Posted on 03/19/2007 6:39:44 AM PDT by yankeedame
Haditha Marine Sergeant Frank Wuterich's trial may be months away, but last night '60 Minutes' reporter Scott Pelley decided to court martial him on national television. It was one of the most outrageous displays of media bias ever. In case your memory needs refreshing, the Haditha incident was a situation in Iraq where a group of Marines, led by Wuterich, cleared a house that they thought was being used by insurgents. It turns out it was occupied by several women and children and all were killed. They've been charged with murder and their trial is expected later this year.
Wuterich says he's innocent. That the way he cleared that house was consistent with his training and that if Marines start asking before they shoot, they die. That's war...that's how it works. People die...and sometimes those people are innocent. It's called collateral damage. So anyway, all of this wasn't enough for the smarmy, condescending Scott Pelley on '60 Minutes' last night. He interviewed Wuterich and naturally, immediately took the side of the enemy.
Pelley called it a massacre...wrong. A massacre would be walking into a house, ordering everybody out, and shooting them in the head. This was a house-clearing operation, something that's done to root out insurgents in Iraq everyday. But Pelley continued his interrogation of the 25-year-old Wuterich...questioning his actions and mocking him because he hadn't seen combat prior to Haditha.
Ironically, with Pelley's interview..he may have created quite a bit of sympathy for Frank Wuterich. Just what we expect from the mainstream media...always blame America first.
I HATE the media! They are doing the enemy's (the terrorists or Satan or BOTH) work!
Wuterich should have punched the chump out.
Boortz nailed it. Pelley should be deported to China where he would be perfectly happy.
I saw that. Couldn't believe my eyes. Who told that kid that telling his story on national TV before the trial would be a good idea?
Maybe he'll get some sympathy, but if so it'll mostly be because he admitted that was his first day in actual combat. Other than that, I think he may have done damage to his defense.
I didn't watch it, but it went apparently the way I suspected it would.........
60 minutes exists to bash the military and the administration. I cannot stand to watch it because I have high blood pressure.
Local radio hosts on WHP Radio R.J. Harris and Dan Steele said Amen to this view of Pelley and how disgusting Pelley acted.
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"60 Minutes" exists to distort, deceive, and dissemble.
Thanks, beaversmom!
I watched the interview of Marine Sergeant Frank Wuterich. The 60 min guy loaded all the questions like a prosecuting attorney.
I never have served or been in combat. I respect those who have and are serving. If any alleged wrong doing occurred, I want the accused tried by those who have served and seen combat as only they can judge what was war and what may have crossed the line into wrong conduct. I do not believe anyone who pimps for TV ratings is qualified to judge our fine young military personnel.
Why would his lawyer let him go on 60 minutes?
I thought I pinged you, Rover, but I pinged Badger instead. LOL. Nevertheless, everyone here should be outraged by not only the MSM's treatment of the subject, but by the Pnetagon's attempted political prosecution.
I couldn't watch it either. I wonder how Scotty boy would've reacted in the same situation. Probably would have curled up in a ball and peed his pants.
Why would his lawyer let him go on 60 minutes?
Good question - although, it's possible that his lawyer advised him not to.
Good question. What's next, 'The View'?
If we won't let our soldiers make war bring them home.
The interview was actually done back in October 2006 although cBS neglected to mention that little fact. Notice that they added in the WaPo's leaked photos after the interview - the photos didn't hit the press until Jan 2007.
Hit piece doesn't even begin to describe this crap!
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