Podcast appearances and mentions of Mathew L Golsteyn

President Trump granted a Presidential Pardon to Army 1st LT Clint Lorance, Army Green Beret Mathew L. Golsteyn, and Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher. The pardon expunges all past issues related to their charges and begins a process of resetting justice in our armed forces. Justice is coming back slowly to the country, but it is a process of baby steps, not leaps. The ultimate power of restoration rests not with the President but with We The People. The storm is here, but being able to navigate it becoming increasingly difficult.Donate: https://www.bards.fm/p/donate-1584248352/Buy the Film: https://bardsofwarfilm.comSupport the work via PayPal: paypal.me/bardsofwar 

The Salty crew gets the origin story from Commander Salamander. We discuss writing criticism to power, anonymously and otherwise. There is some chatter about yesteryear's Navy, today's cancel culture and dabble a bit on Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn. There was a Jack McCain mustache reference too, which is pretty important.

At a forum in Ramona on Saturday, Rep. Duncan Hunter also addressed the pending court martial case against San Diego-based Navy SEAL chief Edward Gallagher and Army Capt. Mathew L. Golsteyn. Both are charged with committing war crimes during their service — Gallagher in Iraq and Golsteyn in Afghanistan. Gallagher is charged with several crimes including killing a teenage Islamic State fighter who was brought to his unit for medical treatment. He's accused of stabbing the fighter in the neck. Prosecutors also said he texted a photograph of himself next to the dead fighter and wrote he “got him with my hunting knife.” As he recounted the allegation of Gallagher posing next to a dead body for a photograph, Hunter, also a veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, said “a lot of us have done the exact same thing.” He said he, too, had a photo taken of himself next to a dead combatant, but said he did not text it or post to social media. Hunter called the military justice system “corrupt,” run by lawyers and bureaucrats intent on pursuing “war fighters.” He said he would support a pardon of the two men from Trump, who has indicated he was considering doing so. Hunter also said the civilian justice system was as bad as the military, saying ambitious prosecutors were simply out to get “wins” under their belts.