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Not only have we
captured Saddam Hussein,

we have also captured or killed

almost all of his most
trusted lieutenants.

And I want to introduce two men

who have been
key to this success...

Major General Earl Watson
of the United States Marines

and General Mohammed
Jabra of the Iraqi Army.

As of today, these two
outstanding generals

are assigned to lead
the joint task force

charged with capturing all
remaining high-value targets.

Ladies and gentlemen,

General Watson
and General Jabra.

General Jabra? General Jabra?

Could you give us
the Iraqi point of view

on relations with
the U.S. military?

I speak for all Iraqi
people when I say

that our trust in your
military has grown,

as our nation grows more secure.

On a personal level, I've had

many late-night cups of
coffee with General Watson

and have found him
to be quite agreeable.

Though perhaps a little
obsessed with American football.

Excuse me, General?

General Watson?

General, are you confident
you're the right man

to be working so closely

with General Jabra
and the other Iraqis,

given your hostile attitude
toward their religion?

I don't know what
you're talking about.

General, I was

at the Alexandria
Baptist Church yesterday

when you gave your guest sermon.

You described Islam
as a second-rate religion

and said we're doing
battle with the Devil.

What I said in church...

And what I believe...

Is simply that the United States

is engaged in a
global war against evil.

General Watson, are you
admitting to this accusation?

General Watson? General Watson!

Mr. Secretary?

This media frenzy

over General Watson

has reached from
Norway to Zanzibar.

Zanzibar, folks.

Believe me, it doesn't
do us any good anywhere.

The international community
is already suspicious

of our motives.

I agree the general may
have chosen his words poorly.

However, what he
said is not entirely false.

We are at war with a
decidedly evil people.

General Watson sounded like
he was equating evil with Islam.

Well, that's not what he said.

But that's how
some of our allies

and enemies are
going to interpret it.

Well, if we're going
to reassure them

that the general
is not a fanatic,

we need to know
what else he said.

Did he really call Islam
a "second-rate religion"?

Well, the last I checked,

church sermons were protected
by the Constitutional provisions

for freedom of speech
and freedom of religion.

Military personnel
are not as free

as other Americans, Commander.

The DOD, IG, and
the Marine Corps

have requested JAG investigate

the general's remarks.

We'll get right on it, sir.

I'm not eager to see

General Watson get burned.

He's a courageous
officer, and he's proved vital

in our
counterinsurgency efforts.

Mr. Secretary, um...

in order for us to
reassure our allies...

Or anyone else,
for that matter...

Our investigation needs
to be independent of any...

undue pressure.

Of course, A.J.

And I'd like to
say that I'm glad

the general will be investigated
by someone of Muslim heritage.

I think that'll enhance
our credibility.

Sir, I don't feel comfortable

having my cultural background
factor in my assignments.

Well, Colonel,
I've come to learn

that religion is a
factor in everything.

Good luck.

And... do me

one little favor.

Don't talk to the press.

When you're on patrol in Baghdad
or manning an Iraqi checkpoint,

what do you think would be

the most important
phrase to know?

Yes, Captain.

"Qif wa-il-la
sa-et-leg el-far...

Stop or I will shoot."

Uh, yes, Amira.

Actually, that means,

"Stop or I will
release the mice."

What you want is,

"Qif wa-il-la
sa-et-leg qw-naar."

Now, people, let's, uh...
try and get that right.

But I think there's
another phrase

when in Iraq you would
find to be very important.

And that is, "Nahnoo
hoona limoo-saa-edu-tek...

We are here to help you."

Very good, General.

I'll quit while I'm ahead.

Let us thank Amira Sattar

for her expert assistance.

Now, Marines, I want you to have

everything in your notebooks

fully digested by 0800 tomorrow.

Dismissed.

Aye, aye, sir.

Thank you, Amira.

You're welcome, General.

General, sir.

This is Lieutenant
Colonel MacKenzie.

I'm Commander Rabb.
We're with Headquarters JAG.

Colonel. Hello, sir.

Commander. Sir.

I was told to expect a
visit. Please, have a seat.

Thank you, sir.

What would you like to know?

Well, sir, why don't we start

with what you
said at the church?

According to Jill
Waddington, the ZNN reporter,

you called Islam a
"second-rate religion."

I don't recall my exact words.

I suspect Ms.
Waddington exaggerated.

But I probably did say
something like that, yes.

You're offended?

We're listening, sir.

Commander, I'm aware

that in this morally
relativistic age,

I'm supposed to declare
every religion equal,

and Christianity is no
better than Zoroastrianism.

