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Marines order probe into Haditha leak (Lt. Gen. Mattis orders investigation)
AP on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 1/29/07 | AP

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.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: haditha; leak; marines; probe
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To: RedRover
When I come from work, she doesn't ask how my day went. She says, "How are the Marines?"

LOL!!

Don't get over confident, she may reach to the end of her rope one day. Be good to her. :-)

41 posted on 01/30/2007 10:12:26 AM PST by jazusamo (http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm)
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To: jazusamo

Yeah, buddy! Any woman who'll put up with the likes of us, jaz, deserves a night on the town every once in awhile! ;)


42 posted on 01/30/2007 10:27:20 AM PST by RedRover (They are not killers. Defend our Marines.)
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To: pinkpanther111; jazusamo; lilycicero
Regarding pink's post about typing more...

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.

43 posted on 01/30/2007 10:34:05 AM PST by RedRover (They are not killers. Defend our Marines.)
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To: freema

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.


44 posted on 01/30/2007 4:28:04 PM PST by PogySailor (Media bias? What media bias)
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To: PogySailor

Keep us posted, Pogy!


45 posted on 01/30/2007 6:02:36 PM PST by freema (Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: RedRover

Well, would you answer to anything else at this point?! LOL!
Giver a hug!


46 posted on 01/30/2007 6:04:06 PM PST by freema (Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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To: freema
(((((freema)))))
47 posted on 01/30/2007 6:22:58 PM PST by RedRover (They are not killers. Defend our Marines.)
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To: RedRover

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48 posted on 01/30/2007 7:16:39 PM PST by freema (Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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