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Haditha: ‘Quest for Prosecution — Not Justice’

March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

While I’ve been following the investigation and prosecution of the so-called “Haditha Marines” for more than a year now, the case became more interesting after it was revealed that an “extraordinarily unusual oversight body” comprised of high-ranking administration officials had been set up by former Secretary of Defense Donald R. Rumsfeld to oversee the Haditha [...]

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Marines to Face Courts-Martial in Historic Case

October 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Bob McCarty Writes has reported on the case of the so-called “Haditha Marines” several times during the past 12 months, focusing primarily on the case of Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani. In a UPI report today, we learned that Colonel Chessani, 42, and Lance Cpl. Stephen B. Tatum, 26, will face courts-martial related to the 2005 [...]

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Haditha Marines Commander Faces Article 32 Hearing

June 15th, 2007 · 12 Comments

In previous Bob McCarty Writes posts, I wrote about the case of Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, a career Marine Corps officer facing a possible court-martial for doing his job to the best of his ability in Iraq as leader of the so-called “Haditha Marines”. Now, I bring you an update. At this time, Colonel Chessani’s [...]

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60 Minutes to Air Interview of Haditha Marine

March 15th, 2007 · 6 Comments

In a previous post at Bob McCarty Writes, we encouraged its readers to “do what you can to support this Marine.” The Marine in question was Marine Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Chessani, a career officer facing a court-martial for doing his job to the best of his ability in Haditha, Al Anbar, Iraq. Now, we’ve learned [...]

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Marine Faces Bogus Charges, Needs Your Help

March 6th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Below is the text of a news release from the Thomas More Law Center that speaks for itself. Bob McCarty Writes encourages you to do what you can to support this Marine. Marine Commander Faces Politically Charged “Haditha” Prosecution; Thomas More Law Center Joins Defense Team Tue, Mar 6, 2007 ANN ARBOR, MI – The [...]

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