General's aide refuses to testify in Haditha hearings

McCann told both sides to give him prior notice if any classified information would be touched on, so the hearing room could be cleared of spectators lacking required security clearances.

Hmmm. I guess the Washington Post and New York Times will be allowed to stay since they seem to get all the super-duper secret info on the Haditha case. Oh, wait, they don't need to show up for the hearings, they've got some great anonymous leakers on their direct dial. /sarc

""We are fighting a war and we need these guys who have experience over there," Rooney said."
Precisely! So lets put this bull shit behind us. Drop all the frigen charges and investigations for every Marine connected with the SASO activity in Haditha, and let them get back to doing what the Hell they where hired to do. And that is to kill our frigen enemies wherever they may be sneaking about.

And let us not forget this piece about Capt. Randy Stone when he was praised by President Bush:

...President George Bush recognized one of the men charged in the Haditha killings, Capt. Randy W. Stone.

Bush praised Stone during a 2005 visit he made to North Island to rally support for "staying the course" in Iraq.

During his speech, Bush noted that Stone's grandfather, Leon Stone, had fought as a Navy sailor supporting the Marines in World War II's battle of Iwo Jima.

"And today ... Capt. Randy Stone carries on a proud family tradition," Bush said. "Capt. Stone is a Marine officer now serving in Iraq. He knows that he and his generation are doing the same vital work in this war on terror that his grandparents did in World War II. He also knows how this struggle will end."

Bush then quoted Stone as saying: 'I know we will win because I see it in the eyes of the Marines every morning. In their eyes is the sparkle of victory.' "

Let Capt. Randy Stone get back to doing the job he was hired to do. Stop second-guessing his investigation after the fact.

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