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Breaking the Code
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
06/30/20 • 30 min
Gina and Mike examine the US government’s machinations to overcome the shortcomings of the investigation.
Witness accounts begin shifting as US prosecutors pressure witnesses to bring the case to trial in response to mounting political pressure in Iraq.
Prosecutors convene a grand jury to try to make manslaughter charges stick against Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Paul Slough and Nick Slatten. Their star witness is Raven 23 team member Jeremy Ridgeway, who recants his statement that the convoy took incoming fire after prosecutors threaten him.
Heard, Liberty, Slatten and Slough describe increasingly aggressive tactics by FBI agents and prosecutors to try to force them into guilty pleas.
Less than a day after Judge Urbina kills the case, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton queries her legal advisor, Harold Koh: “What can we do about Judge Urbina’s ruling?”
FOR MORE:
WIKILEAKS
Hillary Clinton Email Archive -- Blackwater case
https://wikileaks.org/clinton-emails/emailid/680ABC NEWS
Jeremy Ridgeway pleads guilty in secret deal.
https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/FedCrimes/story?id=6417440&page=1
Congressional Justice For Warriors Caucus Offically Requests Presidental Pardon for Men of Raven 23
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
05/12/20 • 27 min
Today, on May 12, the Congressional Justice for Warriors Caucus sent a letter to President Trump formally requesting a Presidential Pardon for the men of Raven 23. Representative Gohmert took the time to speak with Gina about the growing movement in Congress for a Presidential Pardon for Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard - four decorated military veterans unjustly serving time in prison for over five years now.
Interview with Derrick Miller, Executive Director of the Justice for Warriors Caucus
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
05/09/20 • 35 min
Gina recently interviewed Derrick Miller, the Executive Director of the Justice for Warriors Caucus and Military Adviser to Texas Representative Louie Gohmert. Thanks to Representative Gohmert's leadership, Miller spends every day advocating for military justice reform.
The Code of Hammurabi
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
04/04/20 • 25 min
We pick up TWO YEARS after the investigation into the Nisour Square Incident and Blackwaters alleged misconduct
US District Judge Ricardo Urbina throws out the case against Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Paul Slough and Nick Slatten, blasting prosecutors for pervasive misconduct and vindictive prosecution.
The Raven 23 men pick up their lives cautiously after Urbina’s New Year’s Eve 2009 ruling, trying to resurrect their dreams for themselves and their families.
Meanwhile, the Bush and succeeding Obama administrations grapple with shifting politics in Iraq, including the country’s first presidential election and negotiation of the status of forces agreement that will determine how long US troops may remain in Iraq.
FOR MORE:
POLITICO
Judge Dismisses Blackwater Case
https://www.politico.com/story/2009/12/judge-dismisses-blackwater-case-031091
MEMORANDUM OF DISMISSAL
Judge Ricardo Urbina Comments on Dismissal of Charges
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/documents/memorandum-of-dismissal-of-charges-against-blackwater-guards
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
02/28/20 • 24 min
Gina and Mike take a look at the US Government's case files, including witness statements and shell casings at the scene, showing that the Raven 23 team was taking incoming gunfire.
We take a look at how the US government turned over the investigation into the Nisour Square incident to the Iraqi National Police, which employed shady and, in US courts, illegal tactics that caught the attention of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
And Entifahd Qanbar, the former President of the Iraqi National Congress, and Joseph Low IV, executive director of the esteemed Trial Lawyers College, give their professional perspective.
FOR MORE:
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Amicus brief supporting Raven 23
https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/ae7cc5bb-9704-4690-80ce-471692618938/blackwater.pdf
Ground Truth
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
12/13/19 • 46 min
They interview members of the 19-man Raven 23 team about their minute-by-minute experiences during the Nisour Square incident and its aftermath.
And examine the transcripts of the Iraqi witness statements to deconstruct why the body count and survivor accounts changed so wildly in the aftermath of the incident.
