Two Marines face Haditha courts-martial

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Two Marines face Haditha courts-martial
Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:08pm EDT

By Adam Tanner

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. battalion commander
and an enlisted man will face courts-martial on charges
related to the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha,
Iraq, in 2005, the Marines said on Friday.

The two men are the first to be referred a court-martial
in a prosecution that has lost some momentum, with
charges dismissed against four men since it began last
December.

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani was one of four officers
initially charged in the killings that sparked international
anger. He is charged with dereliction of duty and failing
to report accurately and investigate the incident.

The Marines also announced on Friday that Lance Cpl.
Stephen Tatum would face a court-martial on involuntary
manslaughter and other charges, dropping original charges
of murder against him.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1937760720071020

[Solon]

1. There will be no justice here, these fucking assholes will get off, they all do...

its fucking pathetic that we allow the military to police its own when there is so much blatant bias that, no matter what they do, they can get away with it.

[acmavm]

2. Anyone who does not realize that the Iraqi people, a lot of people from

the Middle Eastern region as a matter of fact, follow these 'trials' very closely. And everytime Americans get away with murder, we gain another bunch of enemies who will never forgive. Or let their descendents forget.