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April 01, 2009
Lt. Pantano's Charges Dropped, Sanity Prevails in the Corps
Proving that our military hasn't been completely lost to politically correct madness, the absurd murder charges against USMC 2nd Lieutenant Ilario Pantano, for doing his job killing mujahideen in Iraq, have been thrown out.
RALEIGH, N.C. — A former Wall Street trader who rejoined the Marines after the Sept. 11 attacks will not be tried on murder charges for killing two suspected Iraqi insurgents, a Marine general decided Thursday.
The decision by Maj. Gen. Richard Huck, commander of the 2nd Marine Division based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., ends the prosecution of 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano, whom prosecutors accused of killing the men without justification.“Down at the unit level, there was never a question about Ilario’s conduct and whether or not he did the right thing,” Charles Gittins, Pantano’s civilian lawyer, said. “It was up in the higher echelons. The people removed from combat situations needed to put more trust in their officers rather than assuming they’re guilty.”
Amen to that. It's a shame that it had to come to this. The confidence of our fighting men and women on the ground and the ability to perform their work properly is the last vital asset which should be sacrificed upon the altar of multicultural appeasement. Our heartless enemies are not moved by such niceties anyway. This is a grave matter—far more grave than the lives of two hateful holy warriors dedicated to destroying all things infidel.
Lt. Pantano is an American hero and it's disgraceful that he and his family—and the Marines—were dragged through this.
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originally posted at Clarity & Resolve
Posted by Patrick at April 1, 2009 12:00 AM
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It is actually possible that those two men did nothing but turned to Lt Pantano with nothing but "bad attitude".
Certainly we can't second-guess men in combat, but is the alternative that men with weapons can essentially kill whomever they wish with whatever suspicion and no consequences will come?
Perhaps police will soon be able to claim they are "in combat" any time they have to draw their weapons, and thus be able to excuse any poor case of judgement in firing.
Posted by Tim Carter at May 26, 2005 03:04 PM
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