MILITARY: Judge dismisses charges against Marine (Haditha)

NC Times ^ | June 17, 2008 | AP

[jazusamo]

CAMP PENDLETON ---- A military judge has dismissed charges against a Marine officer accused of failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis.

Col. Steven Folsom dismissed charges Tuesday against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani after defense attorneys raised concerns that a four-star general overseeing the prosecution was improperly influenced by an investigator probing the November 2005 shootings by a Marine squad in Haditha.

The charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning they can be refiled, but Folsom excluded Marine Forces Central Command from future involvement.

Chessani was the highest-ranking officer implicated in the case.

[batter]

I think only S/Sgt. Wuthrich remains.

[kellynla]

YES!

This is EXCELLENT NEWS!

Thanks for the ping, Ernest!

Thank God!

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[smoothsailing]

LOL!!! I can't stop grinning! I've got my happy feet goin' like crazy!

[jazusamo]

Thank you, Mods for bumping this to Breaking News!

[Just A Nobody]

Asking the Mods to promote this thread to the Breaking News Sidebar...

Great idea and it worked! It is certainly more important than who the commie GoreBull is endorsing.

[batter]

Make that Wuterich. I googled around and found this on Malkin's website: Haditha Watch: Charges dismissed against Lt. Col. Chessani

She has a graphic up with all 8 Marines and their status.

[romanesq]

I called the PA office. Woman who answered was nice. I asked if there had been or would be any comments on the latest Marine’s exoneration.

She said she didn’t know. Then said here’s the Press Secretary’s phone number.
Then she said Murtha would not be making any statements while judicial activity is ongoing.

So I said well we are now down to one Marine. If he wants to apologize to all the others that would be nice.

She was polite but clearly had been hearing this. She was like okay sir.

(202) 225-2065 - Call Murtha’s press secretary and ask him when we’ll see an apology from him since we know he doesn’t have the guts to do it himself.

[Just A Nobody]

I believe they’re getting a little upset.

Ahhhhh, the pooooor widdddddle babieeeees! ROTFLOL!

Look for all lines to be busy in 10...9...8...7...

[Straight Vermonter]

It’s time these guys sued Murtha.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Yes...Gorebull is worthless anyway.

[jazusamo]

This is for you, RedRover. :-)

[athelass]

Brilliant news! Thank the Lord! The persecution of this good and honorable man is finally over. Hope SSgt Wuterich’s lawyers are jumping on this with both feet.

[Just A Nobody]

Doing the same thing, smooth. I'm supposed to be doing yard work, but here I sit. ;*))))))))

I've got my happy feet goin' like crazy!

And you're looking fine while doing it - very ... smooth!

Where in the world is RedRover?!?!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest and C from E.

[kellynla]

Thanks for posting the link!

[Just A Nobody]

Yes, what jaz said, mods! Thank you!

[HonestConservative]

See the event that many freepers joined to counteract the Benedict Arnolds that disgrace our nation everyday:

http://www.midnightbluesays.blogspot.com/

Page down to near the bottom so you get to the video on the left.

Organized by American Sheepdogs
http://www.americansheepdogs.com

[jazusamo]

Red’s in a meeting, Justa but he’ll be around when he can get here.

[ASGmom]

We give God thanks for his goodness! We had the privilege of meeting the Chessanis at Lt. Andrew Grayson's trial, and they were two of the kindest people we had ever met - and that's saying alot considering the terrible pressure they have been under. You could see the worry in their eyes, but they were still so kind and gracious, expressing concern for Andrew and his family. I hope this ordeal will soon be over for them. God bless them.

[smoothsailing]

I believe they’re getting a little upset.

Well I hope so. Maybe the article below will really put them in a stew.

Haditha counts against officer dismissed-Murtha-inspired allegations over Iraqi firefight dropped