Navy SEAL trial exposes divide in normally secretive force

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.The WhatsApp group would eventually lead to formal allegations that Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher fatally stabbed a wounded Islamic State captive in his care and shot civilians in Iraq in 2017.