Decision coming June 16, next big day in Haditha case

Defend Our Marines ^ | June 9, 2008 | Nathaniel R. Helms

[brityank]

The JAGoffs going after our Marines are ACLU Democrats who are putting in "military" time in order to burnish their resumes for their own selfish political ambitions.

Sad to say I fully agree with you. The idea that anyone in JAG, or NCIS for that matter, has any inkling of the honour and esprit de corps that Lt. Grayson showed is now proven to be false without any doubt. Both groups need a power flush with a 2-1/2 inch hose!

[GitmoSailor]

Thanks Red for your post!!!............

[GitmoSailor]

Thanks Red for your post!!!............

[smoothsailing]

Great News! We should all chip in and get you a pair of "Google Goggles"

We're all proud of you, you're gittin' 'er done!!!

[bigheadfred]

Taking Chantix, plus I have the flu. Should be a piece of cake. Tomorrow.

Congrats on Google, Red

Couldn’t help but notice the top headline there, Red. Looks like Broomfields EPIC Masterpiece did well in Germany. No surprise there...(deleted the rest cause it is just too scathingly nasty, and you know, that just ain’t me)

[lilycicero]

It’s fitting for you to be on Google.

[RedRover]

Hey, Gitmo! Great to see you, buddy!

[bigheadfred]

Without Helland’s testimony to corroborate Mattis they failed to meet that burden.I hope this statement doesn't give the prosecution any ideas.

[RedRover]

I never Google myself. I’d rather live with my illusions!

Say, didn’t you find us via Google?

[RedRover]

I think they Helland is hiding out. (Bet you dream of doing a DeNiro on Lynch.)

[RedRover]

It’s all because you pushed jaz and me into it. And then, of course, you skedaddled off to a fancy vacation in North Carolina, as I recall!

[brityank]

It may not make the major newspapers, but at least it's on GOOGLE NEWS!!!! (Sorry, I just wanted to mention that again!)

Just went to Google News, and found this at the top of the pile:

COLOGNE, Germany -- Nick Broomfield's "Battle for Haditha," a dramatic re-enactment of a real-life massacre of Iraqi civilians by U.S. Marines, was the surprise winner of this year's Emden-Norderney film festival, taking the Bernhard Wicki prize for best film and the DGB Film prize for work that engages with social or political issues.

FYI -

Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Austria - 5 January 2000 in Munich) was an actor and director.

He fought in the Army against France in WW2, and his experiences affected both him and his films. As of 2000 there is a Bernhard-Wicki-Filmpreis which awards 15,000 euros to upcoming Austrian film makers.

Once a socialist, always a socialist !!

[Just A Nobody]

One member of Chessani’s defense team noted that government prosecutors have already shown they will go to any length to obtain a conviction in the broadest, most expensive criminal investigation in contemporary military history.

His exoneration followed a 30-month, multi-million dollar, world-wide investigation and five-day court-martial at Camp Pendleton ...

So much for that "speedy trial" thingy. But after totally negating the "innocent until proven guilty" thingy it probably seemed negligible to these b.b.b...cretins!

So, as one of the taxpayers that the government stole the money from for this multi-million dollar fiasco, I demand they refund my money via the exonerated Marines and Murtha should be ordered to reimburse each and every one of these Haditha Marines for their defense bills.

[Just A Nobody]

WooHoo! Good job! Congrats!

[lilycicero]

YES...I googled something like, ‘outrage over Marine Frank Wuterich’ and there was nothing listed except the DOM page.
Took me forever to figure out what Freerepublic was and why did I need to email Jazusamo, Smoothsailing, or Redrover....do you know why I chose Redrover?

[4woodenboats]

It'll be 5 years for me on the 4th of July, Fred, but I had a foolproof method of; slow speed getoff on dirtbike, unkowingly collapsing lung, spending the night shooting off fireworks, drinking & smoking, immediately contracting pnuemonia as I was taking prednisone so immune system was shut off, and culminating in 4 ribs broken one at a time by projectile coughing.

The worst part was that gum. I learned real quick not to bite right into those. The rest of the steps are pretty straightforward.

[4woodenboats]

Kinowelt has acquired "Haditha" for German release.

Stelios Ziannis,

Head of World Sales

mailto:filmverlag@kinowelt.de

More contacts;

http://www.kinowelt-international.de/kontakt_ws.php?lang=en&CID=60132f76b036ef004c814bc483c026ac

[Eagles6]

Prayers up.

[Girlene]

According to both officers’ testimony Ewers was a potted plant that sat mute while Mattis was counseled by Riggs and other attorneys of lesser ranks from Central Command. Mattis told the court he remained an island unto himself and never asked or received legal advice from Ewers while he was formulating his decision.

Riiiiight. Ewers had no influence. He was an original investigator. He later had access to all the information being discussed about Haditha. He outranked the other lawyers advising Mattis, one of whom tried to influence a investigating officer by criticizing him for holding the government to too high of a standard when evaluating the charges against an enlisted Marine.

And, oh, by the way, Col. Ewers appeared on PBS Frontline documentary, Rules of Engagement, impugning the Haditha Marines. He not only let both Gen. Mattis and Helland know what he thought of the Marine's guilt, he let a future jury panel pool know....he let the world know.

Potted plants don't get on TV and proclaim to the world (and the convening authorities) their opinion of the Haditha Marines actions. If that's not the "appearance" of undue command inluence, I don't know what is.

[Girlene]

Gen. Mattis claimed not to be influenced by Col. Ewers, even after Ewers admitted to attending 25 meetings in which Haditha was discussed.

According to this linked article, Mattis testifies, He said he also had a number of meetings about the cases and that the frequency and duration of the meetings ---- sometimes four times a week, and sometimes running five hours at a time ---- were unmatched by any other meetings he had, including meetings about intelligence, operations and logistics.

I have a question. If Col. Ewers was at these meetings, 4 times a week, sometimes running 5 hours, WHY was he there? Did he have nothing better to do? If he attended these meetings, there had to be an expectation of his input. Otherwise, why waste all that time?