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Home Front: Politix

'Lawfare' Over Haditha

2006-06-07

The administration's domestic opponents play into the enemy's hands.

BY DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. AND LEE A. CASEY

The unfolding investigation of last November's events in Haditha reveals much more about the Bush administration's critics than it does about the U.S. armed forces. Although the inquiry is ongoing, it appears that 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians were deliberately murdered, allegedly by American Marines seeking revenge for a fallen comrade. If true, the episode was a war crime, something that must be--and no doubt will be--severely punished. However, the administration's critics are already cynically leveraging the Haditha killings as a means of undercutting the president, heedless of the effect this may have on American national interests.

Posted by:ryuge

#7 A very fine opinion piece.

Posted by: Captain America 2006-06-07 21:00

#6 "There is no innocence, only degrees of guilt."
This sums up the LLL mindset perfectly.

Posted by: N guard 2006-06-07 13:52

#5 To the best of my reccolection, under the UCMJ you ARE presumed guilty until proven innocent.

Posted by: mojo 2006-06-07 12:27

#4 Doesn't apply to the elite - just ask Patches (Pat Kennedy).

Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-06-07 09:06

#3 Personally, I'm all for the MSM establishing new legal procedures [i.e. presumed guilty, must prove innocents, unverifiable evidence, hearsay, and opinion]. It will be the legal framework when their time is in the docket arrives, like for treason during time of war.

Posted by: Uleng Sheth5937 2006-06-07 09:00

#2 The 'illegal combatants' who hide in the civilian population does not (and should not *ever*) deserve Geneva Convention protections. Otherwise the GC is useless since nobody has any incentive to follow it.

We *must* *lose* the War on Terror in order for the Democrats to suceed - and lose big. This is why the hacks such as Muthra, Kerry, Kennedy, the media and the like are allies of the enemy. They want (and need) us to lose. And the more dead american soldiers the better for them. I include certain Republcans in this camp as well.

To them the cost [in mere american lives] is worth it as long as the elite (them) can suceed.

Evidence? Just look at their recent actions - from Kennedy saying we have simply replaced on tyrant with another (us) to Muthra calling out troops home *now* - never mind that it would give the enemy a win (to the donks that is a feature not a bug). To how they are all convicting the soldiers before the investigation is completed. The media refusal to associate Terrorism with Islam.

Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-06-07 08:59

#1 Here's the link I forgot to add:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110008481

I also meant to file it under Home Front:WoT.

Posted by: ryuge 2006-06-07 06:44

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