Investigative Officer Recommends Charges Dropped Against Last Haditha Marine
Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich
SAN DIEGO - An investigating officer has recommended that the Marine at the center of the biggest prosecution of U.S. troops in the Iraq war should not stand trial on murder charges, a defense attorney said Thursday.
Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, 27, of Meriden, Conn., is charged with the unpremeditated murder of 17 Iraqis in Haditha in 2005. The former squad leader allegedly directed his Marines in an assault that left 24 men, women and children dead.
Lt. Col. Paul Ware recommended that Wuterich should be tried for the lesser offense of negligent homicide in the deaths of five children and two women, said Neal Puckett, Wuterich’s attorney.
Ware reviewed evidence against Wuterich in a preliminary hearing known as an Article 32. His recommendation is nonbinding and the final decision about whether Wuterich should stand trial rests with Lt. Gen. James Mattis, the commanding general overseeing the case.
Forbes
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So… when will Murthe be tried for treason???
October 4th, 2007 at 11:26 ammurtha will suck cocks in hell
Go get on the floor of the Senate you bag of shit and tell us again what you believe you fucking communist
October 4th, 2007 at 11:27 amMurtha is a useless douche bag. When he opens his mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet.
October 4th, 2007 at 11:35 amCONGRESS SHOULD CENSURE MURTHA FOR SLANDER AND PASS A RESOLUTION CONDEMNING TROOPS IN COMBAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 4th, 2007 at 11:35 amI MEAN CONDEMNING MURTHA FOR HIS SLANDER OF TROOPS IN COMBAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 4th, 2007 at 11:36 amSpeaking of phonies like Murtha…here’s a nice piece:
October 4th, 2007 at 11:41 amhttp://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=57971
Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich … Talk about going through Hell fire and back.
G-d speed.
October 4th, 2007 at 1:34 pmSteve he did not just make that speech on the floor of the Senate. Murtha went on the Sunday circuit and called these fine young Devil Dogs “…cold blooded murderers…”.
Any Marine on this site will agree that Murtha should have turned in his EGA when he made those comments!!!
Semper Fi and thank God for common sense.
October 4th, 2007 at 2:48 pmI am the father of a former Marine and Iraq war vet. This is great news and I am sure Gen. Mattis will do the right thing and drop all charges, he is a good man. This bullshit is why my son did not re-enlist. This whole incident had a negitive impact on him. The Haditha Marines are 3/5, the same Marines that were on his right in Fallujah. It is a travesty that the Marine Corps feels compelled to feed upon its own to appease the (D)s and msm.
October 4th, 2007 at 2:57 pmDan (The Infidel)
LOVE the line from your link
“True, all Democrats in the military are not phony soldiers, but all phony soldiers seem to be Democrats.”
Damn true dat!
October 4th, 2007 at 8:29 pmI agree with Craig. Now, hopefully they will all be free, all charges dropped. What a horrible experience to have gone through, worse than the war.
October 4th, 2007 at 8:42 pm