[RedRover]

Another day, another leak. How many people would be given a copy of the IO's report? What are the chances the leak came from within Pendleton and why?

Related threads:

• [Investigating] Officer recommends dropping Haditha charges against Marine, June 9

• Capt. Randy W. Stone: Article 32 Summary, May 19

[RedRover]

And a tip o' the cap to 4woodenboats!

[olezip]

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Marines should pursue a less serious administrative charge against a captain accused of failing to probe the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians because he was "selectively singled out" for prosecution while more senior officers escaped charges, an investigating officer said.

IMO the Marines should pursue dropping all charges and apologizing to each and every one of the Haditha Marines. It is embarrassing to me that the USA let the enemy within carry this travesty of justice this far. The people of the United States, especially southwestern Pennsylvania, need to set aside their apathy or greed and get rid of the seditious or Marxist politician thugs like Murtha.

[Girlene]

Thomas McCann was given a simple order: Give his opinion/judgement to Lt. Gen. Mattis about three (1,2,3) Specifications that NCIS had come up with. His answer was NO to all three, but, hey, I’ll come up with a new one for Mattis to consider? I didn’t know an Investigating Officer could do this under the UCMJ.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

I haven’t been following this story very closely. It sounds like these Marines didn’t actually wantonly kill civilians in Haditha, correct? They pursued some bad guys who used a residence as shelter and some civilians got caught in the crossfire, is that right?

[lilycicero]

Crock.

[stinkerpot65]

Shame on Bush.

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

I smell an email campaign to Gen Mattis about stopping this farce and plugging the damned leaks!

[jazusamo]

Well, on one hand I think it’s appropriate the charges were dropped but on the other it seems Maj. Thomas McCann may be of the CYA group when he tries to come up with a new charge. I see it as straddling the fence in a big way.

I would also like to know if this is a common occurence in Article 32 hearings as well as the leaking of this report. Don’t know if it’s actually a leak though, the other IO pretty much made his intentions known at the end of LCpl. Sharratt’s hearing.

[Lancey Howard]

McCann wrote that Stone was "derelict in the performance of his duties," and negligently failed to inform his bosses that the way the Iraqis were killed posed a "possible use of force issue."

Where do scumbags like McCann come from?

[Lancey Howard]

A final decision will be made by Lt. Gen. James Mattis, the commanding general overseeing the case who will also decide whether to dismiss the other charges.

Yep, we will soon see what the great Lt. Gen. Mattis is made of these days....

[Lancey Howard]

By the way did you laugh and shake your head at the way this simple mouse, Thomas Watkins, ended his AP story? The typical “women and children” clause is in there, of course, but absolutely no mention that a Marine was blown in half and another seriously wounded by insurgents and collaborators in those houses.

[bray]

Another face saving attempt by the persecution. Not enough liars to make this Me Lie 2.

Pray for W and Our Heroic Marines

[pissant]

Maj. McCann, DROP THE DAMN THING ALTOGETHER.

[Gene Eric]

And when the charges are dropped, the trouble makers who stirred the pot should be held accountable for their grotesque opportunism.

[freema]

New leak from Pendleton