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Marine Officer Who Criticized Afghanistan Withdrawal in Viral Video Has Been Jailed

Charlie Kirk Staff

09/28/2021

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Marine Officer Who Criticized Afghanistan Withdrawal in Viral Video Has Been Jailed

Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller went viral after posting a video to Facebook about military leaders’ failures during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Now, Scheller has been arrested and is “currently in pre-trial confinement” a spokesperson for Training and Education Command said in a statement.

“The time, date, and location of the proceedings have not been determined. Lt. Col. Scheller will be afforded all due process” the statement continued. “All our song did is ask the questions that everybody was asking themselves, but they were too scared to speak out loud” said Scheller’s father.

Scheller’s initial video captioned “To the American leadership” went viral for blasting the military’s leadership amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and questioning their command decisions on the events leading up to and during the final evacuation effort, reports Fox News.

Fox News Reports:

Scheller would go on to release several more videos, generating praise and controversy while drawing the ire of military leadership. Eventually, he was told by superiors to stop posting to social media altogether, an order he immediately ignored by posting about the gag order.

The officer also seemingly realized that last post could result in his trip to the brig.

“What happens when all you do is speak truth and no one wants to hear it. But they can probably stop listening because… I’m crazy… right?” Scheller wrote at the end of the post.  “Col Emmel please have the MPs waiting for me at 0800 on Monday. I’m ready for jail.”

Scheller’s father defended his son, arguing that he was only asking for “accountability” from the military’s top brass. “He’s asking for the same accountability that is expected of him and his men,” he said.

“I’ve had Vietnam veterans contacting me applauding him for his courage because they too want to know: Was it all worth it?” he continued. “And by demanding accountability and honesty from his senior leaders, that’s all he was asking. And the way the Marine Corps has dealt with it: They have now put him in jail.”

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Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, a national student movement dedicated to empowering young people to promote the principles of free markets and limited government.

Charlie is also the host of “The Charlie Kirk Show” podcast, which regularly ranks among the top-10 news shows on Apple podcast news charts, and is the host of the nationally syndicated daily radio show on the Salem Radio Network live from 12 - 3 PM ET.
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