The arrest of US Army veteran Eric Harroun late last month for his membership in Jabhat al-Nusra, a US recognized Foreign Terrorist Organization, and his involvement in the Syrian Civil War could have broad implications, with the latest indications that he could face the death penalty if it is determined he killed people while working for them.
Harroun had bragged about his role in the fighting, making several posts of Facebook touting his use of a rocket launcher to shoot down a Syrian military helicopter, and his involvement in other rebel operations.
Harroun originally joined the Free Syrian Army (FSA), which likely would not have caused a similar problem, but though a strange twist of fate he ended up joining Jabhat al-Nusra during a joint operation, and remained with the group for quite some time.
His defense attorney, Geremy Kamens, has argued that al-Nusra, despite its close ties with al-Qaeda, materially is in line with US interests of forced regime change in Syria, adding it is “extremely unusual for the US to charge a person who is fighting in a manner that is aligned with US interests.”
They called terrorists.., their job is kill people.., there is war conducted by these terrorists in Syria.., it is obvious that these people kill people who are not agree with the.., and now the entire facts is questioned by the justice system…, are you kidding me.., or the justice itself.., this man admits to have used the rocket launcher and admits that his been involved in "operations" so what other evidence.., these justice sicker looking for.., a photo of this man beheading a innocent man…, democracy and its falsified justice…, yehhhhh right.
His defense attorney is right: terrorists who kill victims the government doesn't like usually get treated differently than terrorists who kill victims the government does like. Like: the former get paid and supplied with weapons, while the latter get droned.
What could he conceivably be executed for? What US laws did he break? Did he kill any US citizens? Did he commit any crime on US soil? They just want to make an example of him like Julian Assange and Bradley Manning to not defy the all-powerful American Empire.
This represents a new record for the U.S. Govt. in hypocrisy. Here's a guy recruited by the CIA to fight with the "rebels", ordered to fight, kill and train others to kill Syrians, facing trial and execution by the same Government who ultimately gave him those orders. I think his father naively made a big mistake admitting his son was "working for the CIA", because now anyone with a brain can surmise a direct connection between the CIA and this terrorist organization whom the spooks are probably backing. Nope, can't have that connection being made, get rid of this guy quick.
This sorry sap will be executed to keep him silent. Team Obama can't be a having CIA mercs telling their stories to a waiting world. Wouldn't be prudent.