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SECNAV:
Not only have we captured Saddam Hussein,
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we have also captured
or killed
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almost all of
his most trusted lieutenants.
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And I want to introduce two men
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who have been key
to this success--
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Major General Earl Watson
of the United States Marines
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and General Mohammed Jabra
of the Iraqi Army.
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As of today,
these two outstanding generals
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are assigned to lead
the joint task force
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charged with capturing all
remaining high-value targets.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
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General Watson
and General Jabra.
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(applause)
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REPORTER:
General Jabra?
General Jabra?
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Could you give us
the Iraqi point of view
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on relations
with the U.S. military?
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I speak for all Iraqi people
when I say
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that our trust
in your military has grown,
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as our nation grows
more secure.
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On a personal
level, I've had
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many late-night cups of
coffee with General Watson
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and have found him
to be quite agreeable.
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Though perhaps a little obsessed
with American football.
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(laughing)
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WOMAN:
Excuse me, General?
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General Watson?
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General, are you confident
you're the right man
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to be working so closely
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with General Jabra
and the other Iraqis,
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given your hostile attitude
toward their religion?
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I don't know
what you're talking about.
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General, I was
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at the Alexandria
Baptist Church yesterday
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when you gave
your guest sermon.
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You described Islam
as a second-rate religion
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and said we're doing battle
with the Devil.
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What I said in church--
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and what I believe--
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is simply that the United States
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is engaged in a global war
against evil.
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General Watson, are you
admitting to this accusation?
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(reporters clamoring)
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General Watson?
General Watson!
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Mr. Secretary?
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SECNAV:
This media frenzy
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over General Watson
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has reached from Norway
to Zanzibar.
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Zanzibar, folks.
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Believe me, it doesn't do us
any good anywhere.
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The international community
is already suspicious
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of our motives.
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I agree the general may have
chosen his words poorly.
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However, what he said
is not entirely false.
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We are at war with
a decidedly evil people.
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General Watson sounded
like he was equating
evil with Islam.
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Well, that's not
what he said.
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But that's how some
of our allies
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and enemies are going
to interpret it.
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SECNAV: Well, if we're
going to reassure them
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that the general
is not a fanatic,
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we need to know
what else he said.
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Did he really call Islam
a "second-rate religion"?
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Well, the last I checked,
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church sermons were protected
by the Constitutional provisions
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for freedom of speech
and freedom of religion.
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Military personnel
are not as free
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as other Americans, Commander.
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The DOD, IG,
and the Marine Corps
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have requested JAG investigate
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the general's remarks.
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We'll get
right on it, sir.
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SECNAV:
I'm not eager to see
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General Watson get burned.
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He's a courageous officer,
and he's proved vital
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in our counterinsurgency
efforts.
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Mr. Secretary, um...
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in order for us to reassure
our allies--
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or anyone else,
for that matter--
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our investigation needs
to be independent of any...
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undue pressure.
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SECNAV:
Of course, A.J.
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And I'd like to say
that I'm glad
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the general will be investigated
by someone of Muslim heritage.
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I think that'll enhance
our credibility.
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Sir, I don't feel comfortable
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having my cultural background
factor in my assignments.
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SECNAV: Well, Colonel,
I've come to learn
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that religion is a factor
in everything.
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Good luck.
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And... do me
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one little favor.
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Don't talk to the press.
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When you're on patrol in Baghdad
or manning an Iraqi checkpoint,
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what do you think would be
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the most important phrase
to know?
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Yes, Captain.
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"Qif wa-il-la sa-et-leg el-far--
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Stop or I will shoot."
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Uh, yes, Amira.
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Actually,
that means,
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"Stop or I will
release the mice."
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(laughter)
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What you want is,
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"Qif wa-il-la sa-et-leg qw-naar."
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Now, people, let's, uh...
try and get that right.
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But I think there's
another phrase
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when in Iraq you would find
to be very important.
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And that is, "Nahnoo hoona limoo-saa-edu-tek--
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We are here to help you."
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Very good, General.
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I'll quit while
I'm ahead.
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Let us thank Amira Sattar
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for her expert
assistance.
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Now, Marines,
I want you to have
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everything
in your notebooks
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fully digested by 0800 tomorrow.
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Dismissed.
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ALL:
Aye, aye, sir.
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Thank you, Amira.
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You're welcome, General.
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General, sir.
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This is Lieutenant
Colonel MacKenzie.
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I'm Commander Rabb.
We're with Headquarters JAG.
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Colonel.
Hello, sir.
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Commander.
Sir.
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I was told to expect a visit.
Please, have a seat.
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Thank you, sir.
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What would
you like to know?
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Well, sir,
why don't we start
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with what you said
at the church?
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According to Jill Waddington,
the ZNN reporter,
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you called Islam
a "second-rate religion."
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I don't recall my exact words.
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I suspect
Ms. Waddington exaggerated.
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But I probably did say
something like that, yes.
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You're offended?
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We're listening, sir.
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Commander,
I'm aware
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that in this morally
relativistic age,
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I'm supposed to declare
every religion equal,
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and Christianity is no better
than Zoroastrianism.
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But I believe that any religion
that doesn't accept
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Jesus Christ as our Savior
is not following the true path.
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If that makes me insensitive,
then so be it.
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Well, sir, you're
certainly honest.
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But you're essentially
dividing the world
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into Christians
and infidels.
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That's not a word
I would use, Colonel.
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Sir, did you--
as the reporter claims--
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state that this country
is presently
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"doing battle with the Devil"?
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Commander, whether you believe
the Devil is real
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or just a metaphor,
wouldn't you agree
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that an evil force
was behind 9/11?
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Well, that would be difficult
to deny, General.
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MacKENZIE:
Sir, in your
guest sermon,
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did you equate
Islam with evil?
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No.
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But there are certain aspects
of Islam that trouble me.
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The religion has
a warrior streak
that is too easily
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appropriated as a justification
for holy war and terrorism.
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In all fairness, sir, Islam
explicitly condemns terrorism.
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And Christianity
has been misused
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to justify everything
from enslaving Africans
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to massacring American Indians.
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That's true, Colonel,
and I condemn that, as well.
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But Ms. Waddington only
mentioned part of my sermon.
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What was
the other part, sir?
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That all of
the world's peoples
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are our brothers and sisters.
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And it is our Christian duty
to protect them
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from tyranny and violence.
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But don't trust my recollection
of the sermon, Commander.
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Ask the people
who heard me speak.
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(helicopter whirring)
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General Watson
was recommended to me
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by a minister in Norfolk.
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The general gave a guest sermon
there last year.
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Were you happy
with the guest sermon
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the general gave
this past Sunday?
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I don't see
what all the fuss is about.
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His message was,
"Everybody is your neighbor.
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And you have to love
thy neighbor as thyself."
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WOMAN:
I've been the secretary
here since 1972.
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Haven't missed a single Sunday
service since I started.
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Then you heard
General Watson's sermon.
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You won't tell Reverend Owens
everything I said, will you?
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Not if you don't want me to.
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To be honest, I felt
kind of uncomfortable.
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General Watson came down
pretty hard on Islam.
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What exactly did he say?
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He said Muslims believe
it's their religious duty
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to conquer the infidels.
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He said most Muslims
are good, peaceful people,
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and very religiously
observant.
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So, he never indicated
that Islam was somehow evil?
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Absolutely not.
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Now, he said all
religions are second
to Christianity,
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but we should
respect them.
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He never exactly
called Islam "evil."
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But he said,
according to opinion polls,
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most Muslims support
the terrorists.
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He emphasized most Muslims hate
the terrorists.
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He even mentioned some opinion
polls to that effect.
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He went on like that
for over an hour.
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Then he was gonna do
a slide show.
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Thankfully,
the projector broke down.
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OWENS:
Unfortunately, the projector broke down.
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But, uh, I could've listened
to General Watson forever.
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He was inspiring.
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A true man of God.
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TURNER:
My father was a Navy chaplain
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since before
I was born.
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Thank you.
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I never heard him once say
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a single negative word
about another religion.
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Yeah, no matter
how we handle this,
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we'll offend a
lot of people.
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(grunts)
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You okay?
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Yeah, I'm fine.
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Except I could use
some help on this case.
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I'd be glad to.
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Just let me know if I get
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overly sanctimonious.
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You, Sturgis?
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Oh, boy.
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What?
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I was hoping this
would go away.
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I'm being investigated.
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For what?
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CHEGWIDDEN:
I'm afraid we have
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another cultural
insensitivity case.
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Commander Turner stands
accused of anti-Korean bias.
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That surprises me, sir.
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Last fall, the commander
and a Lieutenant Yi
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were assigned to interrogate
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some North Korean
submariners.
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Lieutenant Yi claims
the commander's attitudes
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caused the Navy to lose
valuable intel.
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I want you
to investigate.
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I've never heard
the commander make
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any anti-Korean or
anti-Asian remarks, sir.
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Well, if these allegations
prove true,
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I want them documented.
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But if they're false,
I want Turner's record cleared.
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Understood?
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Yes, sir.
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What?
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I was in the same position
a year ago, sir.
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I had Commander Turner's
professional future in my hands.
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Well, fortunately,
he survived that experience.
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Barely, sir.
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Well, you'll do fine.
That'll be all.
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Yes, sir.
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CHEGWIDDEN:
So, what have you got
on General Watson?
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We've talked
to seven people
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who heard his guest
sermon last Sunday, sir.
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And each one has
a different story.
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But taken together,
they indicate
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General Watson publicly
denigrated Islam.