But I believe that any
religion that doesn't accept

Jesus Christ as our Savior
is not following the true path.

If that makes me
insensitive, then so be it.

Well, sir, you're
certainly honest.

But you're essentially
dividing the world

into Christians and infidels.

That's not a word I
would use, Colonel.

Sir, did you... As
the reporter claims...

State that this
country is presently

"doing battle with the Devil"?

Commander, whether
you believe the Devil is real

or just a metaphor,
wouldn't you agree

that an evil force
was behind 9/11?

Well, that would be
difficult to deny, General.

MacKENZIE: Sir, in
your guest sermon,

did you equate Islam with evil?

No.

But there are certain aspects
of Islam that trouble me.

The religion has a warrior
streak that is too easily

appropriated as a justification
for holy war and terrorism.

In all fairness, sir, Islam
explicitly condemns terrorism.

And Christianity
has been misused

to justify everything
from enslaving Africans

to massacring American Indians.

That's true, Colonel, and
I condemn that, as well.

But Ms. Waddington only
mentioned part of my sermon.

What was the other part, sir?

That all of the world's peoples

are our brothers and sisters.

And it is our Christian
duty to protect them

from tyranny and violence.

But don't trust my recollection
of the sermon, Commander.

Ask the people who
heard me speak.

General Watson was
recommended to me

by a minister in Norfolk.

The general gave a guest
sermon there last year.

Were you happy
with the guest sermon

the general gave
this past Sunday?

I don't see what
all the fuss is about.

His message was,
"Everybody is your neighbor.

And you have to love
thy neighbor as thyself."

I've been the secretary
here since 1972.

Haven't missed a single
Sunday service since I started.

Then you heard General
Watson's sermon.

You won't tell Reverend
Owens everything I said, will you?

Not if you don't want me to.

To be honest, I felt
kind of uncomfortable.

General Watson came
down pretty hard on Islam.

What exactly did he say?

He said Muslims believe
it's their religious duty

to conquer the infidels.

He said most Muslims
are good, peaceful people,

and very religiously observant.

So, he never indicated that
Islam was somehow evil?

Absolutely not.

Now, he said all religions
are second to Christianity,

but we should respect them.

He never exactly
called Islam "evil."

But he said, according
to opinion polls,

most Muslims
support the terrorists.

He emphasized most
Muslims hate the terrorists.

He even mentioned some
opinion polls to that effect.

He went on like
that for over an hour.

Then he was gonna
do a slide show.

Thankfully, the
projector broke down.

Unfortunately, the
projector broke down.

But, uh, I could've listened
to General Watson forever.

He was inspiring.

A true man of God.

My father was a Navy chaplain

since before I was born.

Thank you.

I never heard him once say

a single negative word
about another religion.

Yeah, no matter
how we handle this,

we'll offend a lot of people.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Except I could use
some help on this case.

I'd be glad to.

Just let me know if I get

overly sanctimonious.

You, Sturgis?

Oh, boy.

What?

I was hoping this would go away.

I'm being investigated.

For what?

I'm afraid we have

another cultural
insensitivity case.

Commander Turner stands
accused of anti-Korean bias.

That surprises me, sir.

Last fall, the commander
and a Lieutenant Yi

were assigned to interrogate

some North Korean submariners.

Lieutenant Yi claims the
commander's attitudes

caused the Navy
to lose valuable intel.

I want you to investigate.

I've never heard the
commander make

any anti-Korean or
anti-Asian remarks, sir.

Well, if these
allegations prove true,

I want them documented.

But if they're false, I want
Turner's record cleared.

Understood?

Yes, sir.

What?

I was in the same
position a year ago, sir.

I had Commander Turner's
professional future in my hands.

Well, fortunately, he
survived that experience.

Barely, sir.

Well, you'll do
fine. That'll be all.

Yes, sir.

So, what have you
got on General Watson?

We've talked to seven people

who heard his guest
sermon last Sunday, sir.

And each one has
a different story.

But taken together,
they indicate

General Watson
publicly denigrated Islam.

The evidence is
highly ambiguous, sir.

You two ever get
tired of disagreeing?

Yes, sir. No, sir.

Sir, if the Colonel is correct,
General Watson is guilty

of conduct unbecoming.

And not only that,
his public statements

may be undermining
our war on terrorism.

Sir, I think we're being roped

into a politically
correct witch hunt.

Some overly ambitious

TV reporter makes
exaggerated claims.

Suddenly, we're all
jumping through hoops.

Well, Commander,
you're going to need

a 12-foot ladder for this one.

I taped this about
ten minutes ago.

There have been some stunning
new developments in the story.

