Posted on 01/23/2010 7:19:47 AM PST by John W
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security contractors involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.
Biden's announcement after a meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani shows just how diplomatically sensitive the incident remains nearly three years later.
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Why do you think that? Still holding a grudge over another thread?
I’m the curious sort who’s interested in truth no matter who it favors.
Your post is a little vague. I really don’t follow you very well.
The rest of the squad eventually was acquitted, charges dropped, or in the case of Cpl Mendoza, said anything the prosecutor wanted him to say in return for immunity and a job in the prosecutor's motor pool.
***Millions*** of dollars, the full weight of NCIS and cheap tricks by the pentagon have been and still are being used to bleed the 3/1, none of which had millions of dollars, the DOD, WAPO, Time, Murtha, SecNav, etc on their side.
For more specificity, browse through the cases on defendourmarines.com and defendourtroops.com
BTW, last I heard was that the Marines are waiting for SSargent Wuterich's legal representatives to retire before continuing....I haven't checked lately.
I am not mocking Dan Quayle...
both spellings, potato and potatoe are acceptable...
I was highlighting the hypocrisy of the press.
you're right...silly me...that explains precisely why you said this:
To: John W Do you know the great thing about Joe Biden? He is going to make Dan Quale sound like William F. Buckley!! 3 posted on Saturday, January 23, 2010 9:24:35 AM by Nitro [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse]
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