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The evidence is
highly ambiguous, sir.
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You two ever get tired
of disagreeing?
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Yes, sir.
No, sir.
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TURNER:
Sir, if the Colonel is correct,
General Watson is guilty
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of conduct unbecoming.
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And not only that,
his public statements
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may be undermining
our war on terrorism.
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RABB:
Sir, I think
we're being roped
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into a politically correct
witch hunt.
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Some overly ambitious
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TV reporter makes
exaggerated claims.
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Suddenly, we're all
jumping through hoops.
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Well, Commander,
you're going to need
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a 12-foot ladder
for this one.
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I taped this about
ten minutes ago.
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REPORTER:
There have been some stunning
new developments in the story.
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Two and a half years ago,
ZNN shot footage
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of a church service at a
Marine Corps base in Virginia.
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That footage never aired
at the time,
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but when the current
controversy surfaced,
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our news staff was able
to locate the tape.
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The speaker you're about to see
is Marine General Earl Watson.
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Our nation is under attack
from men who believe,
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as the Koran says, that you must
"fight the unbeliever
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wherever you find them."
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We are locked
in a worldwide struggle.
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And our enemy thinks
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that we are soft.
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Well, they are about to find out
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that we are
a mighty Christian army
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and we will win this holy war.
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General Watson has been
awarded two Silver Stars
and a Purple Heart.
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He's served his country
with distinction for 25 years.
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He knew the rules, sir.
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As a high-ranking officer,
you've got to watch your tongue.
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I bet you enjoy that part
of the job, don't you, A.J.
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At any rate, a court of inquiry
has been convened
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to examine
General Watson's conduct.
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I think that's
a wise decision, sir.
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Yes, and I want
to keep it closed
to the press.
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Sir, you are aware that
a court of inquiry
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can recommend anything
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from a complete exoneration
to a court-martial.
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I'd tell you the result
that I'm hoping for,
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but I guess to avoid
impropriety,
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I'd better hold my tongue.
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Bet you enjoy that part
of the job, don't you, sir.
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Oh, yeah.
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MacKENZIE:
I realize we can't stop people
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from being prejudiced.
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But there's no excuse for
shooting off your mouth
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and alienating
half the world.
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So when it comes to prejudice,
"Don't ask, don't tell?"
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Colonel MacKenzie.
Jill Waddington, ZNN.
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We've already met.
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Who authorized you to be
in the building?
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I have a meeting with
the public affairs office.
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Why is this inquiry
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being held in private?
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With all due respect,
Ms. Waddington,
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we have nothing to say.
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Is JAG attempting to whitewash
General Watson's actions?
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The PAO's office is upstairs.
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Colonel, because your general
acted inappropriately,
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is that a reason to be
angry with the press?
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How did she get onto
General Watson
in the first place?
328
00:13:29,258 --> 00:13:31,159
She says she was driving past
the church
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and she just happened to see
General Watson's name
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00:13:33,529 --> 00:13:34,662
on the message
board out front.
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00:13:34,698 --> 00:13:35,663
That sounds convenient.
332
00:13:35,699 --> 00:13:36,798
You think she
had a source?
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I'll subpoena
her phone records.
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00:13:38,118 --> 00:13:40,318
The general apparently used
slides during his talks.
335
00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:41,853
We should get a hold
of those, too.
336
00:13:41,872 --> 00:13:43,471
I feel a little hypocritical.
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I'm being investigated
for prejudice,
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00:13:45,575 --> 00:13:47,692
and here I am going PC
on the general.
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00:13:47,711 --> 00:13:50,678
Your case is totally different
than General Watson's.
340
00:13:50,714 --> 00:13:52,630
Both of us could have
our careers destroyed.
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00:13:52,666 --> 00:13:54,666
Sturgis, there's no way
you're guilty.
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00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:56,567
You're far too
obsessively rational
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to be prejudiced
against anyone.
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Thanks... I think.
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00:14:00,090 --> 00:14:02,189
Besides, I'm sure Lieutenant
Roberts will determine
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there's nothing to it.
347
00:14:03,827 --> 00:14:05,359
Bud is investigating?
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00:14:05,395 --> 00:14:08,345
I... I thought you knew.
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WATSON:
Our nation is under attack
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from men who believe,
as the Koran says,
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that they must
"fight the unbeliever
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wherever they find them."
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00:14:18,758 --> 00:14:21,693
Members of the court,
this quote is often used
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to "prove" that Islam is
a warlike religion.
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00:14:24,497 --> 00:14:26,597
It's taken totally
out of context.
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00:14:26,633 --> 00:14:30,768
It actually refers to a war
1,500 years ago
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between a small Muslim community
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and the local tribesmen who were
torturing and killing them.
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00:14:35,625 --> 00:14:37,958
I will grant the general may
have misinterpreted the Koran.
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00:14:37,994 --> 00:14:39,594
However, that has
little to do with
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00:14:39,629 --> 00:14:41,229
the issue at this
court of inquiry.
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00:14:41,264 --> 00:14:42,997
The general,
in uniform and in public,
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00:14:43,032 --> 00:14:44,599
has been feeding
false stereotypes
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00:14:44,634 --> 00:14:45,699
about Islam.
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00:14:45,735 --> 00:14:47,568
Let's watch the rest
of it, Colonel.
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WATSON: We are engaged
in a worldwide struggle.
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And our enemy thinks
that we are soft.
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00:14:56,663 --> 00:14:58,496
But they are about to find out
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00:14:58,531 --> 00:15:01,799
that we are
a mighty Christian army
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00:15:01,818 --> 00:15:04,786
and we will win this holy war.
371
00:15:04,821 --> 00:15:07,288
The terrorists don't
represent Islam
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00:15:07,324 --> 00:15:11,158
any more than the Ku Klux Klan
represents Christianity.
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00:15:11,194 --> 00:15:14,061
The general refers
to a mighty Christian army.
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A holy war.
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00:15:15,231 --> 00:15:16,397
Our president has been
very explicit
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00:15:16,433 --> 00:15:17,865
that this is not
a religious war.
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00:15:17,918 --> 00:15:20,885
RABB:
Our President also used
the word "crusade,"
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00:15:20,921 --> 00:15:23,288
which has a definite
religious subtext.
379
00:15:23,323 --> 00:15:24,855
Religion is a part of life.
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00:15:24,891 --> 00:15:26,391
Our leaders need to feel
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00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:28,726
they can speak without
censoring their every word.
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00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:31,396
This kind of loose talk
endangers our national security.
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00:15:31,431 --> 00:15:35,033
There is no evidence that a few
inappropriate words
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00:15:35,068 --> 00:15:37,402
will have any impact whatsoever.
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00:15:37,437 --> 00:15:39,153
It's bad enough
that some
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radical Islamists
are talking holy war.
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00:15:41,391 --> 00:15:43,991
We don't need our own generals
following suit.
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00:15:44,026 --> 00:15:46,093
Now, the Arab street is
watching this.
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00:15:46,128 --> 00:15:47,662
A few more tapes like this,
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00:15:47,697 --> 00:15:50,397
and Osama won't need
to make his videos anymore.
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00:15:50,432 --> 00:15:53,333
Gentlemen, I gave this sermon
five days after 9/11.
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We were pulling bodies
from the rubble.
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00:15:55,571 --> 00:15:57,171
Our nation was under attack.
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00:15:57,206 --> 00:16:00,191
I wasn't paying attention
to the niceties of speech.
395
00:16:00,210 --> 00:16:04,662
Did you clear your comments with
public affairs in advance?
396
00:16:04,697 --> 00:16:09,032
Public affairs had a lot on
its plate at the time.
397
00:16:09,052 --> 00:16:11,736
Were you aware the media would
be at this church service?
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00:16:11,771 --> 00:16:15,740
No. I flew in from Tampa
the night before.
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00:16:15,775 --> 00:16:17,975
But when you arrived
at the chapel,
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00:16:18,010 --> 00:16:19,560
and saw the TV news crews,
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00:16:19,612 --> 00:16:20,911
why didn't you moderate
your comments?
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00:16:20,946 --> 00:16:21,896
RABB:
I believe the general
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00:16:21,948 --> 00:16:23,448
has answered that question, sir.
404
00:16:23,483 --> 00:16:25,082
9/11 was not a time
for moderation.
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00:16:25,117 --> 00:16:26,383
Emotions were running high.
406
00:16:26,403 --> 00:16:28,118
MacKENZIE:
Yes, it was a crisis situation.
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00:16:28,154 --> 00:16:33,257
Exactly when we need our
military leaders at their best.
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00:16:33,293 --> 00:16:34,425
(knocking on door)
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00:16:34,460 --> 00:16:36,176
CHEGWIDDEN:
Enter.
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00:16:39,215 --> 00:16:41,181
Sir, we need that
press release
this afternoon.
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00:16:41,217 --> 00:16:43,016
Half the letters
to the editor
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00:16:43,052 --> 00:16:45,986
say that General Watson
deserves a Medal of Honor.
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00:16:46,021 --> 00:16:48,389
The other half say he should be
hung upside down by his toes.
414
00:16:48,424 --> 00:16:50,258
Well, we are a divided
country, sir.
415
00:16:50,293 --> 00:16:53,394
Oh, fortunately, we Americans
have one thing in common.
416
00:16:53,429 --> 00:16:54,528
Bad traffic?
417
00:16:54,564 --> 00:16:55,796
Baseball.
418
00:16:55,831 --> 00:16:57,898
Actually, sir, I'm not
much of a fan.