Two and a half years
ago, ZNN shot footage

of a church service at a
Marine Corps base in Virginia.

That footage never
aired at the time,

but when the current
controversy surfaced,

our news staff was
able to locate the tape.

The speaker you're about to see
is Marine General Earl Watson.

Our nation is under attack
from men who believe,

as the Koran says, that
you must "fight the unbeliever

wherever you find them."

We are locked in a
worldwide struggle.

And our enemy thinks

that we are soft.

Well, they are about to find out

that we are a
mighty Christian army

and we will win this holy war.

General Watson has been awarded
two Silver Stars and a Purple Heart.

He's served his country
with distinction for 25 years.

He knew the rules, sir.

As a high-ranking officer,
you've got to watch your tongue.

I bet you enjoy that part
of the job, don't you, A.J.

At any rate, a court of
inquiry has been convened

to examine General
Watson's conduct.

I think that's a
wise decision, sir.

Yes, and I want to keep
it closed to the press.

Sir, you are aware
that a court of inquiry

can recommend anything

from a complete
exoneration to a court-martial.

I'd tell you the result
that I'm hoping for,

but I guess to
avoid impropriety,

I'd better hold my tongue.

Bet you enjoy that part
of the job, don't you, sir.

Oh, yeah.

MacKENZIE: I realize
we can't stop people

from being prejudiced.

But there's no excuse
for shooting off your mouth

and alienating half the world.

So when it comes to
prejudice, "Don't ask, don't tell?"

Colonel MacKenzie.
Jill Waddington, ZNN.

We've already met.

Who authorized you
to be in the building?

I have a meeting with
the public affairs office.

Why is this inquiry

being held in private?

With all due respect,
Ms. Waddington,

we have nothing to say.

Is JAG attempting to whitewash
General Watson's actions?

The PAO's office is upstairs.

Colonel, because your
general acted inappropriately,

is that a reason to be
angry with the press?

How did she get onto General
Watson in the first place?

She says she was
driving past the church

and she just happened to
see General Watson's name

on the message board out front.

That sounds convenient.

You think she had a source?

I'll subpoena her phone records.

The general apparently
used slides during his talks.

We should get a
hold of those, too.

I feel a little hypocritical.

I'm being investigated
for prejudice,

and here I am going
PC on the general.

Your case is totally different
than General Watson's.

Both of us could have
our careers destroyed.

Sturgis, there's no
way you're guilty.

You're far too
obsessively rational

to be prejudiced against anyone.

Thanks... I think.

Besides, I'm sure Lieutenant
Roberts will determine

there's nothing to it.

Bud is investigating?

I... I thought you knew.

Our nation is under attack

from men who believe,
as the Koran says,

that they must
"fight the unbeliever

wherever they find them."

Members of the court,
this quote is often used

to "prove" that Islam
is a warlike religion.

It's taken totally
out of context.

It actually refers to a
war 1,500 years ago

between a small Muslim community

and the local tribesmen who
were torturing and killing them.

I will grant the general may
have misinterpreted the Koran.

However, that
has little to do with

the issue at this
court of inquiry.

The general, in
uniform and in public,

has been feeding
false stereotypes

about Islam.

Let's watch the
rest of it, Colonel.

We are engaged in
a worldwide struggle.

And our enemy
thinks that we are soft.

But they are about to find out

that we are a
mighty Christian army

and we will win this holy war.

The terrorists don't
represent Islam

any more than the Ku Klux
Klan represents Christianity.

The general refers to a
mighty Christian army.

A holy war.

Our president has
been very explicit

that this is not
a religious war.

Our President also
used the word "crusade,"

which has a definite
religious subtext.

Religion is a part of life.

Our leaders need to feel

they can speak without
censoring their every word.

This kind of loose talk
endangers our national security.

There is no evidence that
a few inappropriate words

will have any impact whatsoever.

It's bad enough that some

radical Islamists
are talking holy war.

We don't need our own
generals following suit.

Now, the Arab
street is watching this.

A few more tapes like this,

and Osama won't need to
make his videos anymore.

Gentlemen, I gave this
sermon five days after 9/11.

We were pulling
bodies from the rubble.

Our nation was under attack.

I wasn't paying attention
to the niceties of speech.

Did you clear your comments
with public affairs in advance?

Public affairs had a lot
on its plate at the time.

Were you aware the media
would be at this church service?

No. I flew in from
Tampa the night before.

But when you
arrived at the chapel,

and saw the TV news crews,

why didn't you moderate
your comments?

I believe the general

has answered that question, sir.

9/11 was not a
time for moderation.

Emotions were running high.

MacKENZIE: Yes, it
was a crisis situation.

