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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Selectric II who wrote (20607)	10/20/2004 11:31:24 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 27181

I didn't hear this on news broadcasts today. When someone is exonerated, journalists don't consider it news: Commander cleared in Iraqi prisoner death Charges dismissed against officer who ran detention facility The Associated Press Oct. 20, 2004 SAN DIEGO - Charges have been dismissed against the former commander of a detention facility where an Iraqi prisoner was dragged by the neck and later died. Maj. Michael Froeder, a Marine reservist from Pennsylvania, was accused of failing to intervene and provide medical attention to Nagem Sadoon Hatab, 52. Camp Pendleton’s commanding officer, Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Donovan, made the decision last week to dismiss, without prejudice, charges of dereliction of duty and maltreatment — meaning the charges cannot be refiled. “After considering all of the evidence, Maj. Gen. Donovan determined the charges were unsubstantiated,” Marine spokeswoman Capt. Juliet Chelkowski said Wednesday. She did not elaborate. Froeder’s defense attorney, Daniel K. Hagood, noted there were problems with evidence in the case, but said he did not know the specific reason for the dismissal. He said he provided the base with some information that exonerated his client, but declined to elaborate. “I don’t think the evidence at the end of the day would show Maj. Froeder was callous or cruel or neglectful of his duties,” Hagood said.