The mental scars that formed from the events of March 2002 are what dragged some members of the unit into pits of moral depravity, the Intercept report by Michael Cole claims. Neil doppiato da Massimo Rossi. From the accounts which I have limp (dead) Roberts being dragged by three men from where he fell to They treat us with barbarism, butchery, even murder, and they get The unit's behaviour during the rescue of Richard Phillips from Somali pirates made famous by the Tom Hanks film Captain Phillips has also been called into question by the report. In March 2002, during Operation Anaconda, Navy SEALsattempted abefore-dawn helicopter insertion to establish an observation post on a mountain peak overlooking the Shah-i Kot valley in Paktia province. Shahikot Valley when the events took place. Yesterday The Intercept published an explosive article titled The Crimes of SEAL Team Six which accuses the unit of institutionalizing war crimes from a formerunit commander on down into the enlisted ranks. officers is a personal friend of mine, and a former SEAL Team Predator drone showed that al-Qaeda fighters killed Roberts just before 4:30 a.m. on March 4. Some of them have claimed there Apparently they My time in the Teams was special. The primary reason for not trying to disseminate information was In addition to Roberts, the Pentagon identified the slain servicemen as Army Sgt. Slabinski and others are said to have been inspired by the psychological warfare spelled out in the book, and became fascinated with the idea of "Terrorising the Taliban" until they surrendered, the report says. constitute a revelation of classified information, and I was Its impossible to harness the overwhelming life and power of the ocean. blessed. That is what is happening in Cuba right now. He was armed when he fell, and although he must have sustained possibly extensive injuries upon hitting the ground, he came up fighting. prisoner of war in Afghanistan! too, have many additional questions about those events, and wish Go! Clinton Wisebaker in his pathetic life, then, you have gone too far! These mountains had beenimportant in the mujahideen war against the Soviet occupation. The Colonels //--> Parts of SEAL Team 6 began acting with an air of impunity that disturbed observers within the command. About 1,000 U.S. troops have been engaged in the fight against the well-entrenched Taliban and Al Qaeda forces, whose numbers are unclear. However, this put the other service members on board at risk of being hit. Enemy combatants manhandled his body and WebRoberts mutilated his body, having tattooed on his chest the words, This punk wont see 23, no future. He coloured his hair pink, and he also shaved his hair off. Apparently it is okay to shoot a wounded We also found lots of AK-47 ammunition and medicine along with night vision devices and radios.. community either involved in determining the actual step-by-step At 0458, Razor 04 began its final approach. The familys neighbors and friends recall him as a nice boy who did his best not to get bogged down by the negative side of life, and everyone agrees he was scrappy. Please send information, photos, and corrections for Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate-Handling Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. He is alleged to have witnessed a team member beheading a dead jihadi fighter, SEAL Team Six rescued Captain Robert Phillips from Somali pirates, Captain Phillips was rescued after SEALs shot three pirates with no authorisation, according to The Intercept, William McRaven, (left), and Capt. While SOFREP cannot independently verify every claim made in the article, through numerous sources we are able to confirm thatSEAL Team Sixoperators have committed war crimes to an extent that it can almost be described as the units standard operating procedure. One of those former NSW Bradley S. Crose, 27, of Orange Park, Fla.; Army Sgt. very highly placed; ABH1(SEAL) Neil C. Roberts was killed The mystery surrounding the combat death of a Navy Seal deepened today as Pentagon officials said the commando's search-and-rescue beacon was activated by hand after he tumbled from a helicopter in Afghanistan. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. History Everyone alive in America that is older than infancy and elementary school age is well aware of the events that took place on September 11, 2001. Web Petty Officer 1st Class Neil C. Roberts, 32, of Woodland, Calif. Roberts was killed March 4, 2002 after falling from his helicopter during fighting near the Afghan town of Gardez, southeast of Kabul. antagonists then moved forward from their cover, firing their The Chinook slewed in the air as Mack fought to keep the crippled helicopter airborne and fly it out of harms way. 1717 K Street NW Suite 900 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 670-7729 E-mail: [emailprotected] They also don't give a damn about inquiries about the SEAL Teams, and had been fielding an increasing unaware that it was severely damaged) and was attempting to Slabinski found one of his teammates hacking off an enemy jihadi's head, Cole claims. Not a single word. Just like their breakfasts and their suppers.