[freema]

In a notarized statement, Sergeant Haarer told defense lawyers last week that he would not have accused the soldiers of any crime if he had known that the Criminal Investigation Command had determined that the shooting was justified.

Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, concluded in the Haditha case, that senior officers failed to follow up on inaccuracies and inconsistencies in the initial reporting of the incident that should have raised questions.

And Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis, the commander of the Marine Corps Forces Central Command, determined that the three officers’ (General Huck, Colonels Davis and Sokoloski) “actions, or inactions, demonstrated lack of due diligence on the part of senior commanders and staff.”

How can men who have been cleared keep being charged? JAGs continue to step over the line.

[bigheadfred]

There are too many people in positions of power who ain;t worth the paper they are printed on.

[jazusamo]

How can men who have been cleared keep being charged? JAGs continue to step over the line.

From what I've read about this case in Afghanistan it's Lt. Gen. Kearney that insisted these soldiers be charged with murder even after Army Criminal Investigations declared the shooting proper, sounds like Kearney is in the CYA mode. Don't know if any responsibility lies with JAGs or not but in my view Kearney doesn't give a damn about his troops.

[Marine_Uncle]

"How can men who have been cleared keep being charged? JAGs continue to step over the line."
Surely no one could argue with your point.