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Follow-up probe ordered into June 'friendly-fire' hit
Washington Times ^
| 3/02/04
| Rowan Scarborough
Posted on 03/01/2004 10:13:48 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:13:35 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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The Air Force has opened a second investigation into a deadly "friendly fire" bombing in June in Djibouti after an initial probe found that three navigators on a B-52 bomber allowed its cross hairs to mistakenly fix on U.S. Marines below.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: b52; courtmartial; derelictionofduty; djibouti; friendlyfire; marine; rowanscarborough; usaf
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posted on
03/01/2004 10:13:48 PM PST
by
kattracks
To: kattracks; Missouri; Agitate; El Conservador
The Air Force has moved to court-martial Air National Guard Maj. Harry Schmidt on charges of dereliction of duty. Hate to see this.
Missouri ping.
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posted on
03/01/2004 10:17:46 PM PST
by
StarCMC
(God protect the 969th in Iraq and their Captain, my brother...God protect them all!)
To: kattracks
in the comfort of their air-conditioned B-52 Might be laughed out of court.
To: Agitate; StarCMC; TheEngineer; kid_in_kc; Jesse from Missouri; FairWitness; deadmenvote; ...
PING.
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posted on
03/02/2004 3:02:39 PM PST
by
Missouri
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
"Might be laughed out of court." Maybe.. Seems equal justice under the law might apply..
I wonder if the UCMJ even recognizes such protections.??
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posted on
03/02/2004 3:12:46 PM PST
by
Drammach
("Have a Good Day, in a Free America")
To: Drammach
in the comfort of their air-conditioned B-52 Never been in a B-52, from what I've heard, I don't think the operative noun is "comfort".
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