Innocents Of Haditha

IBD Editorials ^ | August 13, 2007 | Not specified

[RDTF]

On May 31, 2006, the Los Angeles Times editorially bellowed, "What happened at the Iraqi My Lai?" The charge was that on Nov. 19, 2005, the Marines of Kilo Company, Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, had gone on a killing rampage in the town of Haditha in Anbar province. The rampage was said to be in response to the killing by IED of one of their comrades.

That May, Rep. Murtha, D-Pa., vowed at a press conference an investigation would prove "our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood."

As the facts have come out, the Haditha incident has been revealed as a media-driven rush to judgment embraced by Democrats to justify their animus toward the war on terror in Iraq. It is a case that, outside of its combat context, eerily resembles the attempted railroading of the Duke lacrosse players.

On Aug. 9 charges were formally dismissed against Lance Cpl. Sharratt, one of the three remaining Marines charged with murder at Haditha. But the charges weren't dropped for lack of evidence.

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Such was the case at Haditha. The charges against Sharratt and his Haditha comrades were spawned by a fallacious and dishonest March 27, 2006, Time magazine story that said they were guilty of "massacring innocent civilians." The story was based on false evidence provided by a known insurgent propagandist.

Time Magazine reporter Tim McGirk had written about how a "budding journalism student" who gave him a video taken after the Marines' alleged rampage.

Except the student was 43-year-old Taher Thabet al-Hadithi, head of a human rights organization whose only other member was Ali Omar Abrahem el-Mashhadani.

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[maica]

Thanks.

[Saoirise]

“Ware said prosecution of Sharratt could set “a dangerous precedent that . . . may encourage others to bear false witness against Marines as a tactic to erode public support of the Marine Corps and its mission in Iraq.”

How true, Can you say Hamdania and the P8?

The kicker, Time Magazine is still delivered to Marines at Camp Pendleton!

[Grizzled Bear]

Well, you failed, Murtha. We wan’t your aplogy now.

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I don’t want his apology. I want his resignation. Then I want him to crawl into some cold dark cave, never to return.

[RedRover]

That's excellent!

By the way, here's where things stand for the Haditha Marines...

[Doctor Raoul]

None of the Australian, UK and American prisoners who wrote the propaganda were touched.

They later went on to form the WHCA...

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the ping, Red.

Contacting Murtha’s office to ask when he’ll apologize will at least keep the pressure on him.

John Murtha’s Contact information:

Telephone:
800-289-2642 from Western PA
814-535-2642
202-225-2065

Snail Mail:
647 Main St, Suite 401
Johnstown, PA 15901

Fax:
814-539-6229 — District
202-225-5709 — Washington

[jazusamo]

If you would like to help with the civilian lawyer’s legal fees for the
Haditha Marines you can do so by going to these sites.

Defend Our Marines

Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt

SSgt. Frank Wuterich

Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani

NewsMax Fund Drive

[pissant]

Great. Thanks for keeping on top of this. Murtha MUST pay.

[pissant]

He will be hearing from me,,,,,again!

[freema]

I have first dibs...to bite his buttons off before anybody else does anything. And I have a witness to testify to my dibs.

[freema]

The facts as revealed clearly demonstrate that the incident was part of a planned ambush by insurgents that used civilians as human shields, and that despite the claims of Rep. Murtha and his media allies, this was not murder but the tragic result of a firefight in which U.S. Marines were honorably defending themselves.

Now, the truth also is undergoing a surge.

[RaceBannon]

Marine Bump

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

Now, the truth also is undergoing a surge.

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And WE are the soldiers in this battle. Our duty is to get the truth out! I’ve already got a list of those that convicted the Marines without the benefit of a trial and it ain’t gonna be pretty!

[athelass]

Congress is on vacation so we should contact Murtha only in PA until after Labor Day. He doesn't accept email from outside his district (the coward). I've been emailing my own congressman asking him to put pressure on the Republican leaders to put pressure on Murtha. Might do some good. Here's a link to two interviews Pundit Review Radio did with Darryl Sharratt. Good stuff. God bless these families!

http://www.punditreview.com/2007/08/09/charges-finally-dropped-against-haditha-marine-justin-sharratt-2/

[freema]

BUMP. In this battle, I’m proud to be a REMF.

[Girlene]

Time magazine would hire Tokyo Rose if she were alive.

[Gene Eric]

>> On May 31, 2006, the Los Angeles Times editorially bellowed, “What happened at the Iraqi My Lai?”

Media dolts

[RedRover]

And WE are the soldiers in this battle. Our duty is to get the truth out.

That's the best battle cry I've heard yet. And the best explication of why we're spending a good portion of every day whaling away at this Dark Star of Deceit.

Nat Helms (who writes for me at Defend Our Marines) got a call from a MSM reporter, wanting to know who was paying him. The guy could just not believe that anyone would write for free!