[RedRover]

Yes, good luck, Capt. Stone!

BTW, did you catch that bit in post # 2?

Even if the enlisted Marines are absolved of murder, the officers still can be prosecuted for failing to properly investigate.

"If you have a suspicious circumstance, then you have a professional duty to ensure it was accurately reported," Glazier said. "They could have breached those responsibilities even if ultimately the lower-ranking individuals are found not to have committed a crime."

[Girlene]

Even if the enlisted Marines are absolved of murder, the officers still can be prosecuted for failing to properly investigate.

This is getting silly. A verdict like that would destroy the effectiveness of having any lawyers in the field during war. To cover themselves, they'll ask for further investigations left and right to make sure they are never second guessed down the line. Same goes for other officers. Have these prosecutors ever seen combat?

Well, I guess the prosecutors answered a question I had about the scheduling for these hearings. I didn't understand why they would hold hearings for the officers before they determined if the Marines had actually committed any crimes. Doesn't matter, I guess. Officers must investigate non-crimes, too?!

[pandoraou812]

Prayers for these soldiers & all our soldiers. ~P~

[Paperdoll]

Why has the president remained silent about this, as he has Ramos and Compean? The president is responsible for Marines being in Iraq. The president is responsible for our open borders. These men, here or in Iraq, were doing their jobs as ordered by the Commander in Chief. Why hasn’t he pardoned or exonerated all ten of them?