It appears one of the Marines who had been charged in the Haditha case will be cleared of at the very least the murder charges.

It is my hope that the others will also be found to be innocent of cold blooded murder.

It has always been my contention that if any soldier intentionally kills, they should be treated as any civilian would be, but this case was clearly in many aspects a “rush to judgment” and a thirst by the MSM (and Congressman Murtha) to condemn these Marines. I wonder if there will be any apologies forthcoming to LCpl Sharratt.

Also, Michael Yon has posted another dispatch from Iraq. Seems we must be doing something right.

Al-Qaeda on the Run: Feasting on the Moveable Beast

While we were driving in the belly of the Stryker into Buhriz, I asked Abu Ali, “What did you do to al Qaeda?”

Abu Ali said that on 1 April 2007, he and his people attacked al Qaeda in Buhriz for their crimes against Islam. He also said something that many Muslims have said to me: al Qaeda are not Muslims. (Both Sunni and Shia have said nearly the exact same words, at times on video.) Abu Ali said they fought hard against al Qaeda, and on 10 April, they asked the Americans to join the attack. It worked.

Sounds like we must be winning at least some hearts and minds.

And
Courtesy of Jack Army I discovered this link to the Global Incident Map. In looking over the information provided, there are events which I clearly remember reading about and others which I checked out by reading the copy provided when clicking on the incident itself. Just a little something different for those who have never seen anything quite like this.