Via Sweetness and Light. Charges have now been dismissed on five of the eight Marines accused of various crimes in the Haditha Iraq incident. From day one I did not think these highly trained Marine infantryman had done anything except their job. Jack Murtha who is yet to apologize or even comment as each case gets dismissed should resign immediately. As a former Marine, Murtha is the only ex-Marine I have ever seen. This most recent dismissal combined with the internal witch hunt that was written about earlier this week will lead to dismissal of all charges against the last 3 Marines. Semper Fi
From: XXXXXX
To: XXXXXXX
Subject: LCpl Stephen Tatum
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:06:03 -0500
All charges were dismissed with prejudice against LCpl Tatum this morning, on the day his trial was to begin on allegations stemming from actions in Haditha, Iraq on 19 November 2005. The government said it was done to further the truth seeking function. We emphasize that LCpl Tatum will testify truthfully if called as a witness but there is no deal for his testimony. It became clear to the experienced prosecution team that the right thing to do was to dismiss all charges against LCpl Tatum. We believe the evidence shows that LCpl Tatum reacted to an enemy attack the way he was trained to do.
This result is consistent with the recommendation of the Article 32 investigating officer who recommended last summer that no court-martial be held in this case.
JACK B. ZIMMERMANN
KYLE R. SAMPSON
LTCOL MATTHEW W. CORD, USMCR
MAJ JEFFREY V. MUÑOZ, USMC
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