Digging into the US government’s documents, witness statements, victim lists and trial transcripts shows a subpar investigation conducted three weeks after the incident as well as outright violations of criminal procedure.
Former Raven 23 member Tommy Vargas unearths long-buried information about the Nisour Square incident and hands it over to Gina.
FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE EVENTS OF SEPT. 16th, 2007, PLEASE VISIT:
http://www.supportraven23.com/incident
Civil War
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
11/23/19 • 29 min
In this episode, Iraq slips closer toward civil war as the US occupation enters the fourth year of a mission that President George W Bush declared “accomplished” three years earlier.
The U.S. is having trouble recruiting soldiers to staff the occupation, so the government hires nearly 200,000 military contractors to fill the recruitment gap.
With their tours ending, Dustin, Evan, Paul and Nick consider their options in the private sector, and each decide to rejoin the fight as contractors for Erik Prince’s Blackwater Worldwide.
Robert Ford, the second-in-command at the US Embassy in Iraq during this time, recalls that tensions grew to a fever pitch between Iraqi civilians.
And Mike and Gina look to define the word "mercenary".
FOR MORE:
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Contractors outnumber troops in Iraq (2007)
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-jul-04-na-private4-story.html
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS:
Geneva Conventions protocol relating to Mercenaries
https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/ihl/WebART/470-750057
Universal Deceit
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
11/11/19 • 27 min
Mike and Gina introduce the men of Blackwater’s Raven 23: Dustin Heard, a former US Marine from Maryville, Tennessee; former US Marine Evan Liberty from Rochester, New Hampshire; US Army veteran Paul Slough of Sanger, Texas; and Nicholas Slatten, a veteran of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, of Sparta, Tennessee.
Their families and military comrades discuss the characters and reputations of these small town enlistees, and what motivated them to join the fight after the Sept. 11, 2001, hijacking attacks on New York and Washington DC.
The episode also introduces Blackwater Worldwide founder, Erik Prince.FOR MORE:
GALLUP POLL:
62% feel U.S. made a mistake sending troops to Iraq (2007)https://news.gallup.com/poll/28099/latest-poll-shows-high-point-opposition-iraq-war.aspx
NYT:
From Texas to Iraq, and Center Of The Blackwater case (2008)https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/us/19slough.html
SUPPORT THE MEN OF RAVEN 23:
http://www.supportraven23.com/
Trailer
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
06/16/19 • 5 min
How did four highly decorated American soldiers become prisoners of war in their own country? This series re-examines the US Department of Justice’s controversial prosecution following a controversial battle in Baghdad. Why did the DOJ hold multiple trials for over a decade? Was the DOJ seeking justice? Or playing politics?
The Expendables
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt
11/25/20 • 54 min
Gina examines the role played by the national press in the prosecution of Raven 23.
Although he is mere months from taking senior status, Judge Royce Lamberth inexplicably seizes the Raven 23 case, minutes after it is randomly assigned to another judge. This move is consistent with Lamberth’s checkered legal and judicial career.
FOR MORE:
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW REVIEW
Royce Lamberth's Rein of Terror
https://www.jstor.org/stable/40712173WASHINGTON POST
At US Urging, Court Throws Lamberth off Indian Case
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2006/07/12/at-us-urging-court-throws-lamberth-off-indian-case/72b9f5cd-e668-4d9f-98f9-10d83e5052b7/JUDICIAL PROFILE
Royce Lamberth
https://www.fedbar.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LamberthMay2008-pdf-3.pdf
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How many episodes does Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt have?
Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt currently has 18 episodes available.
What topics does Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt cover?
The podcast is about Court, Obama, Biden, War, Faith, Podcasts, Politics, News and Government.
What is the most popular episode on Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt?
The episode title 'Joe Biden's Baghdad Betrayal' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt?
The average episode length on Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt is 33 minutes.
How often are episodes of Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt released?
Episodes of Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt are typically released every 35 days, 4 hours.
When was the first episode of Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt?
The first episode of Raven 23: Presumption of Guilt was released on Jun 16, 2019.
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