To: RedRover; xzins
Wow.
This is an extraordinary case with major ramifications to the future of the military. It should be making major headlines. They have no body, no forensics, just a few unmatching stories about one event during the long horrific battle for Fallujah. This is a horrible precident to set for future military actions. Who will fight our wars if each soldier has to worry the rest of their lives about being tried in federal court with such weak evidence?
Low said the uniformed Marine briefly got down on his knees and prayed in the courtroom before surrendering to US Marshals detailed to take him into custody.
If the Marines decides to tack on an Unauthorized Absence charge, they better get on their own knees and pray they can get any more recruits with this kind of courage of their convictions.
42 posted on
05/23/2008 6:53:22 AM PDT by
Girlene
To: Girlene
Nazario and his defense attorneys dispute the charges. In court briefs seeking the dismissal, they noted the squad, while clearing buildings of insurgent fighters, had taken fire from a house and encountered the men during a search of the house where the Marines found AK47 rifles, ammunition and four military-age males.
link to above quote
Apparently, there were a number of houses they cleared, but this was a house with 4 males, weapons, and ammunition.
Nazario is also quoted as saying that "it" didn't happen. He means any crime. Therefore, if there was a house he remembered with men and weapons, he only remembers what he considered to be fair combat. Any other stories, he appears to be saying, didn't happen.
44 posted on
05/23/2008 7:45:25 AM PDT by
xzins
(Retired Army Chaplain -- Those denying the War was Necessary Do NOT Support the Troops!)
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