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March 13th,
2009 - CBS News Hails Military Ruling in Haditha Case |
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CBS News Hails
Military Ruling in Haditha Case From the Associated Press March 13, 2009 Camp Pendleton - CBS News is
applauding a military judge's refusal to subpoena unaired footage of a
"60 Minutes" interview with a key defendant in a Marine squad's
assault that killed 24 Iraqis in 2005. The network says the
material that prosecutors sought was not critical to the government's case
against 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich. It calls Lt. Col. Jeffrey
Meeks' decision a "significant victory" that confirms the
principles of a free press. Meeks ruled Thursday at Camp
Pendleton that forcing CBS to hand over the footage would place the network
in the role of being a government tool. Wuterich, of Meriden, Conn.,
is charged with nine counts of voluntary manslaughter and other allegations.
They stem from his role leading a squad of Marines in an assault after a bombing
in the Iraqi city of Haditha killed one of his men. External link: http://www.pe.com/ap_news/California/CA_Marines_Haditha_391472C.shtml |