Posted on 05/30/2006 1:47:41 PM PDT by pissant
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Pentagon investigations into the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians are focused on about a dozen enlisted Marines and do not target their commanding officers, the lawyer for one of the officers said Tuesday.
The investigations of up to two dozen killings and whether Marines covered them up are focused on the troops who were in a four-vehicle convoy hit by a roadside bomb last Nov. 19 in the western Iraqi city of Haditha, attorney Paul Hackett said.
Meanwhile, Iraq’s prime minister said on Tuesday his patience was wearing thin with excuses from U.S. troops that they kill civilians by “mistake” and said he would launch an investigation into the Haditha killings.
There is a limit to the acceptable excuses. Yes, a mistake may happen, but there is an acceptable limit to mistakes,” Nuri al-Maliki told Reuters when asked about a U.S. investigation into the deaths of 24 Iraqi men, women and children in the western town last November.
The highest-ranking Marine targeted by the investigations is a staff sergeant who led the convoy, said Hackett, a Marine reservist and Iraqi war veteran who last year narrowly lost a special election for a U.S. House seat in Ohio.
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BTW, Reuters contributed to this story. All the bad parts I'm sure.
I've taken liberty to improve the punctuation.
Reuters "contributed" to this "story".
And just what does Murtha know? Why would anyone with integrity leak to this anti-war turd? 90% of the MSM hysteria was created by this idiot.
Scare quotes should be around the entire story from the MSM.
Is that the same Paul Hackett that ran against Jean Schmidt in Ohio? Couldn't be.
It is indeed.
Out of all the manufactured scandals from the left, this one frosts me the most. I wonder how many innocent Marines will prosecuted for this..?
Interesting and coming back to me--Hackett withdrawing from the race based on this incident...
None, I pray.
Oh my. Interesting.
Peach, see my post #5. Don't know if you want to ping anyone to that.
I have to go and get my kids, but I'll be online later.
He withdrew to represent a Marine? Then that's OK by me.
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No, he withdrew because he was told that his being an alleged baby killing Marine was going to come out...
I guess AP, Reuters and MSNBC figures if they keep reporting the hearsay long enough, everyone will believe their and the despicable Murtha's account.
See #13. I may be mistaken but the 'rats forced him out and there were murmers of "war crimes"....
He was not there during the haditha incident. He was stateside.
What do we know about this Paul Hackett?
Eyespysomething is wondering if this is the guy who ran against Jean Schmidt in Ohio.
There are 950 stories, 99.9% negative, from the MSM since May 27.
nothing has been released but a lotta bullshit flying.
pissant, you are right. I'm sorry. I misread the article. Sheesh, how embarrassing.
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