“Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood,” Jack Murtha, member of the House of Representatives and unindicted co-conspirator in the ABSCAM case, speaking to the press and declaring US Marines guilty of murder at Haditha, Iraq.
"The government version is unsupported by independent evidence. To believe the government version of facts is to disregard clear and convincing evidence to the contrary." Lt. Col. Paul Ware, Article 32 hearing officer for Lance Cpl. Justin L. Sharratt, advising that the charges regarding Haditha be dropped.
Lt. Col. Ware did more than just recommend dropping the charges here. The wording of that sentence indicates that it is not only that there is insufficient evidence but that the prosecutors are ignoring evidence that points to innocence.
