Calling Chicken Little Murtha
Jul 11 at 12:12pm by Macranger
Oh where is that cowardly Lying (lion)?
“The government’s case against a Marine accused of fatally shooting Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha lacks sufficient evidence to go to a court-martial and should be dropped, a hearing officer determined.
The murder charges were brought against Lance Cpl. Justin L. Sharratt for killing three Iraqi brothers in November 2005.The hearing officer, Lt. Col. Paul Ware, wrote in a report released by the defense Tuesday that those charges were based on unreliable witness accounts, insupportable forensic evidence and questionable legal theories. He also wrote that the case could have dangerous consequences on the battlefield, where soldiers might hesitate during critical moments when facing an enemy.
“The government version is unsupported by independent evidence,” Ware wrote in the 18-page report. “To believe the government version of facts is to disregard clear and convincing evidence to the contrary.”
Prosecutors allege Sharratt and other members of his battalion carried out a revenge-motivated assault on Iraqi civilians that left 24 dead after a roadside bomb killed a fellow Marine nearby.
Sharratt contends the Iraqi men he confronted were insurgents and at least one was holding an AK-47 rifle when he fired at them.
In addition to Sharratt, two other enlisted men are charged with murder and four officers are accused of failing to investigate the incident—the largest single Iraqi civilian death case of the war. Sharratt’s case is the first among the three charged with murder to go to a hearing known as an Article 32 investigation, the military equivalent of a grand jury.
“Whether this was a brave act of combat against the enemy or tragedy of misperception born out of conducting combat with an enemy that hides among innocents, Lance Corporal Sharratt’s actions were in accord with the rules of engagement and use of force,” Ware wrote.
He said further prosecution of Sharratt could set a “dangerous precedent that … may encourage others to bear false witness against Marines as a tactic to erode public support of the Marine Corps and its mission in Iraq.”
“Even more dangerous is the potential that a Marine may hesitate at the critical moment when facing the enemy,” he said.
The recommendation to drop the murder charge is nonbinding. A final decision about whether Sharratt should stand trial will be made by Lt. Gen. James Mattis, the commanding general overseeing the case.”
Remember this?
So when is Murtha going to come forward and apologize for slandering marines? When is that lying chicken shit, abscam sucking moron going to say he was wrong?
Never, because he’s a god-damn coward.
Resign you piece of crap.
Gateway Pundit with more.
3 Responses for "Calling Chicken Little Murtha"
Bobby
July 11th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
1John Murtha should be indicted for attempted murder. He willfully, and in cold blood attempted to murder:
1. The reputation of the United States of America;
2. The reputation of the Marine Corps;
3. The reputation of the individual Marines accused of the Haditha Massacre;
4. The confidence of the American people in their government and their armed forces
5. The reputation of the president of the United States
6. The reputation of the United States Congress.
Murtha should be censured, disgraced, and stripped of his committee responsibilities. Since the contemptible people of Johnstown, PA, who by their votes every two years become complicit in his abominable behavior, will not do their duty to the country and remove him by recall, he should be voted out of the Congress by his collegues, whom he has so dishonored time and again.
Murtha should be labeled for what he is, a coward who exploited his position for personal gain. A yellow stripe painted down his back as he is drummed out of Congress, and a white feather in his hand, is the thanks he should get from the nation he has misused and harmed by his fifth column, enemy aiding, activities.
And that’s only a miniscule portion of what this excressence deserves. But we are a compassionate nation, aren’t we. We can’t even seem to close our borders. So how could we be expected to bring a slug like Murtha to the justice he deserves.
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July 11th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
2So when is Murtha going to come forward and apologize for slandering marines? When is that lying chicken shit, abscam sucking moron going to say he was wrong?
Never, because he’s a god-damn coward.
Resign you piece of crap.
WOW!!! You’ve said it all. I Love It!!! All of us out here completely agree with you. ;o) Thanks, Mac.
The Oxford Medievalist
July 11th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
3Hearing Officer Recommends Charges Be Dropped Against Marine…
Macranger has some harsh words for the Congressman.
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