Posted on 02/09/2007 8:32:46 PM PST by Chickenhawk Warmonger
Tonight's Hannity and Colmes featured an interview with Col. Oliver North about the media coverage of Iraq and the William Arkin slam against our soldiers. During the course of the interview, Alan Colmes claimed that Rep. John Murtha was right when Murtha accused our Marines of killing innocent civilians in Haditha in cold blood. Col. North immediately reminded Colmes that the Marines had yet to face a trial therefore they were innocent until proven guilty. Colmes replied "there were confessions".
Here's my personal transcript of that portion of the interview... Colmes: Murtha turned out to have correct information. Dick Durbin was talking about treatment gitmo specifically. Col North: Alan, let's deal with these one at a time. Colmes: We don't have a lot of time but let's deal with them. Col. North: There is no proof of what Mr. Murtha said because those trials have not taken place yet. And you believe, as i do. Colmes: There have been convictions. Col. North: Innocent until proven guilty. Colmes: There have been confessions
Colmes was grossly mistaken. There have been no confessions from any of the Marines accused in the Haditha incident. There has yet to be a hearing for these Marines ergo no convictions. Like all American citizens, the Marines are innocent until proven guilty.
Colmes owes these Marines an apology and an on-air correction. John Murtha and the media have done their best to convict these Marines in the court of public opinion. Our soldiers deserve so much better than this.
Red is doing a great job!
Good job, RedRover!!!
Can you keep giving a bit of the play by play? Thanks.
Is it the Tim from the Warrior Fund?
Yes..freepmail.
People keep saying colmes is "reasonable", but I've never seen it. He's a hard-left liar who shouts down anybody who disagrees with him, and spouts anti-American nonsense like the issue in question. I lost all respect for Hannity watching him let colmes get away with his antics.
He says there's a Iraqi soldier who backs the Marines but the media ignores it.
I missed the the URL for Jason's website, hopefully someone will post on this thread.
Tim: Just because a US congressman came on and said these Marines are guilty does not make it so.
What about Duncan Hunter, Sam Johnson.....
I enjoy both Hannity AND Colmes, But I would be more than willing to send Alan an e-mail urging him to correct his statement about the confessions.
I think you need to change your name to:
linkpanther111
Prepared statement by Mr. Sharratt:
US govt has spent millions of $ investigating our Marines and convicting them, but WHERE are the arrests of those that murdered Terrazo?
I may not be good at much... but LINKS! thats my speciality!
Well I am hoping they are the dead ones.
Mentions Phil Brennan?
Mr. S says he has good attorneys but they need help. Kit is winding up now.
Mr' Sharratt is ending with prepared statement, paraphrasing, Where are the muderers of the Marine who was killed that day, the government is spending millions on the Haditha 8 but shows no interest in LCpl Tarrazas.
DITTO!!!
Well said, Mr. Sharratt.
God Bless you and our Marines.
Thanks for info, I appreciate it.
Thats what I was thinking!!!
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