Posted on 06/17/2008 9:50:16 AM PDT by 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.
I certainly agree, Chaplain. The UCI charges and Folsom's ruling now become a compelling and powerful weapon for Frank's defense. The taint and stain on all of the cases, including Frank's; has been ackowledged officially by the court.
Thank you!
Bump!
YESSSSSSSS!
And we should send Murtha in email every week for the duration of the WOT to let him know we DO NOT forgive him - and suggest he should 'deploy' to Okinawa and send him paper letters that pile up on his desk - makes a bigger impression - (send to his PA office - anything sent to DC will be super delayed due to continued screening.
MURTHA (I wouldn't give him the dignity of addressing him as "Honorable", or "Congressman" or even his first name...
so
MURTHA
District Office
647 Main Street
Suite 401
Johnstown, PA 15901
P:(814) 535-2642
F:(814) 539-6229
Toll-Free:(800) 289-2642
...
In addition, send weekly emails -
http://www.murtha.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=376&Itemid=73
Great post, Justa. Your post is the way I feel right now. ;-)
Rush is talking about it now.
Rush is announcing this now.
Unfortunately, it makes Wuterich the "last man standing" as far as the sick scumbags at JAG and NCIS are concerned. They need to pin the wanton, reckless, cold-blooded massacre of dozens of perfectly innocent civilians and passers-by on somebody, don't they? I suspect they will dig in their heels, lie through their teeth, and do ANYTHING to get a conviction, any conviction, at this point.
Thanks for posting the Fox link, EB.
I bet you’re sitting closer to your radio than I am.
Knowing how the Corps works, the battle is not yet won.
Let’s make sure the good LtCol is not ‘rewarded’ with a bad fitness report.
Just called Murtha’s office and they said they haven’t heard anything about it. I told them they should check Fox News and asked when an apology would be issued. They hung up on me...
Thanks! Very exciting!!!
Thanks much, CW, that's great!
Hope Rush really lays it on Murtha, among others.
It's as if the ruling said, "Dismissed with prejudice so far as Marine Centcom is concerned; any other higher command should view this as "dismissed without prejudice."
Jude might be able to interpret the meaning of "excluding Marine Centcom" for us.
I second that!!!
God bless our Military!!!
I wouldn't worry much about the "without" prejudice designation.
With all the money wasted, loss of trust by those still serving and public scorn this witch hunt has brought the Marine Corps Brass, it is hugely unlikely anyone is going to want to bring this up again.
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