will learn as we've shown before, that we love our sheep we dogs of war".
War ain't nice.
The question Who Are The A__Holes? Look no further than that White Building at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC and the weird shaped building in Arlington, VA who do not know how to stand up to a liberal Congress and trhe President.
WE Can not allow our Protectors to be Prosecuted this way.
These Navy Seals deserve a medal and to be nationally recognized!! What the hell is wrong with this system? I've been witness to worse bar fights than what happened to this sleaze. People better start waking up to what is actually going on around them or we are all going to be in a world of hurt, literally.
Thank you to the Navy Seals and all veterans who have given me the freedoms that I have! No words can ever express the respect and love that I have for each and every one of you!!!
A 'fat lip' compared to the atrocities that are brought on our patriots on a daily basis who are there to do their jobs.
Our men and women, our patriots, are fighting for their lives daily. They capture a known war criminal and terrorist, and instead of disposing of him, bring him in 'alive' to face civilized justice. The certified terrorist got a 'fat lip' in the process. And now, the government wants to prosecute the patriots who brought him in to stand trial for his war crimes.
Someone please explain the Rules of WAR to me again. The rules have changed since I returned from Viet Nam in 1972 (Air Support, SAC, B-52 ground crew). The way all Viet Nam Vets were treated post-WAR was atrocious, me included. Many Vets were ostracized, humiliated and abandoned by the government who sent them to do a job...the job of WAR. Even now, many years after that time, I cannot understand our Rules of WAR.
I support the efforts to stop the madness going on at Norfolk against the three Marine patriots who did their job to bring a known war criminal and terrorist to justice. If this terrorist got a fat lip in the process, so be it! This minor scratch is nothing compared to the terrorist action he perpetrated upon our patriots over there.
It makes me wonder if our patriots currently fighting will change the fervor they currently have to do their jobs if they even think that they will become the targets, and possibly penalized after returning home for what they do to fight the fight. Possibly making them second guess an action while doing their jobs, and therefore, putting themselves further in harms way.
I am very glad this site was forwarded to me by Dawn West. She is a great patriot and friend who is involved in gathering support to stop this madness against our Marine and other patriots.
Thank you for having this website and the ability for me to offer my two cents worth and know our patriots have support.
I am retired navy. I served on ships and with navy cb units. I am sick at the thought of what the navy has started to be. We have more and more capt and cdr being relived of command and now we are going to court martial the bravest of the brave. My grandson will start navy seal training in a few weeks. is the way he will be treated. GOD i hope not.
Thank you for making it to Norfolk to show solidarity with our brothers, especially for those of us who could not attend. Thanks also for never, ever quitting when it comes to getting the six of our brothers-in-arms. Hooyah!
I have never seen anything like this in my life. How do we get this country back? I'm afraid it is going to take another revolution. Where do I sign up?
With regard to the Navy Seal Matthew McCabe, and your email that has gone out ... you said that you were fresh out of tolerance. I could not agree more. We live in a state of insanity in this nation, with the liberals, that is.
G.K. Chesterton (a turn of the century British Conservative) said it this way:
"Tolerance is the virtue of a man without convictions".
Thanks, Bubba, for your convictions. Keep fighting on.
God bless,
Sheila Ninowski
While reading I had also stumbled across this pesky Constitution our country was founded on. Amazingly enough I found within it another pesky Amendment, the 5th. Most consider or think of this as "oh that’s the one I use to keep from incriminating myself in court" Well read the whole Amendment mainly and amazingly the first sentence.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger;
How are these SEALs being held? We are in a time of declared war.
Now the painful part is that in the military courts and crimes don't work the same as civil courts and crimes(ie a cop hitting a prisoner) but even the Geneva Convention, to which NONE of the people we are fighting follow yet we do, does state for prisoners
"willfully causing great suffering or serious injury to body or health"
So is a split lip now considered "serious injury to body or health"?
