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MILITARY: Judge dismisses charges against Marine (Haditha)
NC Times ^ | June 17, 2008 | AP

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.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: chessani; haditha; iraq; marines; murtha; rushlimbaugh; uci
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1 posted on 06/17/2008 9:50:19 AM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo

Excellent


2 posted on 06/17/2008 9:51:59 AM PDT by usurper (Spelling or grammatical errors in this post can be attributed to the LA City School System)
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To: jazusamo

Thank you Lord!! What a grave injustice the PC idiots imposed on this man, and all the other Haditha warriors!


3 posted on 06/17/2008 9:52:07 AM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: jazusamo

The Judge might have forgiven them by Murtha won’t.


4 posted on 06/17/2008 9:52:19 AM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: 4woodenboats; American Cabalist; AmericanYankee; AndrewWalden; Antoninus; AliVeritas; ardara; ...
Pinging the list for RedRover.

Haditha ping

5 posted on 06/17/2008 9:52:41 AM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo

Thank God! Fantastic news. Let’s pray charges are not refiled.


6 posted on 06/17/2008 9:53:32 AM PDT by 4integrity
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To: jazusamo
How many remain to be cleared? When will Murtha apologize??? //Sarcasm off
7 posted on 06/17/2008 9:53:55 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Obama is al Qaeda's only hope in Iraq.)
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To: jazusamo

BTTT!


8 posted on 06/17/2008 9:54:51 AM PDT by FMBass ("Now that I'm sober I watch a lot of news"- Garofalo from Coulter's "Treason")
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To: jazusamo
Murtha is a coward.

9 posted on 06/17/2008 9:55:06 AM PDT by I see my hands (_8(|)
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To: jazusamo

This is just another case that exposes the INTERNAL enemies of America. Not only was McCarthy right, he grossly underestimated the number of them. It is sickening when you realize that our military protects these scum in our society....such a gross injustice.


10 posted on 06/17/2008 9:55:06 AM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: jazusamo
Great news.

These guys have been so screwed over. I hope they get on with their lives now.

11 posted on 06/17/2008 9:56:07 AM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: jazusamo

BUMP!


12 posted on 06/17/2008 9:57:35 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: pissant; All

Absolutely Oustanding News!

I would think it difficult to refile charges, hopefully this is the end of this for Lt. Col. Chessani!


13 posted on 06/17/2008 9:57:41 AM PDT by jazusamo (DefendOurMarines.org | DefendOurTroops.org)
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To: jazusamo
Fantastic!

Only Sgt. Wuterich left to be exonerated.

Wonder how my congresscritter murtha and taliban party boy mcgirk will spin this?

14 posted on 06/17/2008 9:57:44 AM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck)
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To: jazusamo; RedRover; Brian Rooney; xzins; Girlene; Lancey Howard; lilycicero; 4woodenboats; ...
Good News AT LAST !!

Thank you Jaz for the info; now I hope that Wunterich is similarly resolved, and they all regroup and go on the offensive to clean out the maggots infesting JAG and NCIS/CID.

15 posted on 06/17/2008 9:58:06 AM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: jazusamo

THERE WILL BE 20 POSTS AFTER THIS ONE PING!


16 posted on 06/17/2008 9:58:06 AM PDT by steel_resolve (We are living in the post-rational world where being a moron is an asset)
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To: jazusamo

Thank God. What a long drawn out mess for these Haditha Marines.


17 posted on 06/17/2008 9:58:08 AM PDT by Marmolade
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To: jveritas; FARS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; knighthawk; Marine_Uncle; SandRat; Steel Wolf; CAP; ...

Haditha charges dismissed for Marine COL ping.


18 posted on 06/17/2008 9:58:32 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Obama is al Qaeda's only hope in Iraq.)
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To: jazusamo

The only part that bothers me is the “without prejudice” part. According to a defense attorney, the scumbag prosecutors have previously said that they WILL refile charges against Chessani if the UCI is upheld by Folsom.


19 posted on 06/17/2008 10:00:05 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: jazusamo

YIPEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cue the dancers!!!!

Charge Murtha NOW!


20 posted on 06/17/2008 10:00:13 AM PDT by Chickenhawk Warmonger (The Media Lied & Soldiers Died)
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