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Prosecutors Appeal Decision to Dismiss Charges Against Chessani
2008-06-20 20:08:00 This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series HadithaANN ARBOR, MI ? Late yesterday afternoon, military prosecutors filed an official notice that they are appealing the June 17th decision of Military Judge Colonel Steven Folsom, USMC, which dismissed all charges against Lt Colonel Jeffrey Chessani on the grounds of unlawful command influence. Click ...
By: Euphoric Reality
VICTORY: All Charges Dismissed Against Lt Col Jeffrey Chessani
2008-06-17 20:33:00 This entry is part 9 of 10 in the series HadithaCol. Steven Folsom just made the list of my favorite people of all time. ANN ARBOR, MI ? Military Judge Colonel Steven Folsom, USMC, this morning dismissed all charges against Lt Colonel Jeffrey Chessani on the grounds of unlawful command influence. He blistered the prosecution?s ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Landmark Decision in Chessani Case Tuesday
2008-06-17 08:18:00 This entry is part 8 of 10 in the series HadithaANN ARBOR, MI ? Military Judge Colonel Steven Folsom, USMC, will issue his ruling on the crucial Unlawful Command Influence motion brought by LtCol Jeffrey Chessani?s defense counsel in a Camp Pendleton, California, courtroom on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at 9:00am PST. Col Folsom had originally ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Haditha Update: Lt Grayson Not Guilty
2008-06-06 05:19:00 Lt Andrew Grayson was acquitted on 4JUN08. According to reports: Cheers erupted as the seven-officer panel cleared 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson, who was the first of three Marines to be tried in the biggest U.S. criminal case involving Iraqi deaths linked to the war. The verdict came just five hours after deliberations began. Two Marines still face courts-martial ...
By: Dreadnaught
Marine Acquitted in Haditha Case
2008-06-05 16:27:00 Here’s a headline you won’t see much of, today: CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. —AP- A military jury acquitted a Marine intelligence officer Wednesday of charges that he tried to help cover up the killings of 24 Iraqis. Cheers erupted as the seven-officer panel cleared 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson, who was the first of three Marines to be tried in the biggest U.S. criminal case involving Iraqi deaths linked to the war. The verdict came just five hours after deliberations began. The judge, Maj. Brian E. Kasprzyk, admonished the noisy courtroom, saying: “There will be no more of that.” Grayson, who has always maintained he did nothing wrong, was not at the scene of the killings of men, women and children on Nov. 19, 2005, in Haditha. He was accused of telling a sergeant to delete photographs of the dead from a digital camera and laptop computer. Outside the courtroom, a visibly emotional Grayson said the verdict was an end to a terrible ordeal. That’s great news, al...
By: BitsBlog
Jack Murtha Where Are You? Grayson Not Guilty Of Haditha Charges
2008-06-05 15:27:00 Jack Murtha (democrat-PA) was quick to lay blame on these Marines for the killing of these Iraqis. He should be approached at every availability and confronted about the Haditha boondoggle. From the AP: A Marine intelligence officer accused of trying to cover up the killings of 24 Iraqis appeared stunned at first when a jury ...
By: Stuck On Stupid
1st Lt. Andrew Grayson Aquitted of Haditha Cover-Up
2008-06-05 15:04:00 I wonder why this isn’t the front page of most of the major U.S. newspapers, who certainly gave the initial reports about our evil, crazy Marines primary coverage? CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) ? A Marine intelligence officer has been acquitted of charges that he tried to help cover up the killings of 24 Iraqi men, women ...
By: Pirate's Cove
ANOTHER Haditha Marine AQUITTED
2008-06-05 06:16:00 Another weak case crumbles in the “Cold Blooded Killers” Haditha case. John Murtha is still “hoping someone gets convicted” He should be ashamed… Andrew Grayson has been aquitted on all counts AP Grayson’s attorney, Joseph Casas, said he believed the verdict could influence pending prosecutions. “I think it sets the tone for the overall whirlwind Haditha has been. ...
General Mattis to Testify Against Chessani in Undue Command Influence Heari
2008-05-31 00:12:00 This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series HadithaANN ARBOR, MI ? Military prosecutors are expected to call as their witness General James N. Mattis, a highly respected Marine officer and one of only a handful of four-star Marine generals, to testify in the court-martial hearing against LtCol Jeffrey Chessani on June 2, ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Haditha Update: Trial Set For Lt Andrew Grayson
2008-05-24 05:16:00 The court martial of Lt Andrew Grayson is set to begin on 28MAY08. Lt Grayson charges for dereliction of duty, false official statement, and obstructing justice. All of the charges relate to his failure to investigate the events surrounding the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. yojoe out For more on Haditha: Haditha Haditha Update: History ...
