Posted on 06/17/2008 6:57:02 PM PDT by pissant
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RUSH: Jack Murtha alert, big news, ladies and gentlemen: "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." Here's why this is big. From the moment television news started running pictures of this, the Democrats in Congress -- led by Jack Murtha and echoed by no less than Senator Kennedy -- gleefully, joyously, happily picked up the refrain that our military was rapists, murderers, uncontrolled criminals.
They then said, "We have compassion for them. We understand that the failed Bush policies and our continual rotation of deployment is causing untold stress. But we still need to punish these people!" Murtha had no facts. He proclaimed all of these Marines guilty, in the process demoralizing the US military and lying to the American public. The Drive-By Media -- predisposed to also sanction defeat for the United States and for our military in Iraq -- happily, joyfully picked up the refrain and started running stories about how these Marines were nothing but rapists and murderers. And that was the picture that was allowed even before any trial had begun, even before any evidence had been presented. Murtha didn't call anybody. He relied on news reports, pure and simple, because it fit the template. It fit the narrative. Once again, we have an example of the unpatriotic behavior of elected Democrats in power positions in the House and the Senate: eagerly, joyfully doing whatever they could to impugn, falsely accuse, and pile on a bunch of charges which have turned out to be false. Murtha, Kennedy, and all the others that piled on here owe all of these people and the people of the United States of America the US Marine Corps an apology on public television with everybody knowing that it's coming, so as many people as possible can watch this. No less than a public apology will suffice. It won't happen, but this is who your modern-day Democrats are.
Jack Murtha does not do apologies. One reason may be failing short-term memory. He does not REMEMBER his savage defamation from juar a few days earlier, thus there is nothing for him to focus his attention upon to MAKE an apology.
Another reason is that to make an apology is to admit a failure or weakness, and that is a sure sign that he no longer may claim omnipotence within his district.
As much as Savage irritates me at times, he was all over this like a bad suit. Big thumbs up.
Eight Marines were charged...7 had their cases dropped or were found not guilty..One case remains- that against SSgt Frank Wuterich and that is on shaky ground due to the Undue Command Influence that was the undoing of the case against just cleared Lt Col Chessani..
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haditha_killings
Never .....
I’d prefer he be prosecuted for treason and hung from a tree.
if you do something dishonorable, after you are discharged (murtha accusing haditha murders) can the marines go after murtha and charge him with something
i don’t know much about serving and after service, except they are doing a job that i couldn’t do and i have a lot of admiration for the men and women that serve,
my ignorance would explain the possibly stupid question
Some People Just Need Summary Charging, Trial & Execution™. Murtha's a traitor, seditionist, saboteur, liar, coward, dirtbag, POS, opportunist, piece-of-filth, garbage, trash, lib-dem scumbag, faux-Marine, BS artist, fake, fraud, lowlife, moron, crap, cretin, junk, etc. If I said anymore, I'd get into trouble, here. So I won't.
Right after Kerry releases his military records...
Why ruin a perfectly good tree? Dump him down the nearest sewer .... the one he crawled out of.
You think you’d get an apology from him? I believe the Second Coming happening first ....
Well stated.
SSGT Frank Wuterich originally filed his charges against Rep. Jack Murtha in August 2006 and as of Jan 2008 he was still pursuing the libel lawsuit against Murtha..If the military charges are dropped against SSGT Wuterich, then the burden of proof will fall upon Murtha to defend himself since He made his libelous statements outside his role as Representative.
A Federal Judge ruled that the Dept of Justice could not take over the case against Murtha-meaning that Wuterich would be suing the Government instead of Murtha- and the DOJ has appealed this decision, so the case against Murtha for libel and invasion of privacy still stands..
Sources:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/08/politics/politico/thecrypt/main3688120.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Wuterich
I was just referring to how traitors were treated during the revolutionary war. Im not in any way suggesting it actually be done.
thank you for the links
The attack on Marines by Jack Murtha earned him a coveted committee chairmanship on the Defense Appropriation Subcommittee. An appointment made by Pelosi.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-ZLcrOvzJM
“When Will Murtha Apologize?”
Perhaps when a blindfold is put on that jackass.... and he’s asked if he has any last words.
At least that’s how my fantasy goes.
The Murthas, Kennedys, Kerrys, Durbins, Clintons, Reids, Dodds or any despicable lying feckless imbecile couldn’t survive — if DUELING was still legal.
In our society today - there is NO SUFFICIENT NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCE keeping folks under pressure to WATCH THEIR MOUTH, and be very careful who they INSULT.
There is currently no satisfactory means to address blood boiling insults from a POS who should KNOW better.
In a SANE and DUELING world, folks like Murtha and most of the DNC lying motor mouths would have long ago been fed to the worms...
Save the Republic — reinstate DUELING.
GRRRRREAT post! Hooray Rush! Thanks for talking about this.
Tremendous thanks to Michael Savage also.
Thanks to Brian Rooney AND the OUTSTANDING work of the Thomas More Law Center.
WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!
John POS Murtha BUMP!
BUMP-TO-THE-TRUTH! Thanks very much for posting.
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