419
00:16:57,934 --> 00:17:01,151
I've fired people
for less, Coates.
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00:17:01,187 --> 00:17:02,419
Sir, I told SECNAV
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00:17:02,454 --> 00:17:04,389
we'd fax it to him by 1500.
422
00:17:04,407 --> 00:17:05,439
(sighs)
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00:17:05,474 --> 00:17:06,707
Very well.
424
00:17:06,742 --> 00:17:08,926
You take shorthand, right?
425
00:17:08,945 --> 00:17:09,977
Yes, sir.
426
00:17:10,012 --> 00:17:11,245
I took a course last summer.
427
00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,314
I must say, I found it
much more enlightening
428
00:17:13,366 --> 00:17:15,166
than my
Psychology 101 course.
429
00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:19,303
Okay... um...
430
00:17:19,339 --> 00:17:22,439
The formal inquiry into...
(sighs)
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00:17:22,475 --> 00:17:24,675
General Earl Watson's conduct
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00:17:24,710 --> 00:17:27,378
is expected to be completed
by the end of this week.
433
00:17:28,947 --> 00:17:31,966
In the meantime,
may I suggest that we...
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00:17:32,018 --> 00:17:35,152
set aside
all our religious differences
435
00:17:35,187 --> 00:17:38,689
and instead,
concentrate our efforts
436
00:17:38,725 --> 00:17:42,927
on bringing a major league
baseball team
437
00:17:42,962 --> 00:17:44,411
back to the fine city
438
00:17:44,447 --> 00:17:46,680
of Washington, DC.
439
00:17:46,715 --> 00:17:48,382
I don't think
that will fly, sir.
440
00:17:50,019 --> 00:17:52,236
Why don't I work
on a first draft
441
00:17:52,271 --> 00:17:54,772
and then bring it
in to you, sir.
442
00:17:54,807 --> 00:17:55,989
Thanks, Coates.
443
00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:58,042
You're welcome, sir.
444
00:17:58,077 --> 00:17:59,744
Tell me something, Harm.
445
00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:01,779
Were you offended
by the general's
comments about Islam?
446
00:18:01,814 --> 00:18:03,014
A lot of things
offend me, Mac.
447
00:18:03,049 --> 00:18:04,415
It's what gets me going
in the morning.
448
00:18:04,450 --> 00:18:06,050
Seriously.
449
00:18:06,085 --> 00:18:08,853
Look, do I agree with all of
General Watson's views? No.
450
00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:10,788
However, the general
has spent his life
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00:18:10,823 --> 00:18:12,056
protecting our freedoms.
452
00:18:12,091 --> 00:18:14,025
Now we're trying
to take away his right
453
00:18:14,060 --> 00:18:16,894
to freedom of religion
and freedom of speech.
454
00:18:16,930 --> 00:18:18,445
Colonel?
455
00:18:18,481 --> 00:18:20,381
Now, doesn't that offend you?
456
00:18:23,736 --> 00:18:24,802
What is it?
457
00:18:24,837 --> 00:18:26,503
Jill Waddington's
cell phone records.
458
00:18:26,539 --> 00:18:29,306
Prior to visiting the Alexandria
Baptist Church,
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00:18:29,341 --> 00:18:32,360
she spoke on the phone twice
with a Marine corporal.
460
00:18:32,412 --> 00:18:35,045
Her source.
461
00:18:36,499 --> 00:18:38,099
(knocking)
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00:18:38,134 --> 00:18:39,433
Sir.
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00:18:39,469 --> 00:18:40,734
This is for you, Lieutenant.
464
00:18:40,769 --> 00:18:42,236
I understand you're
the point man
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00:18:42,271 --> 00:18:43,854
on the Lieutenant Yi
investigation.
466
00:18:43,873 --> 00:18:45,205
It's not something
I requested, sir.
467
00:18:45,241 --> 00:18:46,306
I put together
all my papers
468
00:18:46,342 --> 00:18:47,308
for you on the matter.
469
00:18:47,343 --> 00:18:48,476
Peruse them at your leisure.
470
00:18:48,511 --> 00:18:51,361
Thank you, sir.
471
00:18:51,381 --> 00:18:53,647
Don't you worry about it,
Lieutenant.
472
00:18:53,683 --> 00:18:55,549
I'm sure you'll do a fine job.
473
00:18:58,271 --> 00:19:00,036
(sergeant counting cadence)
474
00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:04,107
Ma'am, is there any way
to keep my identity secret?
475
00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:06,527
What are you concerned about,
Corporal Hamud?
476
00:19:06,563 --> 00:19:08,529
Well, no one likes
a whistle-blower, ma'am.
477
00:19:08,565 --> 00:19:10,297
That's why I asked
Ms. Waddington
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00:19:10,332 --> 00:19:11,866
not to tell anyone about me.
479
00:19:11,901 --> 00:19:13,834
And how did you meet
Ms. Waddington?
480
00:19:13,870 --> 00:19:15,269
I met her at Parris Island.
481
00:19:15,304 --> 00:19:17,371
She was doing
a story on boot camp.
482
00:19:17,406 --> 00:19:18,573
So a couple weeks ago,
483
00:19:18,608 --> 00:19:20,307
when I heard that
General Watson was getting
484
00:19:20,342 --> 00:19:21,976
a high-profile assignment
from CENTCOM,
485
00:19:22,011 --> 00:19:23,027
I decided to call her.
486
00:19:23,062 --> 00:19:24,445
And why was that, Corporal?
487
00:19:26,049 --> 00:19:28,782
Ma'am, do you know that speech
they're showing on TV,
488
00:19:28,817 --> 00:19:30,217
from after 9/11?
489
00:19:30,253 --> 00:19:31,852
Well, I was there.
490
00:19:31,887 --> 00:19:33,470
And it upset you?
491
00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,355
Yes, ma'am.
I'm a Muslim.
492
00:19:35,391 --> 00:19:38,359
What were you doing
at a church service, Corporal?
493
00:19:38,394 --> 00:19:40,711
It was not
a church service, ma'am.
494
00:19:43,566 --> 00:19:45,166
It was an interfaith service,
ma'am.
495
00:19:45,201 --> 00:19:48,269
That's how it was advertised
in the Command Plan of the Day.
496
00:19:48,304 --> 00:19:50,938
As a time for all Marines
to come together,
497
00:19:50,973 --> 00:19:53,807
no matter what their religion...
and pray together.
498
00:19:53,842 --> 00:19:55,509
And that's why you went there?
499
00:19:55,545 --> 00:19:57,010
Ma'am, when 9/11 happened,
500
00:19:57,046 --> 00:19:59,580
a lot of off-color comments
got thrown around,
501
00:19:59,615 --> 00:20:01,582
"raghead this"
and "towelhead that."
502
00:20:01,617 --> 00:20:04,452
I thought this service would be
a chance to worship
503
00:20:04,487 --> 00:20:06,920
with my fellow Marines,
and feel solidarity.
504
00:20:06,956 --> 00:20:09,223
Is that the way it
worked out, Corporal Hamud?
505
00:20:09,258 --> 00:20:10,724
No, ma'am.
506
00:20:10,759 --> 00:20:13,561
When General Watson started
trash-talking Islam...
507
00:20:13,596 --> 00:20:16,112
it seemed like my country
was turning against me.
508
00:20:16,132 --> 00:20:17,965
That must have
been distressing.
509
00:20:18,001 --> 00:20:19,266
Ma'am, I'm getting out
510
00:20:19,302 --> 00:20:20,701
of the Marine Corps
next month.
511
00:20:20,736 --> 00:20:22,770
I don't blame my decision on
General Watson.
512
00:20:22,805 --> 00:20:25,306
But his speech sure didn't make
me want to re-enlist.
513
00:20:25,358 --> 00:20:27,991
Corporal, were you the only
non-Christian at the service?
514
00:20:28,026 --> 00:20:29,743
HAMUD: There were at least
two other Muslims
515
00:20:29,779 --> 00:20:32,596
and two Jews
that I knew of, ma'am.
516
00:20:32,615 --> 00:20:35,015
And they were all
very upset also.
517
00:20:35,050 --> 00:20:38,352
Does counsel for the party
have any questions?
518
00:20:38,387 --> 00:20:39,620
Yes, I do.
519
00:20:39,655 --> 00:20:42,089
Corporal Hamud, did you ever
hear General Watson
520
00:20:42,125 --> 00:20:43,440
say anything questionable
521
00:20:43,459 --> 00:20:44,925
other than
that one time?
522
00:20:44,961 --> 00:20:46,160
HAMUD:
No, sir.
523
00:20:46,195 --> 00:20:47,461
But I didn't have much
contact with him.
524
00:20:47,496 --> 00:20:49,729
So then would you agree
that there are many Muslims
525
00:20:49,765 --> 00:20:51,665
serving in the Marine Corps
who are happy?
526
00:20:51,718 --> 00:20:52,817
I do know several Muslims
527
00:20:52,852 --> 00:20:54,484
who are relatively content,
yes, sir.
528
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:55,486
So then there is
529
00:20:55,505 --> 00:20:56,837
no anti-Muslim sentiment
530
00:20:56,873 --> 00:20:58,639
that pervades the Marine Corps?
531
00:20:58,675 --> 00:21:01,642
I'd say when it comes
to anti-Muslim prejudice,
532
00:21:01,678 --> 00:21:03,778
the Marine Corps
is about the same
533
00:21:03,813 --> 00:21:05,846
as the rest of society, sir.
