Paging John Murtha

Waiting for a comment from John "Earmark" Murtha, I am sure the media will be all over for him for his thoughts;
Charges Dropped for Two Marines in Haditha Case

NPR.org, August 9, 2007 · Charges have been dropped against Marine Capt. Randy W. Stone and an enlisted marine in connection with the deaths of 24 civilians in 2005 in Haditha, Iraq, the Corp said Thursday. Two other enlisted men are charged with murder, and three other officers besides Stone are accused of failing to adequately investigate the deaths.

The Marine Corps dropped all charges against Stone, a 35-year-old battalion lawyer from Dunkirk, Md., and Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, 22, of Canonsburg, Pa.

"It is clear to me that any error of omission or commission by Capt. Stone does not warrant action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice," Lt. Gen. James Mattis wrote in dismissing the charges.

The Corps also said that charges had been dismissed against Sharratt. Prosecutors had alleged that he and other members of his battalion engaged in a revenge-motivated assault on Iraqi civilians after a roadside bomb killed a fellow Marine, Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas of El Paso, Texas. Sharratt argued that he fired on the Iraqi men because they were insurgents and at least one was carrying an assault rifle.

Stone and Sharratt are among eight Marines who were originally charged in the case. In April, murder charges were dropped against Marine Sgt. Sanick Dela Cruz; charges are still pending against the remaining defendants.

The decision to drop the charges against Sharratt followed an earlier recommendation from Lt. Col. Paul Ware, a hearing officer.

"The government version is unsupported by independent evidence," Ware wrote. "To believe the government version of facts is to disregard clear and convincing evidence to the contrary."

Ware said prosecution of Sharratt could set a "dangerous precedent that ... may encourage others to bear false witness against Marines as a tactic to erode public support of the Marine Corps and its mission in Iraq."

"Even more dangerous is the potential that a Marine may hesitate at the critical moment when facing the enemy," Ware said.

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