Release of Alleged Iraqi and Afghani Prisoner Abuse Photos
Neal Puckett, senior attorney at The Law Firm of Puckett & Faraj, PC., along with CPT Roger Hill, gave an interview to Lauren Gregory of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, stating they believe that “the media and government officials have tried to create a black-and-white debate about a type of warfare that’s anything but. Fighting a lawless enemy requires leeway in the rules of engagement…”
Military Lawyers
I’ve seen a change in the application of military law in my over 25 years as a military defense attorney. We are applying antiquated laws based on the battlefield engagement of two major military forces who in theory, abide by all international conventions. Today’s senior military officers use military lawyers on the battlefield to assess every targeting action prior to execution. This works for military standoff weapons, but it does not help the ground warrior faced with terrorist actions aimed at one thing – death to Americans. These insidious terrorists act without compassion for the rule of law and even place their own children at risk.
Law of War
When our opponents are not concerned with application of the laws of war and can count on our military forces having to choose between the death of their men and women or extracting information from a prisoner, we place our military in a no-win situation. The result is that our young men and women are charged with war crimes and held personally responsible. The military lawyers are zealous in their prosecution of these military men and women, who do not have the benefit of a lawyer on the battlefield advising them. Until the law of war accounts for the new reality of hand-to-hand combat with an enemy who places no value on human life, it is critical that our military members are afforded the best military criminal defense attorney support available.
CPT Roger Hill
Our client, CPT Roger T. Hill demonstrated a higher leadership standard of protecting his men and getting the mission done, which cost him his career. He held this high moral standard by resigning his commission for the good of the Service in an attempt to take all the blame from his troops as they desperately tried to stop the insidious attacks from within their forward operating base. When will America stop putting our young men and women in a no-win situation and demand that senior military leaders take responsibility to protect their young warriors from the presumption of guilt on the battlefield?
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