[RedRover]

Good piece today by Bruce Kessler at Democracy Project: The Haditha Juries & Truth...

The four of eight Marines charged for crimes at Haditha who will face court martials in 2008 should and will be either exonerated or only found guilty of relatively minor procedural offenses.

The preliminary Article 32 hearings into the facts and circumstances, and the consequent recommendations by the hearing officer, eliminated the most serious charges as inadequately substantiated. What remained was largely reduced by the general who is the convening authority.

What the Marines face is allegations of not being perfect, in the face of battle.

More at the link.

[Girlene]

Common sense analysis, if you ask me. I think this paragraph says a lot:

"At core: Lt. Col. Chessani stands accused of not being in two places at once, when other locations than Haditha were hotter at the moment. SSgt Wuterich stands accused of not excessively risking the lives of the men entrusted to him. LCpl Tatum remains charged with, pardon my sarcasm, recklessly being a fighting Marine. And, Lt Grayson stands accused of working within the rules."