534
00:21:05,882 --> 00:21:09,649
But our leaders shouldn't be out
there fanning the flames, sir.
535
00:21:13,973 --> 00:21:18,142
When 9/11 happened,
we were all in a state of shock.
536
00:21:18,177 --> 00:21:22,679
To some extent that excuses
General Watson's actions.
537
00:21:22,714 --> 00:21:26,417
However, the general disobeyed
military regulations
538
00:21:26,452 --> 00:21:29,420
by delivering a potentially
inflammatory speech
539
00:21:29,455 --> 00:21:31,822
in front of the press,
in uniform,
540
00:21:31,857 --> 00:21:34,458
without getting it cleared
beforehand.
541
00:21:34,493 --> 00:21:37,761
Furthermore, there is some
evidence that he has continued
542
00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:41,432
a pattern of questionable
remarks since then.
543
00:21:41,467 --> 00:21:44,134
General Watson, your rhetoric
544
00:21:44,170 --> 00:21:47,254
has damaged our nation's
relations with our allies.
545
00:21:47,307 --> 00:21:50,675
Your outspoken views disrupted
good order and discipline
546
00:21:50,710 --> 00:21:52,159
within the Marine Corps.
547
00:21:52,195 --> 00:21:54,628
This court of inquiry recommends
that you be charged
548
00:21:54,664 --> 00:21:56,396
with dereliction of duty
549
00:21:56,449 --> 00:21:58,415
and conduct unbecoming
an officer...
550
00:21:58,451 --> 00:22:01,035
and that these charges
be disposed of
551
00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:03,186
at general court-martial.
552
00:22:13,515 --> 00:22:15,249
CHEGWIDDEN:
All the major American networks
553
00:22:15,284 --> 00:22:18,886
and Al Jazeera will be
covering the court-martial.
554
00:22:18,921 --> 00:22:20,420
By the time this
is over, sir,
555
00:22:20,455 --> 00:22:22,956
General Watson's controversial
statements about Islam
556
00:22:22,992 --> 00:22:24,524
will be seen by hundreds
of millions of people.
557
00:22:24,559 --> 00:22:25,893
Why don't we just accept
the fact
558
00:22:25,928 --> 00:22:27,995
that some of our leaders
have strong opinions
559
00:22:28,030 --> 00:22:29,797
and that's what makes them
great leaders?
560
00:22:29,832 --> 00:22:31,431
Great leaders don't
actively promote
561
00:22:31,466 --> 00:22:32,616
the clash
of civilizations.
562
00:22:32,635 --> 00:22:34,768
Mac, that was
the media's doing.
563
00:22:34,803 --> 00:22:36,670
General Watson
merely stated
564
00:22:36,723 --> 00:22:39,656
his belief that God
is not neutral
565
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:42,075
in the struggle
between freedom and terrorism.
566
00:22:42,111 --> 00:22:43,510
No, I think God would prefer it
567
00:22:43,545 --> 00:22:45,846
if people didn't throw
his name around quite so much.
568
00:22:45,898 --> 00:22:46,930
( knocking on door )
569
00:22:46,965 --> 00:22:48,298
COATES:
Excuse me, sir.
570
00:22:48,317 --> 00:22:49,449
Good morning,
everybody.
571
00:22:49,484 --> 00:22:50,617
Mr. Secretary.
572
00:22:50,652 --> 00:22:52,319
As you were.
573
00:22:52,354 --> 00:22:54,988
I just dropped by
to thank the admiral
574
00:22:55,024 --> 00:22:58,325
for keeping the investigation
of General Watson so quiet.
575
00:22:58,378 --> 00:22:59,693
Sir, there is no way...
576
00:22:59,746 --> 00:23:01,678
Just kidding.
Just kidding, A.J.
577
00:23:01,714 --> 00:23:04,715
At this point, we'll just let
the chips fall where they may.
578
00:23:04,751 --> 00:23:07,317
Let's show our allies
and our enemies
579
00:23:07,336 --> 00:23:10,270
American military jurisprudence
at its finest.
580
00:23:10,306 --> 00:23:11,505
Yes, sir.
581
00:23:11,557 --> 00:23:13,357
Colonel MacKenzie, uh,
582
00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:16,427
who are you planning
to have testify?
583
00:23:16,462 --> 00:23:17,994
Actually, uh,
Mr. Secretary,
584
00:23:18,030 --> 00:23:19,663
I was thinking
of calling you.
585
00:23:21,317 --> 00:23:22,783
SECNAV:
General Watson is charged
586
00:23:22,819 --> 00:23:24,367
with speeding up
the flow of intel
587
00:23:24,404 --> 00:23:27,971
to all field units that are
tracking top-ranked terrorists.
588
00:23:28,007 --> 00:23:29,807
Sir, have the general's comments
about Islam
589
00:23:29,842 --> 00:23:32,643
affected his ability
to fulfill his mission?
590
00:23:32,678 --> 00:23:33,844
Now that they've
been publicized,
591
00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:35,112
they could have a
negative effect, yes.
592
00:23:35,147 --> 00:23:36,113
In what way?
593
00:23:36,148 --> 00:23:37,581
Objection: calls
for speculation.
594
00:23:37,617 --> 00:23:40,183
It's well within the witness's
field of expertise.
595
00:23:40,219 --> 00:23:41,919
Overruled.
596
00:23:41,954 --> 00:23:43,186
The general
allegedly said
597
00:23:43,206 --> 00:23:45,839
that we're engaged in a war
against Islam;
598
00:23:45,874 --> 00:23:49,209
that could make some
Iraqis less likely to cooperate
599
00:23:49,262 --> 00:23:50,427
with our military.
600
00:23:50,463 --> 00:23:52,263
Mr. Secretary,
could this endanger the safety
601
00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:53,430
of our troops in the field?
602
00:23:53,466 --> 00:23:54,998
Objection, Your Honor.
603
00:23:55,017 --> 00:23:56,182
Again overruled.
604
00:23:56,218 --> 00:23:58,035
In general,
when we don't
605
00:23:58,054 --> 00:24:00,838
have cooperation, the safety
of our troops becomes an issue.
606
00:24:00,857 --> 00:24:04,258
Sir, have the general's
statements given ammunition
607
00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:06,243
to Islamic extremists
in their efforts
608
00:24:06,279 --> 00:24:07,377
to gain new recruits?
609
00:24:07,396 --> 00:24:09,112
They could have, yes.
610
00:24:09,148 --> 00:24:10,580
And how have the general's
statements affected Muslims
611
00:24:10,616 --> 00:24:12,399
in the United States military?
612
00:24:12,452 --> 00:24:15,052
I can't imagine
they're too happy about it.
613
00:24:15,087 --> 00:24:17,588
They didn't sign up
to be in a Christian army.
614
00:24:17,623 --> 00:24:19,689
They signed up to be American
servicemen and women.
615
00:24:19,725 --> 00:24:21,057
Thank you, Mr. Secretary.
616
00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:22,392
You're welcome.
617
00:24:22,428 --> 00:24:24,861
Sir, aside from
Marine Corporal Hamud,
618
00:24:24,896 --> 00:24:27,030
have any other Muslim serviceman
ever complained
619
00:24:27,065 --> 00:24:28,265
about General Watson?
620
00:24:28,301 --> 00:24:29,833
According to Headquarters,
Marine Corps,
621
00:24:29,868 --> 00:24:31,268
there have been
no other complaints.
622
00:24:31,304 --> 00:24:33,970
Have the general's
words had any clear
623
00:24:34,006 --> 00:24:35,973
and direct impact
on the war on terrorism, sir?
624
00:24:36,008 --> 00:24:39,260
There's been no direct impact
that I could quantify.
625
00:24:39,312 --> 00:24:41,278
Have the general's statements
inflamed
626
00:24:41,314 --> 00:24:43,213
any moderate Muslims
and caused them
627
00:24:43,248 --> 00:24:45,215
to pick up the bloody sword
of jihad?
628
00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:46,567
Not to my knowledge,
Commander.
629
00:24:46,602 --> 00:24:48,552
How has the general
performed in his mission
630
00:24:48,571 --> 00:24:51,388
to capture Saddam Hussein and
other Baathist loyalists, sir?
631
00:24:51,407 --> 00:24:53,007
Admirably.
632
00:24:53,042 --> 00:24:54,674
He was instrumental
in the capture
633
00:24:54,710 --> 00:24:55,959
of over 45 of the targets
634
00:24:55,995 --> 00:24:58,128
in the famous
deck of cards.
635
00:24:58,163 --> 00:24:59,730
Do you feel, Mr. Secretary,
636
00:24:59,749 --> 00:25:01,782
removing General Watson
from this assignment
637
00:25:01,817 --> 00:25:04,702
would negatively impact
the war on terrorism?
638
00:25:05,755 --> 00:25:08,071
You could definitely
make that argument.
639
00:25:08,090 --> 00:25:10,323
You have calls from
the Anti-Defamation League,
640
00:25:10,358 --> 00:25:12,025
the Council
for Islamic Relations,
641
00:25:12,061 --> 00:25:15,028
the American Association
of Churches.
642
00:25:15,064 --> 00:25:17,130
Coates, in the 1930s,
643
00:25:17,165 --> 00:25:20,150
do you know who
the most famous Jew was?
644
00:25:20,186 --> 00:25:22,569
Uh... Albert Einstein, sir?
645
00:25:22,605 --> 00:25:24,738
More famous than Einstein.
646
00:25:24,774 --> 00:25:26,740
Sigmund Freud?
