MILITARY: Judge dismisses charges against Marine (Haditha)

NC Times ^ | June 17, 2008 | AP

[Girlene]

‘Nite, xzins. I think we’ve put enough desert spam on this thread for one night!

[lilycicero]

Maybe you should use your shop vac on them like you do the dandelions.

[dcwusmc]

Bump for some wonderful news!!!!!!!!!

[Just A Nobody]

I see Pink already gave her 2 cents, (Hi Pink!) but I'll add mine as well.

Many of the Haditha Marines were originally charged with murder and various other charges that would have handed down prison terms and dishonorable discharges. Why in hell would anyone give a rat's rear about a journalist investigating? I wouldn't trust them much more than I trust the NCIS at this point! Unless of course Red would like to accept the mission.

I'm of the opinion that if they want to prolong and pursue this atrocity, bring it on! Send in a forensics team, dig up the bodies, study all the UAV videos and diagrams that RedRover has already posted and try to find that little terrorist "human rights" worker. IIRC, he had been imprisoned a couple of times by the USMC for terrorist activity. He had an agenda when it came to our Marines. Send him to some dark hole (out of McCain's sight) and waterboard the b-turd and let's get the whole story.

After that, go after McJerk, Time Ragazine and al-Murthawi. Try them for treason and hang the traitors! Any journalist would already be biased after two years of this crap being blasted around the world. Want to know why we are still in Iraq? This is why!

Sorry if this seems harsh...I'm not yelling AT you. This thread began as a celebration in honor of Lt. Col. Chessani. Then came all the ideas that the stinking prosecution may want to start all over again and destroyed the ambiance. No ill meant toward you.

[Girlene]

Salmon run? ---- where do they get their sneakers, you asked in your tagline?

Why, from here of course, Salomon Shoes. Oh, wait, I think that's spelled wrong.

Okay, it's really 'nite time before I get machine gunned by another moderator. I'm pushing my luck. I see Lancey has the Michelle Malkin piece up as a seperate thread, The Marines Vs. Haditha Smear Merchants. An excellent article.

[Just A Nobody]

You're gonna love this!

Wow! Yes I did! Can't this column be posted here? She makes some outstanding points! <

G'night...sleep smoothly. ;*)

[pinkpanther111]

Well said! Better than mine in fact! Why in hell would anyone give a rat's rear about a journalist investigating? I wouldn't trust them much more than I trust the NCIS at this point!

My sentiments exactly. We could never trust journalists or NCIS to honestly pursue the truth, in which case why bother?

Let these men move on with their lives. They earned it.

Great post Justa!

[MeekOneGOP]

Excellent!!

I was VERY happy when I heard this news today!

Great graphic. :^D

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Justice is Good.

[Shelayne]

He even looks like a weasel. **shudder**

[Just A Nobody]

Thanks Pink! And now I must bid you goodnight! ;*)

[Shelayne]

maybe Gates should take the opportunity to clear the decks and get back to the real business of fighting the insurgents instead of our troops.

Amen to that! Great post, Brit.

[delacoert]

No Red, no idea.

It would be great to meet these men some day, maybe some of their family, and you guys too. Not with fanfare, but fine handshakes and hearty hellos.

Before that day though, we still stand in hope and support for the exoneration of S/Sgt Wuterich and his family. God's best on them.

[delacoert]

It would be right if somehow we could show them respect for their service and endurance and somehow melt away the pain of the slander from them and their families. God's best to them all and let's stand with renewed vigor for S/Sgt Wuterich and his family through the final hearings.

[Marine_Uncle]

I’ll second that motion.

[FreedomPoster]

Bingo. If he’s not at 20, he’s got to be close. Good advice.

[xzins]

While I like Malkin’s article, there’s really nothing new in it. If you’d been keeping up with FR & Defend our Marines, that entire article was all old stuff. Hats off to the solid crew at Defendour Marines, Thomas More, Free Republic, etc.

I remember early on when even the conservative media wouldn’t touch the Haditha Marines. They were waiting for a trend, they had their fingers in the wind, and they weren’t gonna speak until they knew which way it was blowing.

That’s the truth and I’m sticking by it.

Defend our Marines, Thomas More, Nat Helms, Phil Brennan, and the lawyers of the other falsely accused Haditha warriors are the real heroes here.

[xzins]

Lt Cols don’t necessarily become generals, but this nation has thrown away an extremely rare commodity, a warrior who stands and fights with brains and ability.

All because of some dime-a-dozen phony politicians.

[AndyJackson]

General Mattis said under oath that he did not speak to the officer about the case and was not influenced by him.

I don't think this is the real line of command influence anyway. The real line of UCI, I think is from Murtha, head of appropriations, through that never served a day in uniform pork seeing suit of an ex-Northrop executive secretary of the navy Winters to the MC generals who knew what they had to do to keep Winters happy and get their money from Murtha. It is simple, straightforward and clear.

BTW Winters is also the principle causative factor in the government losing the Guantanamo suit. And it was exactly the same behavior - putting his very heavy thumb on the scales of justice.

The guy needs to resign effective the start date of his current appointment. How does Bush find suits like this one?

[bigheadfred]

Lt Cols don’t necessarily become generals

It's an anatomical thing.