Darryl Sharratt, Haditha Marine dad, on Front Line tonight at 10 EST [Listen later at the link]

The Front Line ^ | June 20, 2007 | Kit Jarrell

[RedRover]

Darryl Sharratt, father of LCpl. Justin Sharratt, will be the guest on The Front Line with Kit Jarrell blog talk radio tonight, June 20, from 10:00 to 11:00 Eastern (just click at the link, click on tonight's show, and listen live).

He'll be talking about his son's Article 32 that concluded last week at Camp Pendleton.

If you miss the live broadcast tonight, go to the site any time after 11:00 tonight. There will be a link on the home page to the archived broadcast.

[RedRover]

For background, see these fine threads...

• LCpl. Justin L. Sharratt: Article 32 Summary, June 16

• Hearing officer: Evidence does not support murder case, June 15

• Accused Haditha Marine passed polygraph exam, June 12

FACING TRIAL: Darryl Sharratt, left, and Theresa Sharratt, center, arrive with their son Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, right, for his Article 32 investigation hearing at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in San Diego County on Monday, June 11, 2007. (The Associated Press)

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[jazusamo]

Am looking forward to listening, thanks for the heads up.

If you would like to help with the civilian lawyer’s legal fees for the
Haditha Marines you can do so by going to these sites.

Defend Our Marines

Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt

SSgt. Frank Wuterich

Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani

Military Combat Defense Fund

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Thanks for this, Jaz!!

[GitmoSailor]

Thanks for staying on top of this.You are doing a super job on keeping us informed!!!...

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

BACK TO THE TOP

[RedRover]

Hey, Gitmo! Great to see you, hoss!

[Shelayne]

Thank you for the heads-up and all the PINGS! You are doing such a phenomenal job keeping up with events and informing us.

Thank you!!

[RaceBannon]

major bump!!

[RedRover]

Kit just posted this on her site:
Tonight: Haditha Exposed

Tonight is a very special edition of The Front Line. I will have three guests in an explosive roundtable on the Haditha incident.

Throw out everything you think you know, everything the media has told you. Court testimony is out there, it’s on the record, and even the investigating officer says there isn’t enough for a trial. These Marines have been charged with murder and have gone through hell for nothing. But it gets worse...much worse.

[Girlene]

Thanks, Red. Should be some interesting news after Justin Sharratt’s hearing last week.

[RedRover]

Absolutely! Darryl’s pumped and ready to go!

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This from the California Conservative blog...

If you’re interested in knowing the truth about the injustice being visited on the Haditha Marines, make sure to tune in to Kit Jarrell’s Blog Talk Radio Show tonight at 9:00 pm CT.

For those so moved, the number to call to participate in tonight’s show is (646) 915-9926.

Tonight’s show will focus on the numerous injustices being visited upon these valiant Marines. I’ll be part of the panel tonight, along with Tim Harrington and Darryl Sharratt.

Mr. Sharratt is the father of Justin Sharratt, one of the Marines currently under investigation. Lcpl. Sharratt’s Article 32 Hearing (the military equivalent of a grand jury) ended last Friday, June 15. I suspect that Mr. Sharratt will have alot to say about how his son has been treated and whether he’ll be court-martialed.

I suspect that Tim Harrington will talk about the evidence that he’s dug up that will, in my opinion, exonerate the Haditha Marines. Most people aren’t familiar with Tim because he’s kept a low profile until now. It isn’t a stretch to say that Tim’s the expert on the Haditha Marines. You don’t want to miss Tim because he’s passionate, knowledgeable and articulate when it comes to the Haditha Marines.

I’ll talk about the possible political ramifications of this sad chapter in military history. I’ll specifically focus on the role John Murtha played in hanging these courageous Marines out to dry. To the point, I’ll be talking about the taped testimony of the S2 intelligence officer monitoring the Haditha insurgent attack. This testimony was just declassified. As I said in this post, it refutes most, if not all, of Murtha’s accusations. I’ll also talk about the specific, and unfounded, accusations that Murtha has made against these courageous Marines.

Tim, Darryl and I will be on the entire hour discussing this travesty. If you want to help right this injustice, tune into tonight’s show. I’m certain that we’ll tell you what you can do to help.

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Quote of the Day:

The Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James T. Conway, said a thing that troubles him is the number of issues like Haditha that are coming out in the news media these days.

"The fact we have three or four issues like that troubles me," he said. "Our public has us up on a pedestal that you probably can’t believe. Every time one of these incidents happens we get a chip out of our pedestal."

[ticked]

Thanks for the ping!

[RedRover]

You’re welcome, ticked! Ought to be a great show!

[lilycicero]

Thanks for the notice.

[freema]

wtf

[RedRover]

He may have said more than was quoted. But the general seems to damning the Haditha Marines as chips off his pedestal.

[freema]

I never thought I would ping anyone to something like this.

[freema]

If he didn’t mean it like this, he should have made certain it couldn’t have been taken out of context.

Disgraceful.

[RedRover]

Could be just wishful thinking on my part. If you click at the link, you'll see the bit I posted is actually from a Corps press release.

[Semper Fi Mom]

Thanks for the post! I’ll be listening.

[RedRover]

Great, Mom! As you know, Darryl’s speaking out for everyone caught in this nightmare.

[freema]

He’s got some ‘splainin’ to do as far as I’m concerned.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for the ping.

[freema]

Are you listening?

[RedRover]

I heard a little. Unfortunately, I need to make it an early night so I’ll catch it tomorrow.

How about you?

[freema]

I got on late, tied up with duty here.

Tim is promoting a demand on Congress for full televised hearings.

[freema]

Lay out the details of the S2 deposition. Letters to the editor, telling the story that’s being told here, and other sites. Kit’s saying she’s written several that have not been published. She’s saying that very few bloggers that are staying on top of this and taking care of business.

[RedRover]

What? That might take a chip off the pedestal!

[freema]

Tim’s hitting hard.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for the ping. Will be hitting the sack shortly. Been a tough day. Car broke down etc., managed to get it temporary fixed, but need inspection to keep insurance and plates. Wonder I am on the boards of lately.

[freema]

I empathize, Unc. Have a good night’s sleep.

[RedRover]

Just catching the end about Murtha.

[RedRover]

Now the Gen Conway bit quoted above.

[freema]

Me, too, Kit nailing Conway.

Tim talking about economic fallout of what the Marines want in funding.

[jazusamo]

They ripped murtha and Gen Conway pretty good didn’t they?

[RedRover]

That last thing Tim said was a reference to a e-mail campaign that pinkpanther111 has been tireless in promoting.

[RedRover]

Pink's post is here: Young Marines on Trial, Older Marines Say Enough!.

[RedRover]

Sure did! Do you know Gary Gross?

[jazusamo]

No I hadn’t heard of him till today but checked out his blog from the link posted here and didn’t even know his name until the show tonight.

[RedRover]

Did you hear if they put in a plug for Don Dinsmore’s West Coast “No Man Left Behind Ride”?

[freema]

Yes.

[freema]

They covered a lot of ground.

[freema]

I’m turning in, fellas. Love ya.

[jazusamo]

I don’t remember one but I missed a few minutes. Darryl did mention the PGR.

[jazusamo]

G’Night, Ma. :-)

[RedRover]

Love ya, too, ma. Don’t let the murthas bite.

[RedRover]

What’s the PGR?