647
00:25:26,776 --> 00:25:29,743
More famous than Freud.
648
00:25:29,779 --> 00:25:31,145
I give up, sir.
649
00:25:31,180 --> 00:25:32,879
Hank Greenberg.
650
00:25:32,915 --> 00:25:34,581
Hank Greenberg, sir?
651
00:25:34,616 --> 00:25:36,583
AKA Hammering Hank.
652
00:25:36,619 --> 00:25:39,019
Hall of Fame,
first baseman, left-fielder.
653
00:25:39,054 --> 00:25:42,089
Led the Detroit Tigers
to four World Series.
654
00:25:42,124 --> 00:25:44,674
It figures this would be
about baseball, sir.
655
00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:48,212
Hank Greenberg did more
to combat anti-Semitism
656
00:25:48,247 --> 00:25:50,681
in the '30s than any other man.
657
00:25:50,716 --> 00:25:54,951
When you're rooting for a Jewish
guy to hit one over the fence,
658
00:25:54,986 --> 00:25:57,053
it makes it harder to hate Jews.
659
00:25:59,592 --> 00:26:01,491
Coates, you know what
this world needs?
660
00:26:01,510 --> 00:26:03,226
Stockings that don't run, sir?
661
00:26:03,262 --> 00:26:06,329
A Muslim who can hit
60 home runs.
662
00:26:06,365 --> 00:26:08,014
But we have had
famous Muslim
663
00:26:08,067 --> 00:26:09,199
athletes, sir.
664
00:26:09,234 --> 00:26:11,035
Muhammad Ali,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...
665
00:26:11,070 --> 00:26:14,638
Oh, I know, I know, but it's...
666
00:26:14,674 --> 00:26:16,607
not baseball.
667
00:26:17,710 --> 00:26:19,243
Petty Officer,
668
00:26:19,278 --> 00:26:20,410
may I see you
for a minute?
669
00:26:20,446 --> 00:26:21,645
Is something wrong, ma'am?
670
00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,313
In my office.
671
00:26:28,304 --> 00:26:31,504
Petty Officer,
we have a question.
672
00:26:31,540 --> 00:26:34,708
Is Meredith's marriage
to the admiral on or off?
673
00:26:34,743 --> 00:26:36,726
Sir, I-I don't think
I'm at liberty...
674
00:26:36,762 --> 00:26:37,895
MacKENZIE:
We need to know
for sure, Jennifer.
675
00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:39,630
Otherwise, one of us
is going to embarrass
676
00:26:39,665 --> 00:26:41,097
ourselves by asking.
677
00:26:41,133 --> 00:26:43,600
Incurring the admiral's wrath,
which we don't want.
678
00:26:43,636 --> 00:26:46,536
I hear that... sir.
679
00:26:46,572 --> 00:26:47,838
We have to know if
the wedding is on
680
00:26:47,873 --> 00:26:49,306
so that we can
all make plans.
681
00:26:49,342 --> 00:26:51,775
Sir, the admiral has never told
me anything directly.
682
00:26:51,811 --> 00:26:53,560
You know something.
683
00:26:53,596 --> 00:26:56,680
Yes, sir, I do.
684
00:26:56,715 --> 00:27:00,416
And those are two words
the admiral won't be saying.
685
00:27:01,503 --> 00:27:03,670
Americans, for some reason,
can't seem to tell
686
00:27:03,705 --> 00:27:05,672
the difference between
real Islam
687
00:27:05,707 --> 00:27:07,641
and the terrorists' perversion
of Islam.
688
00:27:07,676 --> 00:27:11,878
When I saw the general's sermon
on television, I was disturbed.
689
00:27:11,914 --> 00:27:13,280
Why is that,
General Jabra?
690
00:27:13,332 --> 00:27:14,898
I've always admired
General Watson.
691
00:27:14,934 --> 00:27:16,066
I fought beside him.
692
00:27:16,101 --> 00:27:17,434
I've trusted him with my life.
693
00:27:17,469 --> 00:27:20,770
Now I learn that
he despises my religion.
694
00:27:20,806 --> 00:27:23,590
My feeling was,
in a sense...
695
00:27:23,643 --> 00:27:24,908
he despises me.
696
00:27:24,944 --> 00:27:27,611
Did your fellow Iraqi
military and police officers
697
00:27:27,647 --> 00:27:29,212
have similar reactions?
698
00:27:29,248 --> 00:27:30,748
Some of them
heard the general.
699
00:27:30,783 --> 00:27:31,882
It didn't really
bother them.
700
00:27:31,901 --> 00:27:33,700
They said it was
just words.
701
00:27:33,735 --> 00:27:35,568
How did the other
Iraqi officers react?
702
00:27:35,604 --> 00:27:38,422
Many Iraqis, including
military officers,
703
00:27:38,457 --> 00:27:42,158
are saying, "You see what
these Americans think of us?
704
00:27:42,194 --> 00:27:44,394
"No wonder the reconstruction
is going so slowly,"
705
00:27:44,429 --> 00:27:46,280
that "They don't really
give a damn."
706
00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:48,298
Thank you.
707
00:27:48,334 --> 00:27:50,334
Your witness.
708
00:27:50,369 --> 00:27:54,721
General, are the Iraqi people
grateful that Saddam Hussein
709
00:27:54,757 --> 00:27:55,789
and his cohorts
are gone?
710
00:27:55,824 --> 00:27:57,074
No question.
711
00:27:57,109 --> 00:28:00,127
Are they aware of General
Watson's role in that, sir?
712
00:28:00,162 --> 00:28:01,595
They know that
the general
713
00:28:01,630 --> 00:28:02,929
has been effective
in bringing torturers
714
00:28:02,964 --> 00:28:04,397
and murderers to justice.
715
00:28:04,433 --> 00:28:06,282
Do you feel
the Iraqi people,
716
00:28:06,318 --> 00:28:08,618
in the light of everything
General Watson has done,
717
00:28:08,654 --> 00:28:10,286
could forgive his comments?
718
00:28:10,322 --> 00:28:12,405
I can only speak for myself,
Commander.
719
00:28:12,441 --> 00:28:13,723
Please do, sir.
720
00:28:13,759 --> 00:28:17,877
When I saw the general's
comments on television,
721
00:28:17,913 --> 00:28:20,047
the ones that have been
verified,
722
00:28:20,082 --> 00:28:23,216
he made them right after 9/11.
723
00:28:23,252 --> 00:28:26,119
For that reason, I'm willing--
as you would say--
724
00:28:26,155 --> 00:28:27,487
"Cut him some slack."
725
00:28:27,522 --> 00:28:30,740
Also...
726
00:28:30,776 --> 00:28:32,109
Also what, sir?
727
00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:36,113
I do not wish to offend.
728
00:28:36,148 --> 00:28:40,083
However, I sometimes personally
feel as though Christianity
729
00:28:40,119 --> 00:28:42,152
is a very odd religion.
730
00:28:42,171 --> 00:28:45,572
You have a Father,
a Son, a Holy Ghost?
731
00:28:45,608 --> 00:28:49,025
What is this--
one God, three gods, what?
732
00:28:49,061 --> 00:28:51,461
So...
733
00:28:51,496 --> 00:28:54,247
if I find your religion
a little bizarre,
734
00:28:54,282 --> 00:28:57,384
I can't get too angry with you
for finding mine...
735
00:28:57,419 --> 00:28:59,085
equally strange.
736
00:28:59,121 --> 00:29:02,506
NEWSWOMAN:
Today's witnesses were a mixed bag
737
00:29:02,541 --> 00:29:03,807
for the prosecution.
738
00:29:03,842 --> 00:29:05,943
In fact, some foreign observers
questioned whether
739
00:29:05,978 --> 00:29:08,478
the prosecution is actually
trying to win this case,
740
00:29:08,513 --> 00:29:10,681
since it could prove
embarrassing for the government.
741
00:29:10,716 --> 00:29:12,248
NEWSMAN:
Thank you, Jill.
Stupid twit.
742
00:29:12,284 --> 00:29:13,750
Well, that we agree on.
743
00:29:13,786 --> 00:29:15,819
Listen, I need your witness
list for tomorrow.
744
00:29:15,854 --> 00:29:16,920
Still working on it.
745
00:29:16,956 --> 00:29:19,189
Mac, you know...
Skip it, Harm.
746
00:29:19,224 --> 00:29:20,724
I'm not interested
in a deal.
Neither am I.
747
00:29:20,759 --> 00:29:22,976
In fact, I think you should have
the charges dropped.
748
00:29:23,011 --> 00:29:24,510
Dream on.
749
00:29:24,546 --> 00:29:25,862
All you have are statements
750
00:29:25,898 --> 00:29:27,331
the general made
right after 9/11.
751
00:29:27,366 --> 00:29:29,516
And the ones he made
at the Alexandria Baptist Church
752
00:29:29,551 --> 00:29:31,385
less than one month ago.
753
00:29:31,420 --> 00:29:33,536
There's no objective record
of his statements, Mac.
754
00:29:33,572 --> 00:29:36,039
You call witnesses to testify
that he attacked Islam
755
00:29:36,075 --> 00:29:37,707
and the church;
I'll call witnesses
756
00:29:37,742 --> 00:29:39,592
who remember
the exact opposite.
757
00:29:40,696 --> 00:29:42,563
MAN:
I believe Commander Turner's
758
00:29:42,598 --> 00:29:44,148
racially biased against Koreans.
759
00:29:44,183 --> 00:29:45,415
And you believe
this bias
760
00:29:45,451 --> 00:29:47,251
restricted your ability
to gather intel.