Exactly when we need our
military leaders at their best.

Enter.

Sir, we need that press
release this afternoon.

Half the letters to the editor

say that General Watson
deserves a Medal of Honor.

The other half say he should
be hung upside down by his toes.

Well, we are a
divided country, sir.

Oh, fortunately, we Americans
have one thing in common.

Bad traffic?

Baseball.

Actually, sir, I'm
not much of a fan.

I've fired people
for less, Coates.

Sir, I told SECNAV

we'd fax it to him by 1500.

Very well.

You take shorthand, right?

Yes, sir.

I took a course last summer.

I must say, I found it
much more enlightening

than my Psychology 101 course.

Okay... um...

The formal inquiry into...

General Earl Watson's conduct

is expected to be completed
by the end of this week.

In the meantime, may
I suggest that we...

set aside all our
religious differences

and instead,
concentrate our efforts

on bringing a major
league baseball team

back to the fine city

of Washington, DC.

I don't think
that will fly, sir.

Why don't I work
on a first draft

and then bring
it in to you, sir.

Thanks, Coates.

You're welcome, sir.

Tell me something, Harm.

Were you offended by the
general's comments about Islam?

A lot of things offend me, Mac.

It's what gets me
going in the morning.

Seriously.

Look, do I agree with all of
General Watson's views? No.

However, the general
has spent his life

protecting our freedoms.

Now we're trying to
take away his right

to freedom of religion
and freedom of speech.

Colonel?

Now, doesn't that offend you?

What is it?

Jill Waddington's
cell phone records.

Prior to visiting the
Alexandria Baptist Church,

she spoke on the phone
twice with a Marine corporal.

Her source.

Sir.

This is for you, Lieutenant.

I understand
you're the point man

on the Lieutenant
Yi investigation.

It's not something
I requested, sir.

I put together all my papers

for you on the matter.

Peruse them at your leisure.

Thank you, sir.

Don't you worry
about it, Lieutenant.

I'm sure you'll do a fine job.

Ma'am, is there any way
to keep my identity secret?

What are you concerned
about, Corporal Hamud?

Well, no one likes a
whistle-blower, ma'am.

That's why I asked
Ms. Waddington

not to tell anyone about me.

And how did you
meet Ms. Waddington?

I met her at Parris Island.

She was doing a
story on boot camp.

So a couple weeks ago,

when I heard that
General Watson was getting

a high-profile assignment
from CENTCOM,

I decided to call her.

And why was that, Corporal?

Ma'am, do you know that
speech they're showing on TV,

from after 9/11?

Well, I was there.

And it upset you?

Yes, ma'am. I'm a Muslim.

What were you doing at a
church service, Corporal?

It was not a church
service, ma'am.

It was an interfaith
service, ma'am.

That's how it was advertised in
the Command Plan of the Day.

As a time for all
Marines to come together,

no matter what their
religion... and pray together.

And that's why you went there?

Ma'am, when 9/11 happened,

a lot of off-color comments
got thrown around,

"raghead this" and
"towelhead that."

I thought this service
would be a chance to worship

with my fellow Marines,
and feel solidarity.

Is that the way it worked
out, Corporal Hamud?

No, ma'am.

When General Watson
started trash-talking Islam...

it seemed like my country
was turning against me.

That must have been distressing.

Ma'am, I'm getting out

of the Marine Corps next month.

I don't blame my decision
on General Watson.

But his speech sure didn't
make me want to re-enlist.

Corporal, were you the only
non-Christian at the service?

There were at least
two other Muslims

and two Jews that
I knew of, ma'am.

And they were
all very upset also.

Does counsel for the
party have any questions?

Yes, I do.

Corporal Hamud, did you
ever hear General Watson

say anything questionable

other than that one time?

No, sir.

But I didn't have
much contact with him.

So then would you agree
that there are many Muslims

serving in the Marine
Corps who are happy?

I do know several Muslims

who are relatively
content, yes, sir.

So then there is

no anti-Muslim sentiment

that pervades the Marine Corps?

I'd say when it comes
to anti-Muslim prejudice,

the Marine Corps
is about the same

as the rest of society, sir.

But our leaders shouldn't be
out there fanning the flames, sir.

When 9/11 happened, we
were all in a state of shock.

To some extent that excuses
General Watson's actions.

However, the general
disobeyed military regulations

by delivering a potentially
inflammatory speech

in front of the
press, in uniform,

without getting it
cleared beforehand.

Furthermore, there is some
evidence that he has continued

a pattern of questionable
remarks since then.

General Watson, your rhetoric

has damaged our nation's
relations with our allies.

