You're right. I found at least five. They are as follows...
1. "The top Marine commander in Iraq has chosen to assemble what amounts to a Sunni Muslim militia"
2. "Under an agreement worked out by marine commanders in Fallujah...."
3. "DiRita said marine commanders had "a lot of authority to make decisions, and they're doing that, and they've developed this force."
4. That may explain why senior Pentagon officials appeared to have been in the dark about the agreement on Thursday when it was first announced in Fallujah by marine officers."
5. "General John Abizaid, the head of the US Central Command, told reporters earlier Friday he did not know the Iraqi general who was leading the force."
But hey, don't let the facts stand in your way. You've got an unsupported theory to defend.