Officer Recommends Charges Dropped Against Haditha Marine

The Investigating Officer in the LCpl Stephen Tatum case has recommended that all charges be dismissed!

Defend Our Marines has the latest developments in the case.

** HERE is the investigating officer’s report.

The Washington Post reported the news yesterday:

An investigating officer has recommended that a Marine Corps general drop all charges against a Marine accused of murdering civilians in Haditha, Iraq, finding again that the 2005 shootings were “tragedies” but that the Marine did not violate the laws of combat.

Lt. Col. Paul J. Ware wrote in a 29-page report that there is insufficient evidence to show that Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum did anything other than follow Marine Corps rules when he killed women and children in two houses in a residential neighborhood in Iraq on Nov. 19, 2005. Ware found that Tatum followed orders to attack the houses and shot a group of civilians only because another Marine in the unit was already shooting at them.

** Let Freedom Ring is pushing for antiwar Rep. Murtha (D-PA) to make an apology.

Michelle Malkin includes Murtha contact numbers.

Previously:
Now, Murtha Blames Marines for Mass Slaughter of Innocent Iraqis!
Democrats Make Leap From Anti-War to Anti-Military
John Murtha Says “Cold Blooded Murder” Tops Naked Pyramid
A Soldier’s Thoughts on Haditha
In Iraq, It’s Only a “Massacre” When It Involves Marines
John Murtha… Here is Your Cold Blooded Killer!
Woops!! It Wasn’t a Cold Blooded Marine Massacre Afterall!
The Speech George Bush Ought to Give on Haditha
Is Haditha a Hoax?
Were Kalishnikovs Used to Kill the People of Haditha?
More on the Bogus Haditha Human Rights Group
Obama Backs Murtha’s “Cold Blooded Murder” Remarks (Video)
Marines Will Sue John Murtha for Defamation of Character
Murtha Is Caught Lying About His “Cold Blooded” Source
John Murtha Is Caught in a “Cold Blooded” Haditha Lie
Murtha Owes All Marines an Apology for His Slander!
Haditha Prosecutors Admit Their Case Is Weak
Haditha Bombshell!
The Collapsing Haditha Case
Haditha Case Continues to Crumble
Murtha About To Get Pummeled By the Haditha Truth
Investigator Recommends Dropping Charges on Haditha Marine
Haditha Marine: “I Didn’t Know There Were Women & Children in House”
All Charges Against Haditha Marine Justin Sharratt Dropped!!

UPDATE: Democracy Project takes a look ahead at the remaining charges against Haditha marine Wuterich.

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