Hi Justin. I'm a big fan. I don't know if you are aware of the details about how Don Ayala murdered Abdul Salam in cold blood after he had been in custody for about ten minutes and while he was handcuffed. Despite committing this well documented war crime, Ayala was given probation and a $12,500 fine.

Whitewashing a U.S. War Crime in Afghanistan: The Trial of Don Ayala, “Human Terrain” Mercenary - This article is very well written and includes photographic evidence of the crime. I can only conclude that the other soldiers on the scene were so disgusted with the actions of Ayala that they fully documented the incident and filed a complete report, rather than cover up the crime. Thank God for these good and courageous American soldiers who should get a medal for saving the Truth of this crime from becoming another casualty of war.

No Time in Jail for a U.S. War Criminal: A Mercenary Gets Away with Murdering a Detainee in Afghanistan - By the same writer as above. Provides appropriate (IMO) commentary regarding the sentencing.

Also, the articles I've seen just say that Ayala was a contractor without going into specifics. I wonder if he was working for Blackwater. The profile certainly fits - ex-Special Forces. Did you know these guys are getting six figure salaries? I'm very concerned about the expansion of JSOC Special Forces together with the rise of mercenary forces like Blackwater which are made up of ex-Special Forces personnel. Please feature Jeremy Scahill's recent article prominently on your front page. The MSM is censoring any information about JSOC as I've documented in my article "All the news..." - except Blackwater .