Posted on 05/05/2009 9:34:02 PM PDT by kellynla
The government has decided to give up on an existing case that had subjected a Marine commander to a criminal trial for his supervision of a team of soldiers attacked by insurgents in Haditha, Iraq, in 2005.
But it remains possible the case will be re-filed against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, according to lawyers with the Thomas More Law Center, which has been working on his defense.
WND reported just days ago when the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals denied without comment the government's motion to reconsider the case against Chessani. The decision followed a ruling from a three-judge panel there that unanimously endorsed a decision by Col. Steven A. Folsom dismissing the case against the officer.
Now the law firm said it has been notified by the government it will not file an appeal with any higher courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
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It’s amazing how people who claim to love America can demonstrate such vitriolic hatred towards Americans - John Murtha and his ilk should be ashamed of themselves for the damage they have done to this nation’s image around the world - And, Obama wants to continue blaming the Bush Administration for what his cronies in Congress created.
Lets hope the allegations against Murtha and his familial pork machine don't collapse!
This POS is my congresscritter due to redistricting. Most of his constituents get all of their info from the msm and their union newletter. They are of the “demonrats=working man, republicans=robber baron mentality. There is no getting through to them.
I would donate and I’m Army.
Can you imagine the election war chest he could build up if all the Marines (active, reserve, retired, prior service) were to send in $10?
Just to show Murtha how pissed they are at him.
“...Murtha and his ilk...”
...should just go to hell and spend the next dozen or so eternity’s with their “father” the devil.
speaking of Michael Savage.... his support of these soldiers has been vindicated...
It would be even greater if one of these Marines were to bounce Murtha’s head off the deck a few times.
Got my ten spot ready and waiting.
This is the only issue that gives me pause...
“it remains possible the case will be re-filed against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani”
You know, we might really have something here.
“Would you give $10 to dump Murtha?”
“Remember Murtha’s disgraceful rant against the Marines in Iraq this political season. Send $10 to Campaign to fire Murtha....”
Run such ads in Marine / Navy / Army times / VFW / Legion. Get the candidate on the shows with talk radio circuits - I bet Hannity would support a campaign just to get rid of Murtha. Rush and a few other just might give him an hour to get the word out.
We could ask the Freeper community first to donate, then to send emails and snail mails to 10 of their military friends and personally ask them to donate as well.
Yes it is a negative campain but hey, if it gets Murtha out and we get even a halfway conservative candidate then it will be one more district that will swing to our side come 2010.
It wouldn’t make any difference...
There are enough assholes in PA to reelect the bastard under almost ANY scenario...
I am hoping that this has now been put to rest.
I'm in. Murtha has no clue of the meaning of the Marine Corps motto...you don't turn on your own.
Let's get this treasonous rat out!
Finally! Not that they will any of them ever be hailed as the heroes they are, but at least this nightmare is finally over. What a black eye against our government and some very vocal RATS.
Marines, not soldiers.
Murtha should have been fragged in Vietnam. We would have been better off.
And how many years did you spend in combat in Viet Nam?
That's what I thought...you've spent too much time watching John Wayne movies.
FYI, I hate to burst your bubble but John Wayne was an ACTOR who wore a girdle and a toupee and NEVER saw a day of combat...
Being a Viet Nam combat Marine myself who has spent years exposing Murtha, I have no love lost for him but “fragging” is a crime and anyone convicted could be sentenced to death. But of course, you, being an old crusty war veteran, would already know that. Murtha is not worth spending one day in the brig much less being executed over. People in PA just need to get off their rears and vote this clown out of office next year and he'll be about as consequential as a pimple on an elephant's ass.
There are entirely too many keyboard clowns on FR who never spent a day in combat advocating actions that they know nothing about.
Class Dismissed!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Murtha needs to be treated to a daily blanket party hosted by poed Marines until he confesses that he lied.
Again...all that needs to happen is for PA voters to get off their duffs and vote this clown out of office!
Too many union thugs and welfare people in his district to vote him out.
Well if we are going to give Murtha the boot, we need a candidate to rally around. It would be great if we could get one of the Marines involved to run against Murtha. Frank Wuterich is the one who filed the suit and may have enough of a chip on his shoulder to go after Murtha’s seat.
If we can’t get one of the Marines, then any Marine would do in a pinch. Whoever the candidate is they would have to meet certain qualifications:
1) Have to live in the district
2) Have an upstanding background
3) Be of good moral character
Eagle6, since you live in the district, any chance you can pull point on this and find a good conservative pro-military Marine who is willing challenge Murtha? VFW and Legion might be a good starting point.
Retired Col. Bill Russell ran against murtha last election and is running against him again. He is a good guy.
That's pretty much what his campaign is now.
That works.
--a really, really effective conversation starter.
Hopefully, they will outlaw waterboarding conservatives and Christians, who are now the new terrorists.
He called his own consitutents rednecks and they still elected him. The person who fragged him would sleep better knowing he had protected America from a domestic enemy of the Consitution.
That's what I thought.
And since you haven't; you wouldn't have a clue whether a person “sleeps better” afterward.
I have & you don't.
Class Dismissed.
Now run along “Keyboard Cowboy/Cowgirl” and quit bothering me with your stupid posts.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
If that is to happen, the Marine Corps must appoint a new convening authority that was not involved in the earlier case, since Folsom's ruling was based on "Unlawful Command Influence," which would remain an obstacle to the case should any of the same prosecutors be involved.
if the government at some later time tries to pull of some shit regarding the colonel, they will only be showing their true colors. The case should be closed forever at this point.
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