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Navy SEAL trial exposes divide in normally secretive force
Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher accused of fatally stabbing wounded Islamic State captive in his care, shooting civilians in Iraq
Edward Gallagher
This undated selfie provided by Andrea Gallagher shows her husband, U.S. Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, who has been charged with allegedly killing an Islamic State prisoner in his care and attempted murder for the shootings of two Iraq civilians in 2017. (Edward Gallagher/Courtesy of Andrea Gallagher via AP, File)
SAN DIEGO — It was called the "The Sewing Circle," an unlikely name for a secret subsect of Navy SEALs. Its purpose was even more improbable: A chat forum to discuss alleged war crimes they said their chief, a decorated sniper and medic, committed on a recent tour of duty in Iraq.
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