One defendant, SSgt Wuterich, remains in the case against the Marines in the surely ginned up "Haditha massacre," and his counsel has filed suit to dismiss it on the ground of Marine Corps interference with counsel,  by forcing him to resign before his representation of Wuterich was complete. Nathaniel R. Helms writes on Defend Our Marines:  The government's case against the last Marine standing in the so-called "Haditha Massacre" debacle may run aground on the rocks and shoals of Marine Corps legal precedence, said his leading civilian attorney.Former Marine Corps military judge Neal Puckett says Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich was denied his inherent right to retain the military lawyer appointed by the Marine Corps to defend him so the case must be dismissed.Wuterich, 30, of Meriden, Conn., faces 12 counts of voluntary manslaughter and related charges. On Dec. 21, 2006 he was indicted on 17 counts of unpremeditated murder, two counts of...(Read Full Post)