Your outspoken views disrupted
good order and discipline

within the Marine Corps.

This court of inquiry
recommends that you be charged

with dereliction of duty

and conduct
unbecoming an officer...

and that these
charges be disposed of

at general court-martial.

All the major American networks

and Al Jazeera will be
covering the court-martial.

By the time this is over, sir,

General Watson's controversial
statements about Islam

will be seen by hundreds
of millions of people.

Why don't we
just accept the fact

that some of our leaders
have strong opinions

and that's what makes
them great leaders?

Great leaders don't
actively promote

the clash of civilizations.

Mac, that was the media's doing.

General Watson merely stated

his belief that
God is not neutral

in the struggle between
freedom and terrorism.

No, I think God would prefer it

if people didn't throw his
name around quite so much.

Excuse me, sir.

Good morning, everybody.

Mr. Secretary.

As you were.

I just dropped by
to thank the admiral

for keeping the investigation
of General Watson so quiet.

Sir, there is no way...

Just kidding. Just kidding, A.J.

At this point, we'll just let
the chips fall where they may.

Let's show our allies
and our enemies

American military
jurisprudence at its finest.

Yes, sir.

Colonel MacKenzie, uh,

who are you planning
to have testify?

Actually, uh, Mr. Secretary,

I was thinking of calling you.

General Watson is charged

with speeding
up the flow of intel

to all field units that are
tracking top-ranked terrorists.

Sir, have the general's
comments about Islam

affected his ability
to fulfill his mission?

Now that they've
been publicized,

they could have a
negative effect, yes.

In what way?

Objection: calls
for speculation.

It's well within the
witness's field of expertise.

Overruled.

The general allegedly said

that we're engaged
in a war against Islam;

that could make some
Iraqis less likely to cooperate

with our military.

Mr. Secretary, could
this endanger the safety

of our troops in the field?

Objection, Your Honor.

Again overruled.

In general, when we don't

have cooperation, the safety
of our troops becomes an issue.

Sir, have the general's
statements given ammunition

to Islamic extremists
in their efforts

to gain new recruits?

They could have, yes.

And how have the general's
statements affected Muslims

in the United States military?

I can't imagine they're
too happy about it.

They didn't sign up to
be in a Christian army.

They signed up to be American
servicemen and women.

Thank you, Mr. Secretary.

You're welcome.

Sir, aside from Marine
Corporal Hamud,

have any other Muslim
serviceman ever complained

about General Watson?

According to
Headquarters, Marine Corps,

there have been
no other complaints.

Have the general's
words had any clear

and direct impact on
the war on terrorism, sir?

There's been no direct
impact that I could quantify.

Have the general's
statements inflamed

any moderate Muslims
and caused them

to pick up the
bloody sword of jihad?

Not to my knowledge, Commander.

How has the general
performed in his mission

to capture Saddam Hussein
and other Baathist loyalists, sir?

Admirably.

He was instrumental
in the capture

of over 45 of the targets

in the famous deck of cards.

Do you feel, Mr. Secretary,

removing General Watson
from this assignment

would negatively impact
the war on terrorism?

You could definitely
make that argument.

You have calls from the
Anti-Defamation League,

the Council for
Islamic Relations,

the American
Association of Churches.

Coates, in the 1930s,

do you know who the
most famous Jew was?

Uh... Albert Einstein, sir?

More famous than Einstein.

Sigmund Freud?

More famous than Freud.

I give up, sir.

Hank Greenberg.

Hank Greenberg, sir?

AKA Hammering Hank.

Hall of Fame, first
baseman, left-fielder.

Led the Detroit Tigers
to four World Series.

It figures this would
be about baseball, sir.

Hank Greenberg did more
to combat anti-Semitism

in the '30s than any other man.

When you're rooting for a Jewish
guy to hit one over the fence,

it makes it harder to hate Jews.

Coates, you know
what this world needs?

Stockings that don't run, sir?

A Muslim who can
hit 60 home runs.

But we have had famous Muslim

athletes, sir.

Muhammad Ali,
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...

Oh, I know, I know, but it's...

not baseball.

Petty Officer,

may I see you for a minute?

Is something wrong, ma'am?

In my office.

Petty Officer, we
have a question.

Is Meredith's marriage
to the admiral on or off?

Sir, I-I don't think
I'm at liberty...

MacKENZIE: We need
to know for sure, Jennifer.

Otherwise, one of us
is going to embarrass

ourselves by asking.

Incurring the admiral's
wrath, which we don't want.

I hear that... sir.

We have to know
if the wedding is on

so that we can all make plans.

