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Haditha - Marine Sergeant Contradicts Murtha’s Charge Of Cold Blooded Murder
Pipeline News ^ | 11 June 2006

Posted on 06/11/2006 3:33:40 AM PDT by Lando Lincoln

June 11, 2006 – San Francisco, CA – PipeLineNews.org - Neal A. Puckett, defense attorney for Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich - who led a team of Marines into a now controversial battle in Haditha on November 19 – states in the June 11 edition of the Washington Post that US forces that day were strictly following rules of engagement and expressly refuted charges of indiscriminate use of force:

"It will forever be his position that everything they did that day was following their rules of engagement and to protect the lives of Marines," said Neal A. Puckett, who represents Wuterich in the ongoing investigations into the incident. "He's really upset that people believe that he and his Marines are even capable of intentionally killing innocent civilians."

Sgt. Wutterich’s first person account differs sharply from band-aid warrior John Murtha’s who charged that Marines in Haditha, “killed innocent civilians in cold blood,” and following that statement by telling ABC News, "I will not excuse murder and that what's happened."

As many internet sites including Sweetness & Light and the The American Thinker are now concluding, this “massacre” originally foisted upon the American public by Time magazine [which is stuck in retraction mode on this one] is going South…fast.

This is shaping up to be a potential and major tipping point, making refutation of the leftist’s critique of the war in Iraq all the more likely.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: americanpow; haditha; murtha
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To: Candor7
Murtha's prospect for re-election are looking progressively more grim.

Don't underestimate the stupidty of large groups of people, especialy if they're Dems.

21 posted on 06/11/2006 4:33:58 AM PDT by strange1 ("Show the enemy harm so he shall not advance" Sun Tzu The Art of War)
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To: sirchtruth

"WHO do you think will call him on it?"

Diana Irey


22 posted on 06/11/2006 4:34:11 AM PDT by DAC22
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To: armydawg1
"Go back to Pennsylvania and leave the governing to others. "

Better yet, go to San Francisco, or Berkeley, or Boston. He's not welcome in PA anymore.

23 posted on 06/11/2006 4:34:36 AM PDT by chief_bigfoot (Welcome to America. Please leave your hyphenation at the border.)
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To: Army MP Retired; jude24; P-Marlowe; Alamo-Girl

See post #20


24 posted on 06/11/2006 4:46:48 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It. Supporting our Troops Means Praying for them to Win!)
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To: Army MP Retired

Bingo!


25 posted on 06/11/2006 4:48:34 AM PDT by SE Mom (God Bless those who serve.)
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To: strange1
Don't underestimate the stupidty of large groups of people, especialy if they're Dems...

...and have a Washington, DC address...

26 posted on 06/11/2006 4:58:46 AM PDT by dirtbiker (I've tried to see the liberal point of view, but I couldn't get my head that far up my a$$....)
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To: dirtbiker

Why limit it to Washington DC.

Love your tag hah ahahha haah


27 posted on 06/11/2006 5:28:58 AM PDT by CHICAGOFARMER (12 TH GENERATION PATROIT.)
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To: armydawg1
In the meantime we have 8 U.S. Marines (Brothers in Arms) P.O.W.'s in San Diego in Chains 24/7...

***RELEASE THEM FROM THOSE CHAINS !!!***
28 posted on 06/11/2006 5:32:20 AM PDT by Orlando
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To: Lando Lincoln

Time to send a check to Irey.


29 posted on 06/11/2006 5:37:34 AM PDT by johnny7 (“And what's Fonzie like? Come on Yolanda... what's Fonzie like?!”)
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To: Orlando

"Marines Held In Camp Pendleton For Alleged Murder"

http://www.freerepublic.com/f-chat/1644920/posts?page=10#10

"...They are SHACKLED 24 HOURS and being KEPT IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT and NO formal charges have been brought against them..."


30 posted on 06/11/2006 5:49:46 AM PDT by Orlando
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To: hershey
Gee, Murtha plans to run for Leader of the House if dems take over. This puts a crimp in things.

Proof that Murtha is not dealing with a full deck. I thought "Stretch" Pelosi was his mentor?!?!

31 posted on 06/11/2006 5:55:22 AM PDT by SMM48
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To: Orlando

***RELEASE THEM FROM THOSE CHAINS !!!***

Yes and WE need this message to get out to the public. These MARINES are the reasons we don't have terrorists walking our streets. Murtha, Hanoijohn, and more are TRAITORS and that needs to get into WE the PEOPLES minds so we will vote them out of office. God Bless those MARINES and get those CHAINS off of them. Put the CHAINS on the TRAITORS!


32 posted on 06/11/2006 5:55:38 AM PDT by JOE43270 (JOE43270, God Bless America and All Who Have and Will Defend Her.)
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To: strange1

Yeah, just look at the majority of Massasschusetts voters who are dumb enough to keep re-electing Kennedy, Kerry, and Barney. Actually, Kennedy and Murtha look alike. Both heads are pickled.


33 posted on 06/11/2006 6:02:42 AM PDT by pleikumud
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To: Lando Lincoln
Who you going to believe? Some working class Marine Sargent who was there, or a ticket punching, time serving, oxygen thief of a officer who wasn't there and has spent his life being a cheese sucking political weasel? (Note: If media, choose second option.)
34 posted on 06/11/2006 6:02:45 AM PDT by Leisler (Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim.)
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To: Lando Lincoln
"He's really upset that people believe that he and his Marines are even capable of intentionally killing innocent civilians."

I hope he knows that the only people who could believe this are the same ones that believe that President Bush planned and executed 9-11.

The vast majority of us love, admire and respect them with all our hearts.

God bless them.

Becki

35 posted on 06/11/2006 6:03:14 AM PDT by Becki (Superman wears Jack Bauer pajamas.)
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To: Lando Lincoln
As many internet sites including Sweetness & Light and the The American Thinker are now concluding, this “massacre” originally foisted upon the American public by Time magazine [which is stuck in retraction mode on this one] is going South…fast.

I'd just as soon wait and see what the formal Marine investigation concludes rather than rely on the speculation of media and websites with their own bias.

36 posted on 06/11/2006 6:05:59 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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To: Lando Lincoln
"He's really upset that people believe that he and his Marines are even capable of intentionally killing innocent civilians."

Marine, no one who matters believes that.

37 posted on 06/11/2006 6:07:29 AM PDT by McGavin999
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To: Candor7
Murtha's prospect for re-election are looking progressively more grim.

Let's hope. Who's he running against?

38 posted on 06/11/2006 6:09:04 AM PDT by Fruitbat (I)
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To: Lando Lincoln

What's utterly unbelieveable to me is that a former Marine can't and doesn't even cut the Marines any slack in terms of looking into this fully before announcing to the entire world "what happened" as if he has a F clue.


39 posted on 06/11/2006 6:10:17 AM PDT by Fruitbat (I)
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To: McGavin999

To McGavin999: ...Well said!

I sympathize with Sgt. Wuterlich. It must hurt a lot to be falsely accused, and to know that that there are some who believe it.
Well, I don't believe it. I like how McGavin999 said it:
"Marine, no one who matters believes that."


40 posted on 06/11/2006 6:29:05 AM PDT by Molly K.
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