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Pilotless plane took video of town where Iraqis died (Important)
Mercury News/WaPost ^ | 5/29/06 | Tom Ricks

Posted on 05/30/2006 10:13:00 AM PDT by pissant

WASHINGTON - Military investigators piecing together what happened in the Iraqi town of Al-Hadithah on Nov. 19, 2005 -- when Marines allegedly killed two dozen civilians -- have access to video shot by a pilotless aircraft that was circling overhead for at least part of that day, military defense attorneys familiar with the case said in interviews.

It is unclear whether the video obtained from that day's flight captured the violence, said the attorneys, who have consulted with Marines who were there. One attorney said investigators have reviewed surveillance footage taken hours after the shootings, which showed the Marines returning to the town to remove the bodies of the Iraqis.

Monday, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said charges will be issued if the evidence merits it. For now, ``it would be premature for me to judge'' the outcome of the two U.S. military investigations, Pace said on CBS's ``The Early Show.''

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: haditha; interesting; iraq; murtha; murthawatch; uav
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Please note, this from the original Wash Post article

"There's a ton of information that isn't out there yet," said one lawyer, who, like the others, would speak only on the condition of anonymity because a potential client has not been charged. The radio message traffic, he said, will provide a different view of the incident than has been presented by Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) and other members of Congress. For example, he said, contrary to Murtha's account, it will show that the Marines came under small-arms fire after the roadside explosion.

Compare that to what the SJ Mercury News version

``There's a ton of information that isn't out there yet,'' said one attorney, who, like the others, would speak only on the condition of anonymity because a potential client has not been charged. The radio message traffic, he said, will show that the Marines came under small-arms fire after the explosion.

WHY DID THEY LEAVE OUT THE DEFENSE LAWYERS CHARGE THAT THE INFO REFUTES MURTHA'S VERSION OF EVENTS?

1 posted on 05/30/2006 10:13:03 AM PDT by pissant
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WHY DID THEY LEAVE OUT THE DEFENSE LAWYERS CHARGE THAT THE INFO REFUTES MURTHA'S VERSION OF EVENTS?

Why do you think they did?

2 posted on 05/30/2006 10:15:22 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Build the fence. Sí, Se Puede!)
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To: pissant

Someone ought to ask Murtha and Pelosi whether this matter should be tried before the International War Crimes Tribunal. Their answers might be enlightening.


3 posted on 05/30/2006 10:15:53 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Jeff Chandler

I know exactly why. The same reason that with scant evidence that has been leaked about this case, the MSM has nevertheless run hundreds and hundreds of headlining stories about the case, without seeking any contrarian points of view.


4 posted on 05/30/2006 10:17:24 AM PDT by pissant
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To: Brilliant

Damn, let's get Carl Cameron or Major Garret on that. Great idea.


5 posted on 05/30/2006 10:18:22 AM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant
"WHY DID THEY (the media) LEAVE OUT THE DEFENSE LAWYERS CHARGE THAT THE INFO REFUTES MURTHA'S VERSION OF EVENTS?"

For the same reason that vultures follow hungry lions around, they have the same objective.

6 posted on 05/30/2006 10:18:29 AM PDT by TheCrusader
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To: TheCrusader

Well put.


7 posted on 05/30/2006 10:20:17 AM PDT by pissant
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To: kellynla

Thought you might be interested...


8 posted on 05/30/2006 10:20:39 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Going armed to the terror of the public.)
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To: LongElegantLegs; kellynla; Coop

Thanks LEL, I shoulda Pinged him


9 posted on 05/30/2006 10:21:44 AM PDT by pissant
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To: Jeff Chandler
Why do you think they did?

Must be the high cost of ink and electrons...
10 posted on 05/30/2006 10:22:58 AM PDT by P-40 (Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
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To: pissant
If Irey has retained an even marginally competent PR firm, Murtha should now be unreelectable.

When the Washington Post admits that a Democrat lied about US Marines serving in a forward area, that Democrat should be toast.

11 posted on 05/30/2006 10:23:20 AM PDT by wideawake
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To: pissant

They "misremembered".
They "can't recall".


12 posted on 05/30/2006 10:23:50 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: wideawake

Murtha is lying. He may have part of the story correct, but he does not have it all correct. And Irey oughta hammer this traitor, regardless for being a prpagandist for the enemy.


13 posted on 05/30/2006 10:25:22 AM PDT by pissant
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To: tet68

Wardrobe malfunction


14 posted on 05/30/2006 10:26:03 AM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

During WWII, the Allies often used Polish units when prisoners were not wanted. Where are the Kurdish units?


15 posted on 05/30/2006 10:26:17 AM PDT by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)
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To: pissant; smoothsailing; freema; Just A Nobody; bert; W04Man; NYleatherneck; xpertskir; ...

Great post, thanks! (And it's not often I say that to Pissant! :-D )


16 posted on 05/30/2006 10:27:21 AM PDT by Coop (FR = a lotta talk, but little action)
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I am particularly saddened wen we have someone like Murtha running his sorry mouth about an issue he knows no more about than I know about it. I'm anxious to see these fellows either charged or exonorated by the higher ups. I also feel that if they are not charged, there damn well better be some big-assed apologies given not only from Murtha, but from Time Warner Corporation, owner of Time Magazine. If I was involved in this, and exonorated, I'd sue the living snot out of these scalewags for defamation of character, character assasination, and causing harm to my reputation on purpose!


17 posted on 05/30/2006 10:28:23 AM PDT by geezerwheezer (get up boys, we're burnin' daylight!!!)
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To: pissant

Excellent post, pissant. BUMP!


18 posted on 05/30/2006 10:28:59 AM PDT by Chena (I'm not young enough to know everything.)
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To: ncountylee

I'm sure a few terrorists have had "accidents" on the way to prison. Good riddance. ;o)


19 posted on 05/30/2006 10:29:04 AM PDT by pissant
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To: pissant

All the news that fits the agenda.........


20 posted on 05/30/2006 10:29:25 AM PDT by Red Badger (Liberals ignore criminal behavior, reward sloth and revere incompetence...........)
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