Posted on 05/18/2007 5:04:32 PM PDT by freema
CAMP PENDLETON -- Jurors in the upcoming trial of a Marine corporal accused of killing an Iraqi civilian will be allowed to view computerized aerial maps from the popular Google Earth program to help them see the geographic layout of the scene, a military judge ruled Thursday.
"I believe these (images) may actually help the members understand what happened that night," Lt. Col. David M. Jones said.
Jones' ruling came during a hearing centered on pretrial issues for Cpl. Trent Thomas, one of eight Camp Pendleton troops accused in the April 26, 2006 slaying of Hashim Ibrahim Awad in the rural Iraqi village of Hamdania.
Taking the stand for about two hours Thursday was one of Thomas' co-defendants, Pvt. Robert Pennington, who was demoted in rank from lance corporal as punishment for his guilty plea to his role in the Awad incident. Pennington is also serving an eight-year prison sentence.
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The case you refer to would be Haditha - Terrazzas killed by IED...women and children killed in house clearing
This is Pendleton 8=Hamandiya/Hamdanya/Hamdandia - Shot Awad in a hole.
Some mighty smart people out by Camp Pen.
Thanks for the heads up on reading the comments. There seems to be a jerk off in every crowd.
It does look like a barroom joke, doesn’t it.
Yeah. Things sure have quieted down in the TOD, haven’t they.
One has come to expect a jerk off or two with shooting Awad in a hole.
Well as I have told you before, I expect ALL of these Marines to be exonerated.
No autopsy, no case.
But I am so disgusted with the way that these Marines have been “railroaded” by the Corps. And the way they have been treated is outrageous.
Have a good weekend.
I’m outa here.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Have a good weekend, too!
(Snicker, snicker..)
I look at it like this, which was posted in the comments section of the forum following the article, although I’m reserving judgement on Mattis at present:
Brother Of Pennington wrote on May 17, 2007 4:45 PM:
“ Aequitas, you speak the truth. Many sit from their peanut gallery seats, having never served in the military, much less in hot war zone, and proclaim every one of these men to be monsters who deserve to be thrown in a dark place with the key conveniently lost. No wants to pay attention to the fact that these men had been strained to their limits (my brother was on his 3rd tour in Iraq, all in hot combat zones), weren’t given permission to protect themselves, and sent out on patrols which seemed to have the purpose of sending our guys out like target signs for snipers, and with no real clear mission other than the laughable hope that they could catch an insurgent in the act of terrorism. My brother has told me, that during his first two tours this was not the case. By this third tour, The American military stopped letting the Marines protect themselves, released known insurgents, and held the Marines in Hamadania to a peace time police officer’s standards. A Marine is not a police officer, and hasn’t been trained as one. Hamadania is and was not a peaceful town and shouldn’t be considered as such by any. My brother had no, zero, zilch criminal record before this incident. Up until this incident he had been seen as an exemplary Marine, so what, did he just go bad overnight? I can’t understand how the naysayer’s of these men put not accountability on the Marine brass. The grunts take all the heat, while Mattis gets another star. “
Thanks for the ping, looks like I can reply on this thread.
Good!
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