By: Dreadnaught
Haditha Update: Chessani Judge Finds Unlawful Command Influence
2008-05-23 04:31:00 In a hearing aboard Camp Pendleton, a military judge, Col Folsom found that “top Marine Corps officers were unlawfully influenced by a general’s legal adviser when they decided to file criminal charges against a colonel whose troops killed two dozen civilians in the Iraqi city of Haditha in 2005″ This ruling came in the court-martial of ...
By: Dreadnaught
?Battle For Haditha? Throws Truth Out the Window
2008-05-08 18:34:00 I love how liberals use words. For instance, a movie made by British filmmaker Nick Broomfield called "Battle For Haditha" is called an "excellent documentary," a "fictional drama," and a "recounting," all at once. I had no idea those words were synonyms. Armand White from NYPress.com can't say enough glowing things about this piece of trash masquerading as a documentary. He talks about how Broomfield "can juxtapose the insurgents cold-bloodedly planting an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) with a U.S. commander deploying a satellite sniper." How are these two situations at all the same thing? The movie's entry in Wikipedia is even better. "The outline is reportedly based on rumours," says the entry, "as the trial had not even begun when they started filming, with the assumption that the Marines on trial are guilty and the Victims family and neighbours were telling the truth." And yet you call this a documentary?
By: Euphoric Reality
Three Iraqis to Testify About Haditha
2008-05-08 12:59:00 This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series HadithaTwo and half years later, the government has finally seen fit to drag three Iraqis to the States to testify against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani in the Haditha case. Perhaps it took them that long to find three in the area that weren’t insurgents. ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Military Judge to Hear Critical Motions in Haditha Case Tomorrow
2008-05-06 20:50:00 This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series HadithaThings are about to heat up in the remaining Haditha case. Attorneys for Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani will be in court at the nearly-infamous Camp Pendleton tomorrow to argue more motions–some of which the judge has brought on himself. Robert Muise, an attorney with the ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Military Judge Narrows Issues in Chessani Court-Martial; Trial Moved to Jun
2008-04-29 16:38:00 In what is perhaps the most asinine travesty of justice I’ve seen in quite some time, the judge presiding over Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani’s court-martial in the Haditha case has, in the immortal slang of some of my friends, “stepped on his crank.” Amid the flurry of arguments in the hearing on several motions earlier in ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Battle for Haditha
2008-04-16 17:56:00 An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo Company, an Iraqi family, and the insurgents who plant the roadside bomb.
By: fliksgallore
Haditha: Chessani Motions Demand Murtha, Former USMC Commandant Testify
2008-04-16 01:41:00 The attorneys at the Thomas More Law Center are on the right track in their defense of Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani. Today in court they filed motions asking for dismissal of all charges based on undue command influence, and they are requesting that Rep. John Murtha, former Marine Corps Commandant Michael Hagee, current Commandant ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Dismissed With Prejudice
2008-04-07 04:29:00 USMC Lance Corporal Stephen Tatum has finally been exonerated of the bogus charges leveled against him. Perhaps now he can begin to rebuild his life in the peace and prosperity he has fought so hard to secure for so many of us. While I celebrate the decision to drop all charges against this Marine Rifleman, I also ...
The Party of Defeat?s Haditha Lie Crumbles
2008-04-03 04:00:00 In this instance, “Party of Defeat” = Democrats, as they call themselves these days. You might also know them as the ‘Cut N Run’ advocates, or recognize them by their repeated calls for surrender to terrorists in Iraq. THE COLLECTED TALES OF AMERICAN ATROCITIES, WHICH LEFTISTS RELY UPON THE WAY OTHERS SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES FOR SOLACE, ...
Haditha conviction hopes crumble for ?Party of Defeat?
2008-04-03 04:00:00 In this instance, “Party of Defeat” = Democrats, as they call themselves these days. You might also know them as the ‘Cut N Run’ advocates, or recognize them by their repeated calls for surrender to terrorists in Iraq. THE COLLECTED TALES OF AMERICAN ATROCITIES, WHICH LEFTISTS RELY UPON THE WAY OTHERS SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES FOR SOLACE, ...
