LCpl. Justin L. Sharratt: Article 32 Summary

Defend Our Marines ^ | June 16, 2007 | David Allender

[RedRover]

Previous hearing summaries:

• Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani

• Capt. Randy W. Stone

May justice prevail for all the Haditha Marines.

[RedRover]

[lilycicero]

Great summary and I hope the final ending comes Monday for the Sharratts.

[freema]

Red, you are sumpthin’ else!

Signing off...sleep tight and don’t let the Nifongs bite.

[Lancey Howard]

Excellent!

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the great summary, Red, we all appreciate your hard work.

If you would like to help with the civilian lawyer’s legal fees for the
Haditha Marines you can do so by going to these sites.

Defend Our Marines

Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt

SSgt. Frank Wuterich

Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani

Military Combat Defense Fund

[4woodenboats]

You got it all, Red. Thanks.

[Eagles6]

Good stuff!

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

WOW Red - those statements from the courtroom observer are incredible. I love the fact that Mannle’s conversation was recorded. Great job as always.

[LibertyRocks]

Thank you so much for putting this together. I have been unable to keep as close an eye on this as I would have liked although I have been praying that justice prevails and these men are exonerated. I will keep praying that this nightmare is soon over for these brave marines and their families... Thanks again for the info. — Great Job!

[RaceBannon]

Outstanding!!

[Girlene]

From SSGT Laughner's testimony: Inside house number four, the staff sergeant testified that he saw many 5.56 casings and over two dozen which were not 5.56. When asked if they were 7.62, he said they looked like 7.62 casings but he didn't know for sure.

So would it be too far a stretch to say these might be AK47 shells (is that 7.62)? I'm assuming none of these were picked up because the Marines that day didn't consider it a crime scene. Funny how none of the media sources found this info fit to print.

[ticked]

Excellent job. Thank you!

[freema]

I’m thinking back over this

and wondering what the NCIS reaction would have been if the small arms fire had hit one of them and the IED that blew and cut their investigation short had blown up under their vehicle........

I’m wondering how the NCIS agents would have wanted the Marines defending their position to do so. I am certain they would naturally have needed to call a squad council meeting to deliberate a checklist per that o-so-holy-and-righteous Rule of Law to determine ‘reasonable’ danger prior to any action necessary to defend and protect life and limb of NCIS agents.

An incident like that would have been a good real-time test of these charges AND the checklist completion time for determination of reasonable danger.

I know that certain quals are timed, I propose “the checklist” be issued to every Marine at boot camp, that they meet the qual time before graduation, and that this take precedence over marksmanship quals.

/sarc

[bray]

Seems the only liars in this Me Lie is PravdABDNC and Turda!

Pray for W and Our Marines

[Girlene]

From Mark Platt's testimony:

Culp asked him, Why didn't you ask these women about the occupations of the men, what was in the suitcase and what about the AKs?

Platt answered he didn't think it would be right to grill these women right after their relatives were murdered.

A hush filled the courtroom.

Jim Culp said, and you say you didn't have any pre-conceived judgments on what happened, HOW CAN YOU SAY THESE IRAQIS WERE MURDERED?

So one of the NCIS Special Agents admits he didn't push the Iraqi women related to the men killed in House #4 because he thought their husbands had been Murdered? Not killed by a Marine defending himself, not accidently shot during the fog of battle, but murdered.

I'd say Mr. Platt's got busted by the defense on his testimony. Curious why the media sources didn't see fit to print this bit of courtroom drama.

[Shelayne]

EXCELLENT!!

[2111USMC]

Thanks for the summary Red.

It’s obvious that there is nothing here to suggest our guys did anything wrong. Charges against all of them should be dropped after the testimony heard in this hearing.

[Marine_Uncle]

Let justice be served. Let these Marines be exonerated. Every one of them.

[freema]

All the news that's not fit for the media to print...because it's not on their agenda.