[RedRover]

[lilycicero]

I am cheering for Salinas’ loyalty. I still have divided caution, but this sounds very hopeful.

[Girlene]

Good news. It’s about time. From various reporting it appeared that Sgt. Salinas was a key witness to most of the events that occurred that day. It made no sense that Sgt. Salinas was not granted immunity for the Article 32’s if their purpose was to get to the truth. Good for Lt. Gen. Helland for granting him immunity for LCpl Tatum’s upcoming trial.

[Chickenhawk Warmonger]

Now THIS is good news to start the New Year. Thanks for the ping Red and Happy New Year!

[4woodenboats]

The NPR story claimed one of its reporters had obtained the names of the suspects from an anonymous Department of Defense source.

That DOD source must have had an awful lot of time on their hands to visit multiple media sources in a desperate attempt to destroy these Marine's lives. We now know that this source was disseminating false information, to boot.

It is way past time an investigation into the DOD to find this mole commenced, and time to put SECNAV Winter in front of a senate panel under oath to see how much dirt - or bilge goo as it were - he has under his fingernails.

It'd be nice to see the media update their stories to reflect the truths so eloquently portrayed by Nat Helms, but I'm not holding my breath waiting, especially after that sickening rant by the NCT against LCpl Delano Holmes - the ONLY media source that used to be somewhat on the level. I wonder how Mark Walker feels about his colleagues right about now. This is encouraging news, though. It appears that Lt. Gen. Helland may be more interested in discovering what really happened than many of his peers.

I would think that Sgt. Salinas's testimony concerning the taxi full of "students" could have cleared up many misconceptions over a year ago, and affected the previous Article 32s, as it was one of the initial and pivotal events in this case, one that the media & NCIS used to paint the whole squad as blood thirsty and trigger happy.

I'm heading north till next week to work on the house, thanks for the ping.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for the latest update on what is happening with these Haditha Marines.

[Shelayne]

During the ensuing firefight, the squad killed eight insurgents and 15 civilians that lived in three of the four homes from which the enemy sprang the ambush. An attached Human Intelligence Exploitation Team later identified at least 11 other insurgents involved in the attack who were hired and led by Al Qaeda foreign fighters operating in Haditha.

This prosecution not only "can't see the forest through the trees", they have been deliberately closing their eyes.

The NPR story claimed one of its reporters had obtained the names of the suspects from an anonymous Department of Defense source.

Some insect in the DOD needs to be brought out into the light, exposed, and then squished, preferably with combat boots. This is unbelievable.

With the good news of immunity and the ensuing testimony of Salinas, I will join the "Exonerate in '08!" optimism. Happy New Year to all!

[Velveeta]

I love good news pings!

[Gene Eric]

>> The government has too much invested in Lt Col Chessani’s case to allow that to happen.

And who is the beneficiary of this investment, some obscure bureaucrat?

It must be a dark and lonely place, the mind of one who seeks to destroy good men, especially the men that put their lives and families on hold to serve their Country.