Battle for Haditha
2008-03-31 16:50:00 anthony @ 15:50 BST There are many ways to see the same story. An investigation of the massacre of 24 men, women and children in Haditha, Iraq allegedly shot by 4 U.S. Marines in retaliation for the death of a U.S. Marine killed by a roadside bomb. The movie follows the story of the Marines of Kilo ...
By: Suzie-Q
Haditha Update: Court Martial Of LCpl Stephen Tatum Begins
2008-03-28 19:46:00 The court-martial of Lance Corporal Stephen B. Tatum, USMC, begins today, 28MAR08. LCpl Tatum faces the following charges: Charge I: Violation of the UCMJ, Article 119 (Involuntary Manslaughter) (Maximum punishment: dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 10 years): Specification 1: by culpable negligence or while perpetrating an offense ...
By: Dreadnaught
Charges against Marine in Haditha case dropped
2008-03-28 19:10:00 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Military prosecutors dropped all charges on Friday against a U.S. Marine accused of involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault in the 2005 shooting deaths of two dozen unarmed Iraqi civilians at Haditha.
By: mini wisdom
Unabashedly Ashamed and Proud of It
2008-03-24 03:05:00 “I would rather be tried by a jury of my peers than be carried by six of my friends in a casket.” - Justin Sharratt Michelle Obama recently said that for the first time in her adult life, she was proud of her country. While I unequivocally disagree; while I have found many occasions in my adult ...
Murtha?s Messy Massacre Myth
2008-03-10 05:15:00 “The magnitude of a lie always contains a certain factor of credibility.” - Adolph Hitler - Mein Kampf The vicious slander against the Marines of 3/1 Kilo Co. brought forth by Pennsylvania Democrat John Murtha continues to receive the blessing of the US Marine Corps leadership who seem quite content sacrificing these 4 men atop the altar of political correctness. For over two ...
Inside Iraq - Battle for Haditha - Interview with Broomfield
2008-02-20 16:43:00 Part 1 7min 56sec Part 2 13min 36sec
By: Current Era Blog
Haditha (hit?) piece on PBS Frontline tonight
2008-02-20 02:22:00 Last night, I was at Michelle Malkin’s blog, reading an old post that opened my eyes on what really happened in Haditha. Which is basically that the whole thing was, according to a Marine... This is just a summary, visit our blog for more!
The Little Massacre That Could?
2008-02-11 05:02:00 “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…” Americans know that without the sacrifices of our military, we’d soon bow to Mecca.We send phone cards and care packages to soldiers overseas. We focus vast resources on rehabilitating our combat wounded and employing our returning vets. But while America opens its wallet to these men and ...
Haditha Update: Lt Andrew Grayson Arraigned
2008-01-24 03:31:00 First Lieutenant Andrew Grayson was arraigned on 23JAN08. Note: it is not uncommon for accused to reserve pleas, it is the norm. For more information on Haditha. yojoe out
By: Dreadnaught
Haditha Update: SSgt Wuterich and 1stLt Grayson Will Face Court-Martial
2008-01-04 00:58:00 On 31DEC07, Marine Corps officials announced that Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich and First Lieutenant Andrew Grayson will be sent to court-martial for their involvement in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha. SSgt Wuterich will be tried for voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, obstruction of justice, and dereliction of duty. 1stLt Grayson will be tried ...
By: Dreadnaught
Last of Haditha Marines Avoids Murder Charges [Digg]
2008-01-03 19:35:00 Why is he being charged at all?
Haditha Marine Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter
2007-12-31 23:45:00 More on the Haditah case (h/t Hot Air) Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the accused leader in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, will face voluntary manslaughter charges but not more serious murder charges, the U.S. Marines said on Monday. “The charges referred against SSgt Wuterich are voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, dereliction of duty ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Haditha Marines will NOT face murder charges
2007-12-31 23:34:00 NOT COLD BLOODED MURDERERS Eat it, Murtha The alleged ringleader of US troops who killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005 in Haditha will not face murder charges, a US Marines spokesman said. Sgt Frank Wuterich, 27, will stand trial for voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, dereliction of duty and other charges, officials said. The decision was made by Lt ...
