Hamdania & Haditha

The travesty continues ~

Hamdania:

First trial begins in Hamdania killing

CAMP PENDLETON — A Marine corporal was described Monday as a remorseless killer who should be convicted of premeditated murder for the April 2006 slaying of an Iraqi civilian in the village of Hamdania….

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Troops detail Hamdania killing: Men who reached plea agreements describe 2006 slaying of Iraqi civilian

Frustration from seeing suspected insurgents arrested then released a short time later and a desire to “send a message” led to the slaying of a retired Iraqi policeman, two Camp Pendleton troops said Tuesday….

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For a complete roundup of this case, go to Defend Our Marines

There’s a lot of info here that will show the true face of the NCIS. It isn’t pretty.

July 2007

[Attorney Melissa Epstein] said the man was not Awad but Hashem Gowad, cousin of Saleh Gowad and also a suspected insurgent. Epstein said the military waited until 11 days ago to give her team some documents suggesting the identification problem.

This development was reported in a single newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Where the hell is the media on this story?

Unfortunately, the media has a habit of reporting only the parts of a story that fit in with their agenda and that tends to be on the side of the “alleged victims”, especially if they’re “victims” of our military.

 

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Haditha

Hearing officer recommends dismissal of Haditha charges

NORTH COUNTY — Citing insufficient evidence, a military hearing officer is recommending that all charges be dropped against a Camp Pendleton Marine accused of murdering three of 24 Iraqi civilians slain in Haditha in 2005….

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Hearing officer: Haditha commander should be court-martialed CAMP PENDLETON — A Marine battalion commander whose troops killed 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha following a 2005 roadside bombing should face trial because he “failed to do his duty” by not fully investigating the deaths, according to a military hearing officer….

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Haditha hearing officer has more work ahead

CAMP PENDLETON — The military hearing officer who has recommended murder charges be dropped against one of three Marines charged in the 2005 slaying of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha will also preside over hearings for the other two….

Continue here.Defend Our Marines again is a great source for info the media either doesn’t report or spins out of recognition of the truth.

Opinion Journal 7/11/17

Will Murtha Apologize?
“An investigating officer has recommended dismissing murder charges against a Marine accused in the slayings of three Iraqi men in a squad action that killed 24 civilians in Haditha, according to a report released Tuesday,” the Associated Press reports:

The government’s theory that Lance Cpl. Justin L. Sharratt had executed the three men was “incredible” and relied on contradictory statements by Iraqis, Lt. Col. Paul Ware said in the report, released by Sharratt’s defense attorneys.

“To believe the government version of facts is to disregard clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, and sets a dangerous precedent that, in my opinion, may encourage others to bear false witness against Marines as a tactic to erode public support of the Marine Corps and mission in Iraq,” Ware wrote.

This was the incident in which Rep. John Murtha accused the Marines of killing Iraqis “in cold blood”–a charge, as we noted in May 2006, that was self-contradictory. In November ScrippsNews reported that Cpl. Sharratt’s parents were “enraged” with Murtha, who is their congressman. Perhaps it’s time for him to apologize.

* LCpl. Justin Sharratt. Marine’s parents want Murtha censured for Haditha remarks, Cybercast News Service, July 13, 2007.

Murtha & Code Pink

 

As well he should, along with all the other Democrats and “tired” Republicans who are doing their damndest to cut down our military.

Can we redeploy the majority in the Congress??!! It’s definitely a quagmire and they certainly haven’t met their “benchmarks”. (if you only click on one link in this post, make sure it’s this one!)

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And now we have the Fallujah Marines:

As reported by Tony Perry in the Los Angeles Times, Josh White in the Washington Post, and others, this website (DefendOurMarines.com) was the first to break the story behind the investigation into an incident arising from combat in Fallujah in 2004.

Read about their (the NCIS) methods in The NCIS Exposed: Documents in the Petty Officer Daniel King case.

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I seriously suggest there be an investigation into the NCIS, instead of wasting our tax dollars and the politicians time on all the “Get Bush” witch hunts now going on up on The Hill. (and it’s said that McCarthyism is dead…ha!)

Rep Barbara Lee at the first Iraq Forum of the 110th Congress

Scooter Libby Pardon

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Notable Presidential Pardons from Washington to present