Is this a 'rush to judgment'?

Rep. Jack Murtha accused Marines in Iraq of atrocities and war crimes at Haditha. (The case is ongoing, but it's noteworthy that several of the accused have already been exonerated.) - even before the advance of hard evidence or convictions - Why do you think he would do this - is it 'rush to judgement' or was he somehow justified ?

Hi,

It probably is a rush to judgment. But not something that I don't understand, given what happened at abu ghraib.

The things our troops did to them is despicable.

Update 10/4/07

SAN DIEGO — An investigating officer has recommended that the Marine at the center of the biggest prosecution of U.S. troops in the Iraq war should not stand trial on murder charges, a defense attorney said Thursday. Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, 27, of Meriden, Conn., is charged with the unpremeditated murder of 17 Iraqis in Haditha in 2005. The former squad leader allegedly directed his Marines in an assault that left 24 men, women and children dead.

We live in a sad day and time when anyone, not just our Leaders, consider themselves 'too big' to apologize when they're wrong.

3/31/08: After years of litigation and estimated $40 million in taxpayer funds expended, none of the Marines have been found guilty of committing murder or war crimes.

Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum has been exonerated, becoming the fifth Marine out of the eight originally implicated to be cleared - no apology offered.

6/5/08: A court martial on Wednesday acquitted a US Marine for his role in the deaths of 24 civilians in Haditha in Iraq in 2005, the sixth man to be exonerated in the affair, a military official said. Lieutenant Andrew Grayson, 27, was declared 'not guilty on all charges' by a jury - no apology offered.

6/17/08: LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A military judge on Tuesday dismissed the case against the highest-ranking U.S. Marine charged in the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians at Haditha, whittling down the list of those who must still face justice for the 2005 killings to just the accused ringleader. Military Judge Col. Steven Folsom dropped all charges against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, who was accused of violating a lawful order and dereliction of duty, at a hearing at the Camp Pendleton Marine base in Southern California. Folsom's decision means that, out of eight Marines originally charged in the events at Haditha, six won dismissals of their charges and one has been cleared at court martial.

How come we dont hear the aquittals in the press? we sure as hek heard about the marine shootings, (formally known as combat). typical liberal press.