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To: xzins
Agreed. The prosecution's only real hope may be an appeal to the jury to convict Wuterich of something to uphold the honor and good name of the Corps. I think dereliction is a stretch given the testimony so far but it's their best shot, as you say.

I said on another thread that the government has only released charges without specifications for the court martial. I put the charge sheet HERE with the original specifications.

Of course that's mixing the legal version of apples and oranges but it's the best we can do right now.

24 posted on 01/18/2012 9:07:03 AM PST by RedRover
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To: RedRover

If the specifications on dereliction hold, then the issue becomes PID and “shoot first”.

PID on the white car is moot given the security briefing about white cars and that particular white car showing up in conjuction with the remote detonation of an IED. And there’s the testimony about a cut-out in the white car sometimes used for cameras.

PID on any other person given they were taking fire is only based, as you pointed out yesterday, on a reasonable belief they were a threat. If someone stands out in a firefight, then he’s either a shooter, a spotter, or situationally challenged.


25 posted on 01/18/2012 9:19:29 AM PST by xzins (Newt Gingrich Cleaned Up In Last Night's Debate! Awesome Performance!)
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