Former Marine Jose Nazario was acquitted by a civilian jury of manslaughter and related charges. (He left the Marine Corps in 2005 and was no longer subject to military law when the investigation began in 2006.)
The Incident was the 2004 Battle of Fallujah!
Nazario, 28, went on trial in Riverside, California for killing two insurgent prisoners in Fallujah, Iraq, encouraging two subordinates to execute two other prisoners, and unlawfully using his rifle during the incident.
UNLAWFULLY USING HIS RIFLE ...
DURING THE INCIDENT ?
DURING THE INCIDENT ?
The Incident was the 2004 Battle of Fallujah!
The government acknowledges that the enemy combatants the Marines allegedly killed have never been proven to exist. Neither is there an identifiable crime scene, forensic evidence, or any missing persons report, government evidence shows.
EXCUSE ME ... NO EVIDENCE ??
This is yet another disgusting example of what happens when a Politically Correct Congressionally-influenced Pentagon establishes Rules of Engagement.
The government should not be allowed to train our men and women to do a job, then prosecute them for doing it.
Our Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen should never have to second guess the ramifications of their actions on the field of battle.
Hopefully, Jose Nazario will be reinstated as an officer with the Riverside Police Department. He was fired a year ago when he was arrested.
UPDATE: Read Nat Helm's
Hopefully, Jose Nazario will be reinstated as an officer with the Riverside Police Department. He was fired a year ago when he was arrested.
UPDATE: Read Nat Helm's