[Air Force Brat]

I'm starting to get very worried about this. Maybe the rest of our reps know more than we do on it. For example, the NYT is reporting that (link ):

A military investigation into the deaths of two dozen Iraqis last November is expected to find that a small number of marines in western Iraq carried out extensive, unprovoked killings of civilians, Congressional, military and Pentagon officials said Thursday. Two lawyers involved in discussions about individual marines' defenses said they thought the investigation could result in charges of murder, a capital offense. That possibility and the emerging details of the killings have raised fears that the incident could be the gravest case involving misconduct by American ground forces in Iraq.

This is the defendents' counsel saying this. They're the ones you would think would be putting the best face on it. I remember reading about My Lai when I was a teenager. I hope this isn't another.

[trisham]

"Two lawyers involved in discussions about individual marines' defenses said they thought the investigation could result in charges of murder, a capital offense."

This is the defendents' counsel saying this. They're the ones you would think would be putting the best face on it.

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Is is typical for a defence attorney to discuss a client's case in this way? It seems to me that this kind of speculation could be detrimental to the case.

[Coop]

You go right ahead and get worried. That has virtually nothing to do with this thread, but go right ahead and get worried.