Gidget Fuentes has an update on the Camp Pendleton 8:

Jeremiah Sullivan III, a San Diego attorney representing the sailor, a 20-year-old third-class hospital corpsman, has likened the conditions to worst than what convicted felons at the federal “Supermax” prison must endure.

David M. Brahms, a retired brigadier general and attorney in Carlsbad, Calif., who’s met with many of the families, is representing a 21-year-old lance corporal.

The men are “shafted and shackled in the worst conditions being imposed,” Brahms said June 14. “Saddam [Hussein] has a better circumstance than these guys.”

Although relaxed just a little (very little) the conditions imposed on these men are excessive:

Military officials on Friday said they have decided to remove shackles put on seven confined Marines and one sailor whenever they’re outside their individual cells at the Camp Pendleton brig, a Marine Corps spokesman said.

The eight men, confined at the brig since May 24, were being held with “maximum” restraints based on their battalion commander’s decision following an initial investigation into the shooting. As of Friday, they were shifted into what’s called “medium-in” restraint in pre-trial custody, which does not require shackles to be worn, although they remain escorted anytime they are outside their cell, according to 2nd Lt. Lawton King, a base spokesman.

Under “medium-in,” they won’t have any personal restraint while inside the brig, but once outside – such as to go to a court hearing – each “is restrained with handcuffs attached to a leather belt … and their respective escorts carry along leg cuffs in the event they are needed,” King said.

Bruce Armstrong has noticed that the Left, known to sob uncontrollably at the sight of captured terrorists in shackles, isn’t saying a word about our Marines:

Nothing from the ACLU. Not a single “human rights” group is protesting on the Marines’ behalf. Not a word from Ramsey Clark on illegal detention or mistreatment.

My father was a Marine in the Pacific during World War II. I lived in Vista (just a few miles from Camp Pendleton) for the first 33 years of my life and grew up around Marines, and retired Marines, and former Marines (a Marine is NEVER an ex-Marine!).

Every Marine I ever knew would agree that *IF* the Camp Pendleton 8 committed a crime, they should get whatever punishment they deserve – but only AFTER a full and fair Article 32 hearing and military trial, with benefit of competent representation.

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1. The Amboy Times Says:
   June 17th, 2006 at 6:25 pm

   Troops Unshackled

2. mark Says:
   June 21st, 2006 at 4:20 pm

   Those poor soldiers who were kidnapped, tortured, then beheaded were found very close by the spot where they were taken. One has to wonder just how intense the search for them was. Were the soldiers searching too intimidated by the new pc environment to kick in enough doors. Sadly expect a lot more of this. The insurgents like to stick with a strategy. Especially one that works so well for them.

3. Joanne Armstrong Says:
   June 24th, 2006 at 10:53 am

   These men volunteered to do a necessary job that many people wouldn’t or couldn’t do and then when the men did the job they are strung up for it! We had better stop being such marshmallows if we want to kick ass over there! Set these men free and let’s focus on finishing the job in Iraq!

4. Fr. Ken Strawhand Says:
   June 29th, 2006 at 5:20 pm

   These men are in our prayers.

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