Sir, the admiral has never
told me anything directly.

You know something.

Yes, sir, I do.

And those are two words
the admiral won't be saying.

Americans, for some
reason, can't seem to tell

the difference
between real Islam

and the terrorists'
perversion of Islam.

When I saw the general's sermon
on television, I was disturbed.

Why is that, General Jabra?

I've always admired
General Watson.

I fought beside him.

I've trusted him with my life.

Now I learn that he
despises my religion.

My feeling was, in a sense...

he despises me.

Did your fellow Iraqi
military and police officers

have similar reactions?

Some of them heard the general.

It didn't really bother them.

They said it was just words.

How did the other
Iraqi officers react?

Many Iraqis, including
military officers,

are saying, "You see what
these Americans think of us?

"No wonder the reconstruction
is going so slowly,"

that "They don't
really give a damn."

Thank you.

Your witness.

General, are the Iraqi people
grateful that Saddam Hussein

and his cohorts are gone?

No question.

Are they aware of General
Watson's role in that, sir?

They know that the general

has been effective
in bringing torturers

and murderers to justice.

Do you feel the Iraqi people,

in the light of everything
General Watson has done,

could forgive his comments?

I can only speak for
myself, Commander.

Please do, sir.

When I saw the general's
comments on television,

the ones that
have been verified,

he made them right after 9/11.

For that reason, I'm
willing... As you would say...

"Cut him some slack."

Also...

Also what, sir?

I do not wish to offend.

However, I sometimes personally
feel as though Christianity

is a very odd religion.

You have a Father,
a Son, a Holy Ghost?

What is this... One
God, three gods, what?

So...

if I find your religion
a little bizarre,

I can't get too angry
with you for finding mine...

equally strange.

Today's witnesses
were a mixed bag

for the prosecution.

In fact, some foreign
observers questioned whether

the prosecution is actually
trying to win this case,

since it could prove
embarrassing for the government.

Thank you, Jill. Stupid twit.

Well, that we agree on.

Listen, I need your
witness list for tomorrow.

Still working on it.

Mac, you know... Skip it, Harm.

I'm not interested in
a deal. Neither am I.

In fact, I think you should
have the charges dropped.

Dream on.

All you have are statements

the general made
right after 9/11.

And the ones he made at
the Alexandria Baptist Church

less than one month ago.

There's no objective record
of his statements, Mac.

You call witnesses to
testify that he attacked Islam

and the church;
I'll call witnesses

who remember the exact opposite.

I believe Commander Turner's

racially biased against Koreans.

And you believe this bias

restricted your
ability to gather intel.

It did, Lieutenant.

In what way?

A North Korean submarine
crew was rescued

by one of our attack subs.

Commander Turner
allowed a sailor

to antagonize a
North Korean skipper,

who became mentally agitated.

Then Commander Turner
supported him being tied up.

That shut him down completely,

rendering him useless
as an intelligence source.

I'm sorry, Lieutenant,
I don't understand

how racial bias
comes into play here.

Commander Turner made statements

which suggested he had
little respect for Koreans.

I believe this attitude
motivated his treatment

of the North Korean skipper.

Lieutenant, it says
here in your file

that when you were a child,

a black man robbed
and shot your father

in his convenience store.

Yes.

Did that affect your opinion
of Commander Turner?

Commander Turner didn't
shoot my father, Lieutenant.

No, but I spoke with your father

yesterday about the
man who did shoot him.

And he referred to his
assailant as a "nigger."

Have you ever used
that word, Lieutenant?

No.

How do you feel about
your father using that word?

I do not approve, Lieutenant.

But you understand
why he speaks that way.

Yes.

Did what happen

make you angry, Lieutenant?

At times.

As angry as your father?

Lieutenant, you
have had six months

to think about your accusations.

Can you honestly tell
me that you haven't,

at least once during that
time, questioned your motives?

MacKENZIE: Sturgis,
we need to establish

a continuing pattern
of anti-Islamic remarks.

That would be good.

Maybe we should call witnesses

from the church in Alexandria.

We need some kind of physical
evidence to back them up.

Anybody can claim someone
else made prejudiced remarks.

I don't know how much
weight that should really carry.

I understand
Lieutenant Yi is topside.

I'm sure it's going
to be all right.

Racial issues are so subjective.

How do you know for
sure I'm not anti-Korean?

How do I know?

Well, for one thing,

you don't have a
continuing pattern

of anti-Korean remarks.

What is on your computer?

These are the slides the general
couldn't show in Alexandria

because the
projector broke down.

I'm not sure where
this is, maybe Baghdad.

