soldier, Maarek Abu Tayeh, was defending the honor of Jordan, and the honor of the Jordanian armed forces. He did his duty in keeping with the rules of engagement of the Jordanian army. We had expected him to be acquitted, not to receive a life sentence..."Woman: "All that Maarek did was his duty. He joined the army when he was 18... They know that he is brave. They know that he is a real man. He is loyal to the King and to the state. Does he deserve to be sentenced for life and to be denied of his mother?"
["Tribal Protest in Jordan following Conviction of Soldier for Murdering Three U.S. Green Berets", video clip with English translation by MEMRI, July 19, 2017; transcript here]

From the Jordanian securitycam video: The Green Berets in that first
vehicle were killed instantly shortly after this image was
captured [Image Source]

Unfortunately for the Tuwayha/Al-Howeiti clan, that Jordanian security camera we mentioned above captured a six minute long high definition video record of the killings. It was released a few days ago in order, it seems, to shut down the tribe's protests. That might prove to be hopelessly optimistic.

Jordanian officials at first portrayed the episode as an accident and blamed the Americans, saying that they had broken the protocol for approaching the base, and later saying that they had accidentally fired a weapon, leading the Jordanian guard to believe he was under attack.

But surveillance video released by the Jordanian military on Monday and an interview with the 30-year-old American staff sergeant who