If that's what the charge was. There have been innocent men sent to prison and guilty men let free but for the most part the system works. If these marines are innocent of the charges then I expect that the court martial will exonerate them. If they did what they are accused of then I expect they'll be found guilty. Either way it's up to the court to decide and not the people on this forum.
That is a true statement. It is also true to say that a Congressman Jack Murtha was not in a position to say they were guilty of cold blooded murder on national TV on May 17, 2006. I might add a corrupt and lying Jack Murtha.
At the time he said he received the information from "unnamed" DOD sources at the Pentagon. When asked about his sources at a later date he implied he got the info from General Hagee at a briefing he got from him. Murtha did have a briefing with General Hagee, the only thing was that it happened about a week after his TV appearance with Chrissy Matthews.
Now what you have said on this thread is basically true but you keep saying how fair the military justice system is. If that system is so fair, why did a sitting US Congressman come out and publicly say these men were guilty of murder 4 or 5 months before the investigation was completed? I didn't see anyone from the Marine Corps or anyone else in an official capacity come out and criticize Murtha for that and it was plain he was using it for his political advantage.
I believe most people on these threads are aware that people that are guilty of cold blooded murder should be punished and that the legal procedures will determine that. It might be well for everyone if you give it a rest, you have made your point.