[RedRover]

[RedRover]

The most recent Fallujah threads on Free Republic are HERE and HERE.

For more background on the case, go Defend Our Marines. You can visit the Sgt Weemer website at DefendingAHero.org

[tbpiper]

Prosecutors do not seek ‘justice’. They seek a ‘win’, therefore cherry picking is a perfectly good prosecutorial tool. Ask the Ramseys.

[Eagles6]

"With him at the Hell House were Sgt John Winnick, LCpl Stephen Tatum, L Cpl Justin Sharratt, Sgt Jose Nazario, and Sgt Jermaine Nelson, despised by some of their own now for being criminals when they fought for their country."

[jazusamo]

This only increases my disdain for the NCIS and their methods of investigation of our troops for alledged crimes while in combat.

Another well written piece by Nat.

[no-s]

Weemer: "It means we had to go. Uh, we couldn’t take them: you know, we knew if we let them go they’re just going to run around our back side and pull out weapons elsewhere. The city was just covered with weapons everywhere."

fox: "Right."

Weemer: "We found [weapons] caches in all places, and we blew them all."

Fox: "Okay, so when you say take care of it you have to kill these guys or they are going to kill you later?"

Ok, I'm going to argue this is exculpatory, given the insurgents were not an organized, uniformed militia, nor did they acknowledge the Geneva convention. Given the situation our forces did not have to take any prisoners, and anyone captured could be executed upon order. Certainly they were not able to give parole.

On the other hand I bet our legal guys structured the ROE so this essential option was against the rules.

Some general officer IS responsible for this mess.

The civilian prosecutions should not have gone forward for lack of jurisdiction. Someone in our legal system is effectively in cahoots with the terrorists.

[MetalHeadConservative35]

"A Marine sergeant charged with murdering an enemy combatant captured in Fallujah during the heat of battle"

i fail to see the problem...let alone the crime, victim was a ENEMY combatant, and the word "murder" shouldnt even be used in this case, the marine killed the enemy, this is war, in war, you destroy your enemy and no quarter is given

he should be set free, and given a combat medal

[fatima]

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