Free Michael Behenna

I just read this article from the Washington Times about troops on the battlefield who are being thrown in prison for making split second potentially life or death decisions on the battlefield. It talks about how the enemy has no uniform nor do they have rules of engagement, and our troops are being incarcerated for basically doing their job.
A case that comes to mind is that of an Army Ranger, Michael Behenna. This is Lt. Behenna's story from www.defendmichael.com

On March 20th, 2009, Army Ranger 1st Lieutenant Michael Behenna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for killing Ali Mansur, a known Al Qaeda operative while serving in Iraq. Mansur was known to be a member of an Al Qaeda cell operating in the lieutenant’s area of operation and was suspected to have organized an attack on Lt. Behenna’s platoon in April 2008 which killed two U.S. soldiers and injured two more. Army intelligence ordered the release of Mansur and Lt. Behenna was ordered to return the terrorist to his home.

During the return of Mansur, Lt. Behenna again questioned the Al Qaeda member for information about other members of the terrorist cell, and financial supporters. During this interrogation, Mansur attacked Lt. Behenna, who killed the terrorist in self-defense. The government subsequently prosecuted Lt. Behenna for premeditated murder.

This is a gross miscarage of justice. This soldier should be hailed a hero, not thrown in a prison to rot. What message is this sending to our troops? Don't kill the enemy or we will throw you in prison? They should have killed him in the first place when they found out he was responsible for the IED. Im not sure, but I have a damn good feeling this gross injustice has something to do with politics and it makes me sick to my stomach that this Army Ranger has been made a pawn in some political game. Please go to defendmichael.com and write a letter, dontate, or do anything you can to help!