Maybe he showed these

at one of the other churches
he spoke at recently.

Anything we can use?

Depends on the commentary
he gave when he ran the slides.

These are the same slides
General Watson showed

at my church in
Baltimore five months ago.

For the record, Reverend Haynes,

what does this slide show?

Our Lord Jesus Christ.

And this next slide shows?

The Devil.

And how about this one?

Um, it's a map of the world

with the Muslim countries

in red.

Why did General Watson put
this slide right after the Devil?

Objection: calls for an opinion.

I'll allow it for
now. Overruled.

He was making a point that
in these Muslim countries,

the Devil is fighting for power.

When he made this point,

was the general wearing
a Marine Corps uniform?

Yes, he was.

Did the general explain
the significance of this slide?

It's a photograph
that the general took

of Baghdad on fire.

And why did he say
he included this one?

Um...

when I invited the general
to speak at my church,

I wasn't aware
what his views were.

What did he say?

That if you look closely
enough in the smoke,

you can see the Devil.

Exactly where would that
be, Reverend Haynes?

I really don't know, Commander.

Do you have a moment, sir?

Come on in, Lieutenant.

Heard you had a
good day in court.

Sometimes you get lucky.

I have some information, sir.

I've just been informed
that Lieutenant Yi

has decided to drop
all charges against you.

What, uh, did you
say to him, Lieutenant?

Oh, nothing special.

Actually, I got him to
think a little bit more

about what he was saying, sir.

Also, I threatened to
punch his lights out.

I appreciate that, Lieutenant.

Sir, there is no way I was
gonna let you down this time.

I believe that God
is with us every day.

He gives us signs,

and the reason we pray is
so that we can see these signs

and understand
God's will for us.

And one of these
signs appeared to you

in the smoke over Baghdad?

Commander,

I believe that in the
middle of that fierce battle,

when my life and the
lives of thousands of others

were in danger, God allowed
me to see the face of the Devil.

But you think I'm
a nut, don't you?

No, no, I don't, sir.

I have no doubt that in war

some people have very
intense spiritual experiences.

Unfortunately, we live

in a profoundly
antireligious culture.

Have you been watching
the news, Commander?

No, sir. I have.

It's a mistake, General.

They're going out
of their way to make

my religious
beliefs look foolish.

Sir, tomorrow in your testimony,

you're gonna need to play down

some of your more
controversial views.

I refuse to lie about
what I believe in.

General, like it or not,

we need to counteract the
bad press you've been getting.

Commander, I hate
to take personal credit

for deeds I've done
in the name of Jesus,

but perhaps... there
is one potential witness

that might be of some help.

My husband Ayman was in a unit

commanded by General
Jabra and General Watson.

What happened to your
husband, Mrs. Sattar?

He was killed in a
fedayeen ambush.

How did you meet
General Watson, ma'am?

He came to our house
to show his respects.

Then he found out

I have breast cancer,

and the Iraqi hospital
could not help me.

What did the general do?

He said that the United States

owed my family because
my husband fought so bravely.

So he brought
me to this country.

I live in an apartment

owned by his church.

The church pays
for my treatments.

Why did he do that, Mrs. Sattar?

Because he is a good man.

Has General Watson ever tried
to convert you to Christianity?

General Watson and his
fellow church members

drive me to a mosque every
Friday night for services.

Thank you, Mrs. Sattar,

and I hope you
recover fully, ma'am.

Thank you.

The government has no questions
for this witness, Your Honor.

I can't change what I believe,

and what I believe is
that we are engaged

in far more than
a physical battle.

We are fighting for
the good of mankind.

Have your beliefs
ever interfered

in the performance
of your duties, sir?

On the contrary, Commander.

My beliefs have
given me the courage

to go out on the front
line and risk my life.

Have you ever mistreated

personnel under your
command who didn't share

your beliefs, sir? I try to
treat people of every religion

as if they were my
brother and sister.

Is that why you brought
Mrs. Sattar to this country

for medical treatment, sir?

Yes.

Have you had
problems with Muslims

under your command
in the past, sir?

I've commanded Muslims
and Jews and even Buddhists.

The only problem I had
was when the Buddhist

kept beating everybody in poker.

Why did you talk about

your religious
beliefs in public, sir?

I talked about my
religion in churches.

It's enough we can't
pray in our schools now.

I hope we haven't
gotten to the point

where a Christian man
can't express Christian views

while speaking inside
a Christian church.

Thank you, General.

Your witness.

General Watson, when
you speak in churches,

are you, uh, acting
as a private citizen

or as a spokesman for
the United States military?

As a private citizen. Well, then

why wear your
military uniform, sir?

