All charges dropped against Marine in killing of two Iraqis

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Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usiraqjusticepantano

Snip: <WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US Marine Corps dropped all charges against a lieutenant who had been accused of shooting to death two Iraqis last year to make an example of them, the corps said.
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Second Lieutenant Ilario Pantano, a former Wall Street trader who rejoined the Marine Corps after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon, had been charged with premeditated murder.

Major General Richard Huck, the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division, decided to drop all charges after reviewing an investigative report that found no credible evidence to support criminal charges, and autopsies conducted on the two Iraqis Pantano killed.

"After careful consideration of the Article 32 Investigative Report and of the autopsies, Major General Huck has decided to dismiss all charges," the Marines said in a statement from Campe Lejeune, North Carolina.>