761
00:29:47,286 --> 00:29:48,401
It did, Lieutenant.
762
00:29:48,437 --> 00:29:49,853
In what way?
763
00:29:49,888 --> 00:29:51,738
A North Korean
submarine crew was rescued
764
00:29:51,774 --> 00:29:53,807
by one of our attack subs.
765
00:29:53,842 --> 00:29:55,375
Commander Turner allowed
a sailor
766
00:29:55,411 --> 00:29:57,327
to antagonize
a North Korean skipper,
767
00:29:57,362 --> 00:29:58,812
who became
mentally agitated.
768
00:29:58,847 --> 00:30:01,748
Then Commander Turner supported
him being tied up.
769
00:30:01,783 --> 00:30:03,583
That shut him down completely,
770
00:30:03,618 --> 00:30:05,818
rendering him useless
as an intelligence source.
771
00:30:05,854 --> 00:30:08,154
I'm sorry, Lieutenant,
I don't understand
772
00:30:08,190 --> 00:30:10,257
how racial bias comes
into play here.
773
00:30:10,292 --> 00:30:12,242
Commander Turner
made statements
774
00:30:12,277 --> 00:30:15,511
which suggested he had
little respect for Koreans.
775
00:30:15,547 --> 00:30:17,981
I believe this attitude
motivated his treatment
776
00:30:18,016 --> 00:30:20,650
of the North Korean skipper.
777
00:30:20,685 --> 00:30:22,285
Lieutenant, it says
here in your file
778
00:30:22,321 --> 00:30:23,486
that when you
were a child,
779
00:30:23,521 --> 00:30:25,288
a black man robbed
and shot your father
780
00:30:25,324 --> 00:30:28,325
in his convenience
store.
781
00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:29,609
Yes.
782
00:30:29,645 --> 00:30:31,595
Did that affect your opinion
of Commander Turner?
783
00:30:31,630 --> 00:30:33,764
Commander Turner didn't shoot
my father, Lieutenant.
784
00:30:33,799 --> 00:30:35,098
No, but I spoke
with your father
785
00:30:35,134 --> 00:30:36,866
yesterday about the man
who did shoot him.
786
00:30:36,902 --> 00:30:39,269
And he referred to his assailant
as a "nigger."
787
00:30:39,304 --> 00:30:41,371
Have you ever used
that word, Lieutenant?
788
00:30:41,406 --> 00:30:42,672
No.
789
00:30:42,708 --> 00:30:44,875
How do you feel about your
father using that word?
790
00:30:44,910 --> 00:30:46,543
I do not approve, Lieutenant.
791
00:30:46,579 --> 00:30:48,412
But you understand
why he speaks that way.
792
00:30:50,582 --> 00:30:51,548
Yes.
793
00:30:51,583 --> 00:30:52,799
Did what happen
794
00:30:52,835 --> 00:30:54,835
make you angry, Lieutenant?
795
00:30:54,870 --> 00:30:56,202
At times.
796
00:30:56,238 --> 00:30:59,822
As angry as
your father?
797
00:30:59,858 --> 00:31:02,225
Lieutenant,
you have had six months
798
00:31:02,261 --> 00:31:04,361
to think about your accusations.
799
00:31:04,396 --> 00:31:06,162
Can you honestly tell me
that you haven't,
800
00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:09,900
at least once during that time,
questioned your motives?
801
00:31:16,925 --> 00:31:18,058
MacKENZIE:
Sturgis, we need
to establish
802
00:31:18,093 --> 00:31:20,927
a continuing pattern
of anti-Islamic remarks.
803
00:31:20,963 --> 00:31:22,128
That would be good.
804
00:31:22,164 --> 00:31:23,296
Maybe we should
call witnesses
805
00:31:23,332 --> 00:31:24,965
from the church
in Alexandria.
806
00:31:25,000 --> 00:31:27,467
We need some kind of physical
evidence to back them up.
807
00:31:27,502 --> 00:31:30,036
Anybody can claim someone else
made prejudiced remarks.
808
00:31:30,072 --> 00:31:32,505
I don't know how much weight
that should really carry.
809
00:31:32,540 --> 00:31:34,174
I understand
Lieutenant Yi is topside.
810
00:31:34,209 --> 00:31:35,792
I'm sure it's going
to be all right.
811
00:31:35,827 --> 00:31:37,944
Racial issues are so subjective.
812
00:31:37,979 --> 00:31:40,814
How do you know for sure
I'm not anti-Korean?
813
00:31:40,849 --> 00:31:42,032
How do I know?
814
00:31:42,067 --> 00:31:43,400
Well, for one thing,
815
00:31:43,435 --> 00:31:44,934
you don't have a
continuing pattern
816
00:31:44,970 --> 00:31:46,102
of anti-Korean remarks.
817
00:31:47,622 --> 00:31:50,440
What is on
your computer?
818
00:31:50,475 --> 00:31:52,825
These are the slides the general
couldn't show in Alexandria
819
00:31:52,861 --> 00:31:54,995
because the projector
broke down.
820
00:31:55,030 --> 00:31:57,530
I'm not sure where this is,
maybe Baghdad.
821
00:31:57,565 --> 00:31:58,982
Maybe he showed these
822
00:31:59,017 --> 00:32:00,433
at one of the other churches
he spoke at recently.
823
00:32:00,468 --> 00:32:01,851
Anything we can use?
824
00:32:01,870 --> 00:32:04,270
Depends on the commentary
he gave when he ran the slides.
825
00:32:06,608 --> 00:32:09,108
These are the same slides
General Watson showed
826
00:32:09,144 --> 00:32:11,878
at my church in Baltimore
five months ago.
827
00:32:11,913 --> 00:32:13,196
For the record,
Reverend Haynes,
828
00:32:13,231 --> 00:32:14,864
what does
this slide show?
829
00:32:14,899 --> 00:32:16,683
Our Lord Jesus Christ.
830
00:32:16,719 --> 00:32:19,603
And this next slide shows?
831
00:32:19,638 --> 00:32:21,271
The Devil.
832
00:32:21,307 --> 00:32:22,705
And how about this one?
833
00:32:22,725 --> 00:32:24,257
Um, it's a map
of the world
834
00:32:24,292 --> 00:32:25,441
with the Muslim countries
835
00:32:25,477 --> 00:32:27,010
in red.
836
00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:29,029
Why did General Watson put this
slide right after the Devil?
837
00:32:29,064 --> 00:32:30,847
Objection: calls
for an opinion.
838
00:32:30,882 --> 00:32:33,366
I'll allow it for now.
Overruled.
839
00:32:33,402 --> 00:32:37,437
He was making a point that
in these Muslim countries,
840
00:32:37,472 --> 00:32:39,622
the Devil is fighting for power.
841
00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:40,890
When he made this point,
842
00:32:40,925 --> 00:32:43,376
was the general wearing
a Marine Corps uniform?
843
00:32:43,412 --> 00:32:45,211
Yes, he was.
844
00:32:48,334 --> 00:32:51,201
Did the general explain
the significance of this slide?
845
00:32:51,236 --> 00:32:52,769
It's a photograph
that the general took
846
00:32:52,805 --> 00:32:53,937
of Baghdad on fire.
847
00:32:53,973 --> 00:32:57,140
And why did he say
he included this one?
848
00:32:57,176 --> 00:32:59,576
Um... (clears throat)
849
00:32:59,611 --> 00:33:02,745
when I invited the general
to speak at my church,
850
00:33:02,781 --> 00:33:05,248
I wasn't aware
what his views were.
851
00:33:05,267 --> 00:33:07,901
TURNER:
What did he say?
852
00:33:07,936 --> 00:33:11,137
That if you look closely enough
in the smoke,
853
00:33:11,172 --> 00:33:12,472
you can see the Devil.
854
00:33:14,776 --> 00:33:16,443
Exactly where would that
be, Reverend Haynes?
855
00:33:20,499 --> 00:33:23,650
I really don't know,
Commander.
856
00:33:33,862 --> 00:33:35,161
( knocking on door )
857
00:33:35,196 --> 00:33:36,345
ROBERTS:
Do you have a moment, sir?
858
00:33:36,382 --> 00:33:38,214
Come on in, Lieutenant.
859
00:33:38,250 --> 00:33:40,384
Heard you had a
good day in court.
860
00:33:40,419 --> 00:33:42,202
Sometimes you get lucky.
861
00:33:42,254 --> 00:33:44,221
I have some information, sir.
862
00:33:44,256 --> 00:33:46,223
I've just been informed
that Lieutenant Yi
863
00:33:46,258 --> 00:33:48,692
has decided to drop
all charges against you.
864
00:33:48,727 --> 00:33:51,494
( chuckles )
865
00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:54,614
What, uh, did you say to him,
Lieutenant?
866
00:33:54,650 --> 00:33:56,116
Oh, nothing special.
867
00:33:56,151 --> 00:33:58,051
Actually, I got him to think
a little bit more
868
00:33:58,086 --> 00:33:59,853
about what he was saying, sir.
869
00:33:59,888 --> 00:34:02,188
Also, I threatened
to punch his lights out.
870
00:34:03,491 --> 00:34:05,458
I appreciate that, Lieutenant.
871
00:34:05,494 --> 00:34:08,161
Sir, there is no way I was
gonna let you down this time.
872
00:34:11,166 --> 00:34:14,934
I believe that God is with us
every day.