Turkey Torture
2007-11-25 03:46:00 After ThirtySomething years on this planet, I have come to the conclusion that The Holidays (captialized) exist so that obnoxious people with whom you would never speak during the other 50 weeks of the year can feel they can engage you in whatever ridiculous conversation they've been meaning to have with you but haven't had reason enough to approach you. The Holidays give them that reason.I had a talk with one of my (distant) relations, Cousin It, this weekend. Since the only thing this particular person has in common with me was that he served in the military (as a pouge paper-pusher) back in the 80s, the conversation quickly and invariably turned to Iraq vis-a-vis Gitmo and torture.You would think that since he is as far to the right, as I am to the left we would have found a political fulcrum in the conversation. Alas, it was not to be.I tried. I really did. Honest. It was Thanksgiving and I didn't want to go there. I made a huge effort to change the subject to something more...
By: skinbeatergreg
Trial set for highest-ranking Marine in Haditha case
(Reuters)
2007-11-17 00:00:00 ef="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dail-ynews/rss/topstories/*http://ne-ws.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071116/ts_n-m/usa_iraq_haditha_dc"><img- src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.-com/p/nm/20071117/2007_11_16t18-0009_299x450_us_usa_iraq_hadith-a.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=yK-RwPfRab70zXg0mM5hE5w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Chessani walks towards his arraignment on charges of dereliction of duty and violation of a lawful order at USMC Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California November 16, 2007. (Fred Greaves/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The highest-ranking U.S. Marine charged in connection with the 2005 shooting deaths of two dozen unarmed men, women and children in the Iraqi town of Haditha was ordered on Friday to face court martial in April.</p>
Media Matter?s Alter Ego?
2007-10-31 07:19:00 One Media Matters-like organization is already too many. It appears as though there’s another liberal apologist blog out there. Their name is News Hounds. The post that caught my attention dealt with last weekend’s interview of Justin and Darryl Sharraltt on Hannity’s America. To say that their post didn’t attempt to refute Justin’s story is ...
By: Euphoric Reality
So, what?s up with Haditha?
2007-10-21 17:27:00 Read it and weep: The facts that are not in dispute are these: On November 19, 2005, after an IED attack that killed one of them, Marines from Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment killed 24 people. The first killed were five men in a car who stopped, got out, and then were mown down. Afterwards, ...
By: Carson's Post
Two Haditha Marines to face courth martial.
2007-10-21 09:18:00 Haditha: What can I say? It's always a shame to see men on your side go to jail, but we have rules. Follow the rules. story below => Read more!
By: Asymmetric
Haditha Marines: Murder Dismissed, Other Charges Filed
2007-10-20 19:49:00 Good news and bad news in the Haditha case The Marine Corps? top commander of forces in the Middle East dismissed murder and negligent homicide charges against an infantryman implicated in the deaths of innocent Iraqis but ordered him to a general court-martial for lesser charges, officials said Friday. Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis also ordered a ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Courts-Martial for 2 in Haditha Deaths
2007-10-20 14:17:00 SAN DIEGO (AP) — The highest-ranking U.S. serviceman to face court-martial involving combat since Vietnam was ordered to trial Friday for failing to investigate the killings of 24 Iraqis, including women and children, in Haditha two years ago.
By: Latest News
Haditha: The massacre that wasn't, and its political exploitation
2007-10-19 10:24:00 The incident at Haditha--or the massacre, as it is often called--is due for a wholesale rethinking. The allegations are that in 2005 U.S. Marines went on a killing spree and deliberately executed 24 Iraqi civilians. The casualties have drawn an extraordinary amount of political attention, becoming an emblem for everything critics say is wrong with the Iraq war--in the common telling, another My Lai. Thus Congressman Jack Murtha, a decorated combat veteran, made accusations of war crimes and said the Marines had killed "in cold blood." These are serious charges; and military justice continues to deal with them seriously, though thankfully at a slower pace than politics. Now the prosecutions have mostly unraveled. It seems Haditha, though tragic, was exploited politically, and the allegations were exaggerated, if not unfounded. Here is what we know. On November 17, 2005, Kilo Company of the First Marine Regiment's Third Battalion was returning from a routine logistics mission in Ha...
Haditha Engineered by Al-Qaeda
2007-10-08 17:59:00 I am trying as hard as I can to not scream “We TOLD you people!” but it refuses to stay under wraps. So… We told you so. In fact, we told you on 22 June 2006–over a year and a half ago–that the Haditha incident was nothing more than al-Qaeda setting up our ...
