REACTION TO HADITHA MASSACRE PROBE Ex-candidate still speaking his mind

CINCINNATI — Paul Hackett, who pulled the plug on his brief but attention-getting political career, has resurfaced in defense of fellow Marines and veterans.

As outspoken as he was on the campaign trail, he says he’s enjoying the freedom of being blunter as a noncandidate.

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Hackett is representing Marine Capt. James Kimber, who he says has been unfairly linked to the unfolding investigation of an alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians by Marines last year in Haditha and whether Marines or their commanders tried to cover up what happened. Hackett also is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit filed recently against the Department of Veterans Affairs, seeking at least $1,000 each in damages for 26.5 million military personnel after personal data was stolen.

Hackett also is upset with Democratic Rep. John Murtha, of Pennsylvania, a decorated Marine veteran who has been briefed by military officials on the Haditha deaths and has said that U.S. troops "overreacted because of the pressure on them." Hackett said Murtha is feeding an image of traumatized, out-of-control soldiers like characters in the films Rambo and The Deer Hunter-."With one broad stroke, he’s recklessly indicted all those Marines ... I don’t know if he’s gotten addicted to the microphones and the cameras. For him to continue to foam at the mouth, it’s irresponsible, it’s stupid, it’s wrong."

http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/06/20/20060620-D11-03.html

If he wasn't there when it happened, of course he's not guilty of the crime. But he IS responsible for the intital report of the deaths being described as the result of an enemy bomb. How and why did that happen? That's what Hackett should be publicly explaining instead throwing red herrings around about Kimber not being at the scene of the crime and the soldiers' image being undermined!

Stick with the VA data theft lawsuit, Hackett--it's a lot more honorable.

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