873
00:34:14,970 --> 00:34:16,803
He gives us signs,
874
00:34:16,838 --> 00:34:20,040
and the reason we pray is
so that we can see these signs
875
00:34:20,075 --> 00:34:22,142
and understand
God's will for us.
876
00:34:22,177 --> 00:34:24,177
And one of these signs
appeared to you
877
00:34:24,212 --> 00:34:25,712
in the smoke over Baghdad?
878
00:34:25,747 --> 00:34:27,063
Commander,
879
00:34:27,099 --> 00:34:31,367
I believe that in the middle
of that fierce battle,
880
00:34:31,403 --> 00:34:34,404
when my life and the lives
of thousands of others
881
00:34:34,439 --> 00:34:40,009
were in danger, God allowed me
to see the face of the Devil.
882
00:34:45,150 --> 00:34:47,584
But you think I'm a nut,
don't you?
883
00:34:47,619 --> 00:34:49,952
No, no, I don't, sir.
884
00:34:49,988 --> 00:34:51,654
I have no doubt
that in war
885
00:34:51,689 --> 00:34:54,791
some people have very intense
spiritual experiences.
886
00:34:56,811 --> 00:34:58,411
Unfortunately, we live
887
00:34:58,446 --> 00:35:03,049
in a profoundly
antireligious culture.
888
00:35:03,084 --> 00:35:05,084
Have you been watching
the news, Commander?
889
00:35:05,137 --> 00:35:06,802
No, sir.
I have.
890
00:35:06,838 --> 00:35:08,521
It's a mistake, General.
891
00:35:08,557 --> 00:35:10,974
They're going out of their way
to make
892
00:35:11,009 --> 00:35:12,809
my religious beliefs
look foolish.
893
00:35:12,844 --> 00:35:14,477
Sir, tomorrow
in your testimony,
894
00:35:14,513 --> 00:35:16,045
you're gonna need
to play down
895
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,080
some of your more
controversial views.
896
00:35:18,100 --> 00:35:20,467
I refuse to lie
about what I believe in.
897
00:35:20,502 --> 00:35:21,968
General, like it or not,
898
00:35:22,020 --> 00:35:24,804
we need to counteract the
bad press you've been getting.
899
00:35:24,857 --> 00:35:27,290
( sighs )
900
00:35:29,661 --> 00:35:32,562
Commander, I hate
to take personal credit
901
00:35:32,597 --> 00:35:34,797
for deeds I've done
in the name of Jesus,
902
00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:39,402
but perhaps...
there is one potential witness
903
00:35:39,437 --> 00:35:41,554
that might be of some help.
904
00:35:43,592 --> 00:35:45,592
My husband Ayman was in a unit
905
00:35:45,627 --> 00:35:48,695
commanded by General Jabra
and General Watson.
906
00:35:48,730 --> 00:35:51,731
RABB:
What happened to your
husband, Mrs. Sattar?
907
00:35:51,766 --> 00:35:54,234
He was killed
in a fedayeen ambush.
908
00:35:54,269 --> 00:35:56,503
RABB:
How did you meet
General Watson, ma'am?
909
00:35:56,555 --> 00:35:59,556
He came to our house
to show his respects.
910
00:35:59,591 --> 00:36:01,308
Then he found out
911
00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:02,659
I have breast cancer,
912
00:36:02,694 --> 00:36:04,644
and the Iraqi hospital
could not help me.
913
00:36:04,696 --> 00:36:06,896
What did the general do?
914
00:36:06,931 --> 00:36:08,514
He said that
the United States
915
00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:11,917
owed my family because
my husband fought so bravely.
916
00:36:11,954 --> 00:36:14,187
So he brought me
to this country.
917
00:36:14,222 --> 00:36:15,838
I live in an apartment
918
00:36:15,874 --> 00:36:17,306
owned by his church.
919
00:36:17,342 --> 00:36:19,759
The church pays
for my treatments.
920
00:36:19,795 --> 00:36:22,996
Why did he do that, Mrs. Sattar?
921
00:36:24,099 --> 00:36:26,533
Because he is a good man.
922
00:36:26,585 --> 00:36:30,687
Has General Watson ever tried
to convert you to Christianity?
923
00:36:30,722 --> 00:36:33,456
General Watson
and his fellow church members
924
00:36:33,491 --> 00:36:36,809
drive me to a mosque
every Friday night for services.
925
00:36:36,845 --> 00:36:38,911
Thank you, Mrs. Sattar,
926
00:36:38,947 --> 00:36:41,314
and I hope you
recover fully, ma'am.
927
00:36:41,350 --> 00:36:43,449
Thank you.
928
00:36:44,970 --> 00:36:48,655
The government has no questions
for this witness, Your Honor.
929
00:36:48,690 --> 00:36:50,190
I can't change what I believe,
930
00:36:50,225 --> 00:36:51,824
and what I believe
is that we are engaged
931
00:36:51,859 --> 00:36:54,060
in far more
than a physical battle.
932
00:36:54,095 --> 00:36:56,028
We are fighting
for the good of mankind.
933
00:36:56,064 --> 00:36:57,530
Have your beliefs
ever interfered
934
00:36:57,566 --> 00:36:59,299
in the performance
of your duties, sir?
935
00:36:59,334 --> 00:37:00,566
On the contrary,
Commander.
936
00:37:00,619 --> 00:37:02,551
My beliefs have
given me the courage
937
00:37:02,587 --> 00:37:05,221
to go out on the front
line and risk my life.
938
00:37:05,257 --> 00:37:06,422
Have you ever mistreated
939
00:37:06,458 --> 00:37:08,224
personnel under your command
who didn't share
940
00:37:08,260 --> 00:37:10,460
your beliefs, sir?
I try to treat people
of every religion
941
00:37:10,495 --> 00:37:11,995
as if they were my
brother and sister.
942
00:37:12,014 --> 00:37:14,764
Is that why you brought
Mrs. Sattar to this country
943
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:16,432
for medical
treatment, sir?
944
00:37:16,467 --> 00:37:17,867
Yes.
945
00:37:17,886 --> 00:37:19,786
Have you had problems
with Muslims
946
00:37:19,821 --> 00:37:21,604
under your command
in the past, sir?
947
00:37:21,640 --> 00:37:25,207
I've commanded Muslims and Jews
and even Buddhists.
948
00:37:25,227 --> 00:37:27,093
The only problem I had
was when the Buddhist
949
00:37:27,128 --> 00:37:29,445
kept beating everybody in poker.
950
00:37:29,481 --> 00:37:30,847
( scattered laughter )
951
00:37:30,882 --> 00:37:32,148
Why did you talk about
952
00:37:32,184 --> 00:37:34,050
your religious beliefs
in public, sir?
953
00:37:34,086 --> 00:37:36,853
I talked about my
religion in churches.
954
00:37:36,888 --> 00:37:40,005
It's enough we can't pray
in our schools now.
955
00:37:40,042 --> 00:37:41,441
I hope we haven't gotten
to the point
956
00:37:41,476 --> 00:37:44,077
where a Christian man
can't express Christian views
957
00:37:44,112 --> 00:37:46,712
while speaking
inside a Christian church.
958
00:37:46,748 --> 00:37:49,115
Thank you, General.
959
00:37:49,150 --> 00:37:50,717
Your witness.
960
00:37:50,752 --> 00:37:53,085
General Watson,
when you speak in churches,
961
00:37:53,121 --> 00:37:55,255
are you, uh, acting
as a private citizen
962
00:37:55,290 --> 00:37:57,773
or as a spokesman for
the United States military?
963
00:37:57,809 --> 00:38:00,276
As a private citizen.
Well, then
964
00:38:00,312 --> 00:38:01,911
why wear your
military uniform, sir?
965
00:38:01,946 --> 00:38:03,947
Doesn't that give people
a false impression?
966
00:38:03,982 --> 00:38:05,548
Colonel, I always make it clear
967
00:38:05,584 --> 00:38:07,250
that I'm giving
personal witness.
968
00:38:07,269 --> 00:38:09,101
Wouldn't it have been
much more clear
969
00:38:09,137 --> 00:38:11,237
if you had chosen to wear
civilian dress?
970
00:38:11,273 --> 00:38:14,340
The congregations understood
that my opinions were my own.
971
00:38:14,376 --> 00:38:15,874
Sir, did you ever clear
972
00:38:15,911 --> 00:38:19,012
your speeches with the chain
of command or Public Affairs,
973
00:38:19,047 --> 00:38:21,263
as required by regulations?
974
00:38:21,283 --> 00:38:24,067
These were church sermons,
not public speeches.
975
00:38:24,086 --> 00:38:26,435
Well, they became very public,
didn't they, General?
976
00:38:26,455 --> 00:38:28,154
That wasn't my choice, Colonel.
977
00:38:28,189 --> 00:38:30,290
You spoke in front
of a ZNN camera crew
978
00:38:30,342 --> 00:38:32,224
at an interfaith service.
979
00:38:32,260 --> 00:38:35,594
The service took place
in a marine chapel.
980
00:38:35,630 --> 00:38:38,030
I assumed it was
a regular church service.
981
00:38:38,066 --> 00:38:40,282
As far as speaking
in front of a TV crew,
982
00:38:40,302 --> 00:38:43,086
that was a mistake--
especially since
983
00:38:43,105 --> 00:38:45,505
some of my statements were
mischaracterized by the media.
984
00:38:45,540 --> 00:38:47,840
Well, let's talk about
your statements, sir.
985
00:38:47,875 --> 00:38:50,143
Did you say,
as Reverend Haynes testified,
986
00:38:50,178 --> 00:38:52,128
that in all these
Muslim countries,
987
00:38:52,147 --> 00:38:54,780
the Devil is fighting for power?