A Courts Martial although sounding horrible, and usually for the people involved is, but something that must be done especially during a high profile issues like this. NORMALLY handled by a superior officer LONG before a courts-martial, but the media got ahold if it and everyone went into CYA mode.
Hopefully during this Courts-Martial the ruling would be :
#1 Tossed out completely due to WHO is stating what happened, all pay and grade restored.
#2 They get a slap on the wrist, maybe a salary deduction and base confinement (not really as bad as it sounds) (back in my day it was an Article 15 and up to the superior officer to decide how bad you got punished).
why would this occur? If the alleged injuries happened and were not immediately reported and documented. I believe I read/heard this was done, if so, then this should be no different than reporting a hmmv was damaged before signing it out and NOTED before accepting usage of the item. BUT only if reported PRIOR to signing for it. ie: don’t report it was damaged when you drop off the vehicle saying it was already damaged and you missed it. Basically, you signed for it and didn't document it, so now it’s your fault. Sorry but true and I unfortunately DID have to make soldiers pay for broken parts because they didn’t' follow the OUTLINED SOPs. This would be no different.
Sorry for rambling: in short, if you accepted the prisoner (as is) and didn't report/document injuries during the capture or subsequent pickup, it becomes your fault.
If this DID happen, and they didn't inflict the injuries after capture BUT also didn't report them during pickup, it is a punishable offense but the panel should see that and set the punishment based on this.
Sorry to be the devil’s advocate :( I do completely support these brave men, IF they unfortunately missed a step during processing of this prisoner, which I am sure MANY people would do under the circumstances, they are SEALS not prison guards and if they were unaware that "you must document if the prisoner was mistreated or appear to have been after drop off for holding later pickup" then someone higher in the chain of command needs raked over the coals for not teaching this to them.
#3 The media completely influences the Courts-Martial Panel. Not a good thing, but since the prisoner was not “dispatched” and only apparently and allegedly punched, I would find it hard to believe they get more than the full article 15, lots of pay withheld, loss of rank, confined to quarters, but I doubt any prison time? BUT that all depends on if they are influenced by the media. I truly doubt they would be kicked out with a DD.
#4 Either or Both, Senators or Congressmen get involved and get this taken care of properly(ie: TOSSED OUT), but they are more worried about their own elections. Not holding my breathe on this one.
I find it so amazing that the idiotic media believes a TERRORIST WOULD LIE ABOUT HIS CAPTURES? This piece of garbage mutilated people and all the media care about is he got a BOOBOO? What about those poor men this garbage slaughtered and paraded around?
For those interested.
Amendment 5 - Trial and Punishment, Compensation for Takings. Ratified 12/15/1791.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Let's start a campaign!!!!!!!!
People there on FB are talking about the most INANE subjects when our FREEDOM is in serious jeopardy.
Let's wake 'em up!
Please somebody tell me what we can do to stop this madness and I'll be the first one in line. What is wrong with the Commanding Officers??? This is so terribly wrong...it's got to stop! Give these men medals not a prison sentence! My Lord...what are they thinking??? This whole thing makes me sick to my stomach and my heart is breaking for our precious Navy Seals!!!
Why are terrorist prisoners getting civil trials and not our own men? When I retired I would have much preferred a Court Martial to a civil court if brought to a trial. NOT ANY MORE!
I agree with Tracy if I had been the one to aprehended those terrorists they would not be on trial they would be dead...an eye for an eye!!!!
I pray that our men and women have the courage to keep up the good work despite the way some in our government treat them.
GOD BLESS ALL OF OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN...WITH OUT THEIR SACRIFICE WE WOULD NOT HAVE OUR FOREDOOM.....
Please join us at Gate 5 at Norfolk Naval Base. We'll be there all day!.
It's interesting to know that when the politicians stuff up they send in the troops to clean up their mess. Should there be any incidents the same politicians are ready to victimise the troops while at the same time they stand before the cameras and proclaim their undying support. I suppose this makes them feel good, I'm willing to bet that none of their families are sent to the battle front.
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