"Drop Pentano Charges," Investigating Officer Reports

Wash Times ^ | Rowan Scarborough

[MindBender26]

An investigating officer has recommended that the Marine Corps drop murder charges against 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano, who shot to death two Iraqi insurgents a year ago during a raid on an insurgent hideout in the "Triangle of Death."

The 16-page report from Lt. Col. Mark E. Winn castigates as unreliable the prosecution's chief witness, Sgt. Daniel L. Coburn, whom Lt. Pantano had removed as squad leader weeks before the April 15, 2004 shooting.

"The government was not able to produce credible evidence or testimony that the killings were premeditated," Col. Winn wrote in his May 12 report, a copy of which was obtained today by The Washington Times.

[RockAgainsttheLeft04]

RE: "Who the hell wants to sign up to fight for this nation when THEY CAN BE IMPRISIONED FOR SIMPLY KILLING THE ENEMY?"


Exactly! And that is the reason why there is so much at stake for America in the Pentano case. That the MSM has so misrepresented this case and this brave soldier whenever it has managed to report about him AT ALL just re-enforces their distance from sanity or patriotic values.

[Prov3456]

My sympathies to you and your family.

[Marine_Uncle]

"My sympathies to you and your family." Please no sympathies required. Just some heart felt prayers lifted upward for HIM who can, to keep HIS almighty hand over them all. Our military serve with honor. They will get the job done. And much of the Iraqi peoples just might look back in time and see Americans and others liberatated them from a horror story they lived in for many years.

[newzjunkey]

Let's put him and that deserter Pablo in a room for a good talking to about service in the war.

[Jack Deth]

Col. Winn recommended that Lt. Pantano face administration punishment for firing too many rounds at the two men."

There is no such thing as firing "too many rounds" into your enemy!

Jack.

[AmericanArchConservative]

OOO-RAH & ROGER THAT!

A.A.C.

[veronica]

I hope they finally let this poor man go and start focusing on catching some illegal aliens for a change..

Or the child killers who seem to be everywhere these days.

[MikefromOhio]

I hope they finally let this poor man go and start focusing on catching some illegal aliens for a change.

I agree with the first part, but I dont understand how the second part has anything to do with this subject. The Marines are not looking for illegal aliens, nor should they be....

[brazzaville]

Good morning.
"There is no such thing as firing "too many rounds"..."

Only if you run out of ammo. It's embarrassing to run out of ammunition before you run out of targets.

Fortunately, it sounds like the LT fired just the right number of rounds.

Michael Frazier

[corlorde]

Bingo.

A few moew rules:


1. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.

2. Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.

3. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

And finally:

In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

~Corey

[corlorde]

moew = more lol

[Route101]

Ha! Ha!....liberal media, another story about brutal U.S. troops you have to shove!

[Vigilanteman]

Lt. Pantano should get a freaking medal and Colonel Winn should get a court-martial for pursuing these bogus charges.

[bad company]

Ping.

[Mom of 2 Marines]

Sorry about the typo in the headline...I wonder if I can correct that.

[Mom of 2 Marines]

Oops...this isn't the article I posted...mine was okay!