988
00:38:54,815 --> 00:38:56,499
I believe the Devil
989
00:38:56,535 --> 00:38:58,451
is fighting for power
all over the world.
990
00:38:58,487 --> 00:39:00,954
Well, then why single out
the Muslim countries?
991
00:39:00,989 --> 00:39:02,689
I wasn't criticizing
Islam per se,
992
00:39:02,724 --> 00:39:04,591
but we'd be foolish
not to recognize
993
00:39:04,626 --> 00:39:06,525
that the terrorists
we're fighting
994
00:39:06,578 --> 00:39:07,877
are Muslims.
995
00:39:07,912 --> 00:39:10,263
So what exactly are you saying
about Muslims, sir?
996
00:39:10,298 --> 00:39:11,898
Objection.
The General's personal beliefs
997
00:39:11,933 --> 00:39:13,216
are not on trial here.
998
00:39:13,251 --> 00:39:15,151
No, but his public statements
expressing them are.
999
00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:16,318
Overruled.
1000
00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:17,820
Please answer, sir.
1001
00:39:17,839 --> 00:39:22,208
I believe the vast majority
of Muslims are good people.
1002
00:39:22,243 --> 00:39:25,812
But I also believe that Islam
throughout history
1003
00:39:25,847 --> 00:39:28,581
has frequently motivated
some of its practitioners
1004
00:39:28,616 --> 00:39:31,417
to declare jihad, and that
is what is happening now.
1005
00:39:31,453 --> 00:39:33,453
What does "jihad" mean, sir?
1006
00:39:33,488 --> 00:39:34,804
Holy war.
1007
00:39:34,823 --> 00:39:37,173
Mm.
1008
00:39:37,192 --> 00:39:40,626
General, are you aware
that "jihad" actually means
1009
00:39:40,662 --> 00:39:42,728
to struggle or strive
for something,
1010
00:39:42,763 --> 00:39:45,414
such as the welfare
of one's fellow human beings,
1011
00:39:45,450 --> 00:39:48,351
and is often used
in a totally peaceful context.
1012
00:39:48,386 --> 00:39:50,686
That's not how
I've heard it used, Colonel.
1013
00:39:50,721 --> 00:39:52,388
Sir, are you aware
that Islam,
1014
00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:53,923
like Christianity and Judaism,
1015
00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:56,826
only considers warfare justified
if it's in self-defense,
1016
00:39:56,861 --> 00:39:58,811
or to liberate people
who are suffering
1017
00:39:58,847 --> 00:40:01,113
from persecution
and tyranny?
1018
00:40:02,416 --> 00:40:03,916
I'm not aware of that, no.
1019
00:40:03,952 --> 00:40:05,367
Are you aware
that Islam,
1020
00:40:05,387 --> 00:40:08,053
again, like Christianity and
Judaism, has rules about war
1021
00:40:08,106 --> 00:40:10,740
that prohibit killing
children, women,
1022
00:40:10,776 --> 00:40:12,608
the elderly,
and other noncombatants.
1023
00:40:12,644 --> 00:40:15,044
That's not the way our
enemy's acting, Colonel.
1024
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:16,546
Sir, are you aware
that Islam
1025
00:40:16,565 --> 00:40:20,232
specifically prohibits suicide,
including suicide bombings?
1026
00:40:20,285 --> 00:40:21,450
Then why are they doing it?
1027
00:40:21,486 --> 00:40:22,869
Because they are not
following Islam
1028
00:40:22,904 --> 00:40:25,771
any more than Timothy McVeigh
was following Christianity.
1029
00:40:25,824 --> 00:40:28,891
Objection. Counsel
is testifying now, Your Honor.
1030
00:40:28,910 --> 00:40:30,042
MacKENZIE:
Withdrawn.
1031
00:40:30,077 --> 00:40:31,227
General, don't you think
that you should know
1032
00:40:31,246 --> 00:40:32,378
a little more about Islam
1033
00:40:32,413 --> 00:40:33,913
before you start discussing it
in public?
1034
00:40:33,965 --> 00:40:35,665
Your Honor, while
the general may not be
1035
00:40:35,700 --> 00:40:37,199
an expert on
comparative religions,
1036
00:40:37,234 --> 00:40:39,268
that has little to do
with this court-martial.
1037
00:40:39,303 --> 00:40:41,236
Your Honor, General
Watson has spread
1038
00:40:41,272 --> 00:40:42,705
false, hateful stereotypes
1039
00:40:42,724 --> 00:40:44,591
against another religion,
and in so doing,
1040
00:40:44,626 --> 00:40:46,359
has hurt our image
abroad, contributing
1041
00:40:46,394 --> 00:40:47,860
to the erosion of support
for the Arab world
There is no clear proof
1042
00:40:47,896 --> 00:40:49,461
of that, Your Honor.
and possibly increased risk
1043
00:40:49,497 --> 00:40:50,946
Your Honor!
to the members
of the U.S. military.
1044
00:40:50,982 --> 00:40:53,449
Save it for closing arguments.
1045
00:40:53,485 --> 00:40:56,119
Do you have any more questions
for this witness?
1046
00:40:56,154 --> 00:40:58,755
Just one, Your Honor.
1047
00:41:00,158 --> 00:41:01,824
General Watson,
1048
00:41:01,860 --> 00:41:04,894
based on your experiences
as a military officer,
1049
00:41:04,929 --> 00:41:07,846
do you believe
that your statements on Islam
1050
00:41:07,882 --> 00:41:11,116
aided the war on terrorism
or damaged it?
1051
00:41:11,169 --> 00:41:14,937
Colonel, I have devoted my life
to the service of this country,
1052
00:41:14,973 --> 00:41:17,339
and I believe
I still have much to give.
1053
00:41:17,375 --> 00:41:19,959
You want to take me to task
for being intolerant of Islam.
1054
00:41:20,011 --> 00:41:22,979
Well, I ask you to be
tolerant of my beliefs.
1055
00:41:23,014 --> 00:41:26,332
All I ever did was speak
honestly, from my heart.
1056
00:41:26,384 --> 00:41:28,751
For that, I do not think
I should be relieved
1057
00:41:28,786 --> 00:41:32,822
of my duties
in the Marine Corps.
1058
00:41:32,858 --> 00:41:36,142
JUDGE:
Defendant and counsel will rise.
1059
00:41:36,194 --> 00:41:39,328
Will the senior member
please announce the findings.
1060
00:41:39,363 --> 00:41:42,932
SENIOR MEMBER:
Major General Earl Watson,
United States Marine Corps,
1061
00:41:42,951 --> 00:41:45,151
on the charges
and specifications
1062
00:41:45,186 --> 00:41:48,955
of dereliction of duty and
conduct unbecoming an officer,
1063
00:41:48,990 --> 00:41:51,123
this court-martial finds you...
1064
00:41:51,159 --> 00:41:52,591
not guilty.
1065
00:41:54,913 --> 00:41:56,762
Congratulations.
JUDGE:
General Watson,
1066
00:41:56,798 --> 00:41:59,799
while this court has found you
not guilty,
1067
00:41:59,834 --> 00:42:02,302
I intend to recommend
to the convening authority
1068
00:42:02,337 --> 00:42:03,969
that you be formally counseled,
1069
00:42:04,005 --> 00:42:06,539
and ordered not to assert
your beliefs
1070
00:42:06,591 --> 00:42:07,923
in public forums.
1071
00:42:07,959 --> 00:42:10,793
Despite your
impassioned statement,
1072
00:42:10,828 --> 00:42:13,162
the right of free speech
in the military
1073
00:42:13,181 --> 00:42:16,149
must be balanced
with the primary mission
1074
00:42:16,184 --> 00:42:18,885
of defending our country.
1075
00:42:18,920 --> 00:42:21,520
There is no place
for inflammatory remarks
1076
00:42:21,556 --> 00:42:23,906
about religion
in today's Marine Corps.
1077
00:42:28,079 --> 00:42:30,546
This court is hereby adjourned.
1078
00:42:30,582 --> 00:42:32,114
No hard feelings, Colonel.
1079
00:42:32,149 --> 00:42:34,650
We're all serving our country
in different ways.
1080
00:42:34,686 --> 00:42:37,519
MAN ( over TV ):
This was the scene today
near Fallouja,
1081
00:42:37,555 --> 00:42:39,722
where at least 18 marines
have been killed
1082
00:42:39,757 --> 00:42:41,407
in a suicide bombing.
1083
00:42:41,459 --> 00:42:45,527
A previously unknown group
called The Fire of Allah
1084
00:42:45,547 --> 00:42:47,547
claimed responsibility
for what they called
1085
00:42:47,582 --> 00:42:50,082
a "glorious victory
in this holy war."
1086
00:42:50,117 --> 00:42:52,818
Their message was delivered
in an audiotape
1087
00:42:52,854 --> 00:42:54,620
which was left anonymously
1088
00:42:54,656 --> 00:42:57,557
at the Al Jazeera headquarters
in Cairo.
1089
00:42:57,592 --> 00:42:59,058
If you'll excuse me.
1090
00:42:59,110 --> 00:43:01,577
This is the deadliest single
attack on American troops
1091
00:43:01,613 --> 00:43:04,880
since the war in Iraq began
one year ago.
1092
00:43:04,916 --> 00:43:08,450
Well, this is why we need men
like General Watson.
1093
00:43:08,486 --> 00:43:10,920
Or not.
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