By: Euphoric Reality
Demotivation Monday: Haditha Part Of An Al Qaeda Plot?
2007-10-08 13:57:00 And a Happy Monday to all. Harry Reid has said all is lost, and John Murtha has accused our troops of being cold blooded murderers, so it is time to take it down a notch, get in the wrong frame of mind for the work week, be prepared to do your least and worst, or ...
By: Pirate's Cove
MSM, John Murtha Duped; Haditha Horror Contrived By Al Qaeda Operatives
2007-10-08 06:00:00 Calling Jim Murtha: apologize to the wrongly accused Marines! Jim Murtha and the scumbags in the Main Stream Media perpetuated a lie about the “Haditha Massacre.” A new report by Nathaniel Helms at Defend our Marines proves the Marines were set up by Al Qaeda operatives. Buried in the mountain of exhibits attached to the once secret ...
By: Stuck On Stupid
Everyone Knew Al Qaida Orchrestrated Haditha But Ignored It For Political G
2007-10-08 05:17:00 As many of us knew already but were quickly set aside, a report has come out recently that explains quite a bit. As I, as well as others, have previously reported here, here and here, we all knew damn well that the Haditha "massacre that wasn't" was a hoax from the get-go.War Chronicle has a very good article here: (catch the wave here) Buried in the mountain of exhibits attached to the once secret Haditha, Iraq murder inquiry prepared by US Army Maj. Gen. Eldon A. Bargewell is an obscure Marine Corps intelligence summary (see pdf) that says the deadly encounter was an intentional propaganda ploy planned and paid for by Al Qaeda foreign fighters.Buried in the mountain of exhibits attached to the once secret Haditha, Iraq murder inquiry prepared by US Army Maj. Gen. Eldon A. Bargewell is an obscure Marine Corps intelligence summary (see pdf) that says the deadly en...
The Pagan Throne...CNN
2007-10-07 04:30:00 Is Bill O'Reilly correct in calling CNN The Pagan Throne?Absolutely and good on Bill O'Reilly. As one will see by going here to catch the wave, the Leftinistra lap dogs such as The Newsgaggers, Think Digress, and other such anti-American publications such as the NYSlimes, are having the usual and quite frequent emotional melt-downs. They haven't awakened to the fact yet that we in The New Media will no longer tolerate their anti-American rhetoric all in the name of "getting along".We don't want to get along with the anti-Americanists. Why should we? We want them silenced, ignored and prosecuted for lending aid and comfort to the enemy. Is this too much to ask? Are there no men remaining in Washington? Do the diseases of political correctness, multiculturalism and identity politics trump common sense, decency and Patriotism?It is totally evident that the enemies within want us silenced. We are the Silent Majority, silent no more...get used to it.Today, over at Wake Up Ame...
The Next Haditha
2007-10-06 23:00:00 By now you’ve probably heard about the ruckus this week in Iraq, when U.S. forces killed 25 in an airstrike on a town north of Baghdad. The NY Times can barely contain its glee, with headlines like “Accounts Differ Sharply on U.S. Attack in Iraq.” Don’t you just love that? “U.S. Attack.” If you read ...
By: Euphoric Reality
With The Case Against The “Haditha Three” Marines Falling Apart
2007-10-06 20:00:00 The New York Times‘ PAUL Paul von Zielbauer gives us a PARTIAL report on the latest developments in the Marine Corp’s prosecution of what was originally billed by many as “The Haditha Three” — Marines who were accused of the cold-blooded murder of Iraqi civilians. As it stands now, two of the three originally ...
NY Times Finds A Way To Find Haditha Marines Guilty
2007-10-06 19:44:00 Leave to the Times to create a way to say that the Haditha Marines got off on technicalities when *hint hint* they must have really been guilty. Last year, when accounts of the killing of 24 Iraqis in Haditha by a group of marines came to light, it seemed that the Iraq war had produced its ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Haditha: Small Victory, But Still BS
2007-10-04 21:04:00 A bittersweet victory for not only SGT Frank Wuterich, but all of us who have been working on these cases for so long. CAMP PENDLETON — A Marine Corps official has recommended that murder charges be dismissed against a Camp Pendleton squad leader accused in the deaths of 17 civilians killed in the Iraqi ...
By: Euphoric Reality
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