Sarah Palin Defends Navy SEAL From Blue Island: Julio Huertas Accused Of Mistreating Iraqi Terror Suspect

Sarah Palin took to her Facebook page Friday to defend a Navy SEAL from south suburban Blue Island who is accused of mistreating an Iraqi terror suspect along with two of his fellow servicemen.

Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas of Blue Island is accused of mistreating Ahmed Hashim Abed, the alleged mastermind behind a 2004 ambush and murder of four American security contractors whose bodies were burned. Two of the victims were hung on a bridge over the Euphrates River. The SEALS captured Abed in September.

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