[brityank]

Ping for info from LtCol. Chessani’s legal team.

[Orange1998]

Why does he inflame the enemy with comments “Bring it On” and “Were Kicking Ass”. I would prefer the terms “We brought it on and won” and “We Kicked Their Ass”.

[YHAOS]

"Despite the exoneration of Marines actually involved in the fighting in Haditha on November 19, 2005, three senior Marine officers, MajGen Richard Huck, Col Robert Sokoloski, and Col Stephen Davis have been administratively censured by the Secretary of the Navy for their involvement in the Haditha events."

Ho-Hum. Another 'process crime' It's the only thing the America-Haters can hit us with.

[TomGuy]

The ‘kicking ass’ statement is being reported in

UK
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2164919,00.html

and

AU
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/by-george-now-its-all-the-way-with-howard-j/2007/09/05/1188783320123.html

[xzins]

“This action is especially inappropriate considering SSgt Wuterich is in the middle of his Article 32 Hearing.

I agree with TMLCenter. This is further evidence of command influence on this case. Not only is this unfair to the officers censured for a crime that did not happen, but one can only think the timing of this news release could not have been better planned to influence the outcome of the Art 32 results.

The SecNavy's office appears to have a tin ear. Perhaps all along they have been the source of the mysterious leaks, anonymous quotes, and comments off the record.

Who are these people?

Honestly, who more than the SecNav would worry about the pursestrings held in the hands of Congressman Murtha, the man who needs a Haditha conviction not to look a fool. What has been telegraphed to the SecNav by Murtha? What threats? What promise of underfunding or of intransigence in the funding process?

Or has the SecNav simply reacted in fear of these things? The insidiousness of command influence is that the fear it generates leaves no fingerprints. The SecNav's office reeks of fear.

Therefore, I can never believe these officers to be guilty. It is entirely reasonable to believe they are political sacrifices....reasonable doubt. And it is entirely reasonable to believe that the intrusion into this case by Murtha is bearing its poisoned fruit.

[Lancey Howard]

This “censure” crap was one of the most cowardly acts of political correctness I ever saw.
It’s like the Clinton Pentagon. What a disgrace.

That said, if memory serves, Huck had no problem throwing other Marines under the bus earlier in this Haditha fiasco, so maybe he deserves censure for THAT. (Anybody - - Please correct me if I got it wrong about Huck. Thanks.)

[Peter Libra]

Whether or not the President of the United States, made such a statement is neither here nor there.

They(terrorists) are out to kill as many of us as they can. Or doom us to servitude.

[Leatherneck_MT]

The Marines and the Army need to retake DC before this bullpucky will stop.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Maybe he should say “we’re stealing their bacon”?