Doesn't that give people
a false impression?

Colonel, I always make it clear

that I'm giving
personal witness.

Wouldn't it have
been much more clear

if you had chosen to
wear civilian dress?

The congregations understood
that my opinions were my own.

Sir, did you ever clear

your speeches with the chain
of command or Public Affairs,

as required by regulations?

These were church
sermons, not public speeches.

Well, they became very
public, didn't they, General?

That wasn't my choice, Colonel.

You spoke in front
of a ZNN camera crew

at an interfaith service.

The service took place
in a marine chapel.

I assumed it was a
regular church service.

As far as speaking
in front of a TV crew,

that was a mistake...
Especially since

some of my statements were
mischaracterized by the media.

Well, let's talk about
your statements, sir.

Did you say, as
Reverend Haynes testified,

that in all these
Muslim countries,

the Devil is fighting for power?

I believe the Devil

is fighting for power
all over the world.

Well, then why single
out the Muslim countries?

I wasn't criticizing
Islam per se,

but we'd be foolish
not to recognize

that the terrorists
we're fighting

are Muslims.

So what exactly are you
saying about Muslims, sir?

Objection. The
General's personal beliefs

are not on trial here.

No, but his public statements
expressing them are.

Overruled.

Please answer, sir.

I believe the vast majority
of Muslims are good people.

But I also believe that
Islam throughout history

has frequently motivated
some of its practitioners

to declare jihad, and that
is what is happening now.

What does "jihad" mean, sir?

Holy war.

Mm.

General, are you aware
that "jihad" actually means

to struggle or
strive for something,

such as the welfare of
one's fellow human beings,

and is often used in a
totally peaceful context.

That's not how I've
heard it used, Colonel.

Sir, are you aware that Islam,

like Christianity and Judaism,

only considers warfare
justified if it's in self-defense,

or to liberate people
who are suffering

from persecution and tyranny?

I'm not aware of that, no.

Are you aware that Islam,

again, like Christianity and
Judaism, has rules about war

that prohibit killing
children, women,

the elderly, and
other noncombatants.

That's not the way our
enemy's acting, Colonel.

Sir, are you aware that Islam

specifically prohibits suicide,
including suicide bombings?

Then why are they doing it?

Because they are
not following Islam

any more than Timothy
McVeigh was following Christianity.

Objection. Counsel is
testifying now, Your Honor.

MacKENZIE: Withdrawn.

General, don't you think
that you should know

a little more about Islam

before you start
discussing it in public?

Your Honor, while
the general may not be

an expert on
comparative religions,

that has little to do
with this court-martial.

Your Honor, General
Watson has spread

false, hateful stereotypes

against another
religion, and in so doing,

has hurt our image
abroad, contributing

to the erosion of support for the
Arab world There is no clear proof

of that, Your Honor. And
possibly increased risk

Your Honor! to the
members of the U.S. military.

Save it for closing arguments.

Do you have any more
questions for this witness?

Just one, Your Honor.

General Watson,

based on your experiences
as a military officer,

do you believe that
your statements on Islam

aided the war on
terrorism or damaged it?

Colonel, I have devoted my
life to the service of this country,

and I believe I still
have much to give.

You want to take me to task
for being intolerant of Islam.

Well, I ask you to be
tolerant of my beliefs.

All I ever did was speak
honestly, from my heart.

For that, I do not think
I should be relieved

of my duties in
the Marine Corps.

Defendant and counsel will rise.

Will the senior member
please announce the findings.

Major General Earl Watson,
United States Marine Corps,

on the charges
and specifications

of dereliction of duty and
conduct unbecoming an officer,

this court-martial finds you...

not guilty.

- Congratulations.
- General Watson,

while this court has
found you not guilty,

I intend to recommend
to the convening authority

that you be formally counseled,

and ordered not to
assert your beliefs

in public forums.

Despite your
impassioned statement,

the right of free
speech in the military

must be balanced
with the primary mission

of defending our country.

There is no place for
inflammatory remarks

about religion in
today's Marine Corps.

This court is hereby adjourned.

No hard feelings, Colonel.

We're all serving our
country in different ways.

This was the scene
today near Fallouja,

where at least 18
marines have been killed

in a suicide bombing.

A previously unknown
group called The Fire of Allah

claimed responsibility
for what they called

a "glorious victory
in this holy war."

Their message was
delivered in an audiotape

which was left anonymously

at the Al Jazeera
headquarters in Cairo.

If you'll excuse me.

This is the deadliest single
attack on American troops

since the war in Iraq
began one year ago.

Well, this is why we need
men like General Watson.

Or not.