Posted on 01/29/2007 6:26:03 PM PST by NormsRevenge
The Marine Corps said Monday that it has ordered a probe into how a government report on the killings of Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha was leaked to the news media.
Lt. Gen. James Mattis, the top general at Camp Pendleton, ordered the investigation after several defense attorneys complained that sensitive information about their clients had been leaked, Marine spokesman Lt. Col. Sean Gibson said.
The Washington Post published photos and eyewitness accounts Jan 6 from the military's investigative file that had not been made public. One photo showed five Iraqis who had been shot dead near a taxi.
Four enlisted Camp Pendleton Marines were charged Dec. 21 with unpremeditated murder and four officers were charged with failing to properly report the killings.
Jack Zimmerman, attorney for Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum, said Mattis ordered the investigation Jan. 23.
"I was very pleased that he shared our thought that the investigation should never be released," said Zimmerman.
The killings are the biggest U.S. criminal case involving civilian deaths to come out of the Iraq war. A total of 24 Iraqis - including women and children - were killed by Marines on Nov. 19, 2005.
Marine lawyers have said the troops were responding with legitimate force after a roadside bomb killed one of their squad.
LOL!!
Don't get over confident, she may reach to the end of her rope one day. Be good to her. :-)
Yeah, buddy! Any woman who'll put up with the likes of us, jaz, deserves a night on the town every once in awhile! ;)
A couple weeks back, I sent out a slew of e-mails to media sources about the Haditha case, and specifically asked producers to please talk with Daryl Sharratt. I think we all sent e-mails. And the effort didn't seemed to produce results.
Truth is, though, that the Phil Brennan piece on NewsMax might have come from that effort. I don't know for certain, but I'm taking hope anyway!
NewsMax isn't Fox, but at least the story is getting out there in more places on the web. It's a start.
That is good news. I'll have to check with my son when he gets back from the field on what the buzz is on base.
Keep us posted, Pogy!
Well, would you answer to anything else at this point?! LOL!
Giver a hug!
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