[xzins]

e. Wuterich will explore who provided Murtha the information he said he relied on. His pleadings refer, in fact, to leakers from among people inside the Department of Defense.

And this info will ENABLEWuterich to claim command influence on his hearing and trial.

[freema]

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[bigheadfred]

Not knowing the military, how should “command influence” affect the outcome of Gen. Mattis’s rulings in this case? Does it give him more leeway in granting a complete dismissal?
Also, do you think the Murtha debacle will keep other senators and congresspeople from weighing in on the other end of the spectrum, i.e., stopping , or never starting, favorable investigations in what I call Malicious prosecutions of our soldiers?

[Girlene]

e. Wuterich will explore who provided Murtha the information he said he relied on. His pleadings refer, in fact, to leakers from among people inside the Department of Defense.

And this info, if it ever comes out, will be quite interesting. Do you think Murtha would have made the jump from reading investigatory documents to claiming the Marines were cold-blooded murderers? Maybe, maybe not.

When did Murtha first come out with these comments - early May, 2006? Charges against the Marines weren't disclosed until right before Christmas, 2006. NCIS reports and pictures were leaked in January, 2007 to the Washington Post. Someone(s) leaked, briefed, talked to Murtha before May. Somehow he came away from that discussion(s) with the impression of murder, not combat deaths. He easily could have added the cold-blooded aspect all by himself.

One question I have, is why Murtha was given this information. Was it relevant to a committee position of his at the time? Wasn't he a ranking member of the House Defense Appropriations Sub-Committee? Would this be relevant?