Falsely accused Marine vindicated
 

A year ago I was charged with two counts of premeditated murder and with other war crimes related to my service in Iraq. My wife and mother sat in a Camp Lejeune courtroom for five days while prosecutors painted me as a monster; then autopsy evidence blew their case out of the water, and the Marine Corps dropped all charges against me ["Marine Officer Cleared in Killing of Two Iraqis," news story, May 27, 2005].

So I know something about rushing to judgment, which is why I am so disturbed by the remarks of Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) regarding the Haditha incident ["Death Toll Rises in Haditha Attack, GOP Leader Says," news story, May 20]. Mr. Murtha said, "Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood."

In the United States, we have a civil and military court system that relies on an investigatory and judicial process to make determinations based on evidence. The system is not served by such grand pronouncements of horror and guilt without the accuser even having read the investigative report.

Mr. Murtha's position is particularly suspect when he is quoted by news services as saying that the strain of deployment "has caused them [the Marines] to crack in situations like this." Not only is he certain of the Marines' guilt but he claims to know the cause, which he conveniently attributes to a policy he opposes.

Members of the U.S. military serving in Iraq need more than Mr. Murtha's pseudo-sympathy. They need leaders to stand with them even in the hardest of times. Let the courts decide if these Marines are guilty. They haven't even been charged with a crime yet, so it is premature to presume their guilt -- unless that presumption is tied to a political motive.

ILARIO PANTANO

Another story ignored by the 'drive by media'.

914GT...It does not fit their agenda to give the good Marine a voice; the bad Marine's message is more in line to their manipulative perception manufacturing...False allegations or not, there are ways the media handles what they want 'believed' and what they want the country talking about.

CNN should interview him.

Notice how Time Magazine is already backpedaling on supposed video evidence of crimes at Haditha, see their corrections here and here , buried at the end of the stories. The media and the democrats did their damage, and will quietly 'move on' as the story falls apart. And just like they did with Pantano, they will ignore the Marine's side of the story.

Precisely...They have been doing it for years.

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hey Mul. the "cBS" eye... now that's some funny stuff!!

Funny how all the liberals who keep thumping on their chests when something like this is shoved in our face by the media (techweenie and slopat in particular) are very silent on this thread?

Perhaps their computer died or their wife has them tied up in the basement and they cannot post...

A war crime was commited, the whole of the invasion of Iraq is illegal, therefore every Iraqi death as a result of US government activities, or failure to provide security, is a war crime.

or both... :rolleyes:

now there's some well-thought-out commentary :confused:

Obviously Lew Rockwell hasn't told Patsy what to think about this... :rolleyes:

Randy

It wasn't commentary, it's a legal fact.

Some real circular logic:

"A war crime was commited, the whole of the invasion of Iraq is illegal, therefore every Iraqi death as a result of US government activities, or failure to provide security, is A war crime was commited, the whole of the invasion of Iraq is illegal, therefore every Iraqi death as a result of US government activities, or failure to provide security, is A war crime was commited, the whole of the invasion of Iraq is illegal, therefore every Iraqi death as a result of US government activities, or failure to provide security, is ...."

...yeah but, "Who's on first?"

"Third base!" :D

Randy

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I wish I was its creator. If I have entertained you, my job is done...I capitalize on the talent of others and hope to weave it together in a way that is equally creative and educational.

Or Mull was long ago put on their ignore list.....(good ridance).