Charges dropped against Marine in case of Iraqi deaths

AP via SFGate ^ | 9/18/7

[SmithL]

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) -- The Marine Corps has dropped charges against a captain who was accused of failing to investigate the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha.

The Marines say that Captain Lucas McConnell of Napa was granted immunity to speak with authorities about the deaths,

[LYSandra]

Paging Loud mouth Murtha! Waiting...waiting ...waiting for an apology!

[goldstategop]

ITS TIME FOR JOHN "SMEAR THE HADITHA MARINES" MURTHA TO APOLOGIZE IMMEDIATELY!!!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[RDTF]

ping

[SmithL]

Don’t get so excited. The charges were dropped because he had been granted immunity.

[padre35]

That only leaves a small handful of Marines left to face charges, maybe 3 or even down to two, last time I checked it was down around 3.

Murtha’s reckoning is coming closer by the day, he slandered a whole company of marines as well as a platoon of marines..

[kellynla]

Excellent news!

[RedRover]

Press release from the Corps also posted here: Charges Dismissed Against Marine Officer.

[Cicero]

I suspect that we still have a gang of crooked leftist lawyers and red-faced officers who are bound and determined to nail somebody.

Probably the let this captain off in hopes that he will play their game and rat on his men. Let’s hope he doesn’t.

When an injustice like this goes down, the people responsible really, really hate to admit that they were wrong.

[HKMk23]

I suspect that we still have a gang of crooked leftist lawyers and red-faced officers who are bound and determined to nail somebody.

Yeah, well, they can all hike it over to some S.F. bath house and "nail" each other, as far as I'm concerned. While they're at it, they should ring up "Muerte" Murtha and make sure he's gettin' his, too.

[RDTF]

looks like you posted them a minute apart

[Cicero]

I very much hope that Captain Lucas McConnell has strung them along and will now disappoint them.

[SandRat]

The Marines say that Captain Lucas McConnell of Napa was granted immunity to speak with authorities about the deaths, which occurred in November 2005.

Let's hope that he tells the Prosecution just what they don't want to hear; "No Crime was Committed!" and then says; "Oh,.. by the way, I'm telling the Defense too!"

[jazusamo]

Capt. McConnell also noted that the dismissal of the charges was not pursuant to a plea bargain.

Link to McConnell's attorneys statement

[Terabitten]

Probably the let this captain off in hopes that he will play their game and rat on his men.

They weren't "his" men. He was the battalion JAG officer. All he was charged with was essentially failing to report the incident up the chain. He proved that he did everything correctly in the matter and the charges were thus dropped.

IMHO, his prosecution was incidental to the entire Haditha event.

[Terabitten]

They weren't "his" men. He was the battalion JAG officer. All he was charged with was essentially failing to report the incident up the chain. He proved that he did everything correctly in the matter and the charges were thus dropped. IMHO, his prosecution was incidental to the entire Haditha event.

Disregard my previous post - I had the names confused. This officer was, indeed, the company commander.