tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878061.post1445077480171179926..comments2024-01-17T15:36:20.019-08:00Comments on The Missing Man: Who killed Jim Kitterman?Susie Dowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09948202023288976141noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878061.post-227258269190901052009-08-31T05:58:36.199-07:002009-08-31T05:58:36.199-07:00Anonymous 2 - Please read my post again. I actuall...Anonymous 2 - Please read my post again. I actually did provide the information that three of the men were at an Embassy party and that CTU founder Don Feeney was out of the country at the time of the murder. <br /><br />My intent is not to point fingers at possible suspects but rather to call attention to the fact that both Young and Kitterman deserve better.<br /><br />The investigation to date appears thoroughly botched.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I also have no faith whatsoever in the Iraqi judicial system - a system that for decades was sorely abused to the point that executions were based on circumstantial evidence. Gossip is no replacement for cold hard evidence.<br /><br />The entire reason for my post was that I question the quality of investigation. Why? There are significant voids in the investigation into the disappearance of Kirk von Ackermann, now the longest missing American in Iraq. Coincidentally, von Ackermann's employer remains the prime 'suspect' even though there's good reason to believe he was originally the intended target.<br /><br />Sound familiar?<br /><br />Regards the US government's 'motive' - I put it down to lack of interest. Both DoD and State cycle staff and personnel in and out of the region so often that no one does follow up. Steve Fainaru details this in his book on the Jonathan Cote kidnapping, <a href="http://www.bigboyrules.com/" rel="nofollow">Big Boy Rules</a>.Susie Dowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948202023288976141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878061.post-19685461523571943122009-08-30T20:40:10.420-07:002009-08-30T20:40:10.420-07:00What nobody seems to mention is that of the 5 arre...What nobody seems to mention is that of the 5 arrested, one was not even in the country at the time of the murder, 3 were inside the Italian Embassy all night and the other was just sleeping at the CTU compund while he was in transit and had no idea of who Kitterman was. <br /><br />The Iraqi judicial system has found all 5 to not have any connection to the murder whatsoever. The FBI insists on pushing the scenario that CTU employees killed Jim despite them all being accounted for (the 3 in country on VIDEO).<br /><br />It just makes me question the US governments motives in pushing this horrible incident onto people who had nothing to do with it. Keep in mind Don Feeney had several high profile run-ins with the Dept of State after he rescued kidnapped children from other countries in the 1980's...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878061.post-76146728907982556952009-08-30T18:01:59.346-07:002009-08-30T18:01:59.346-07:00Kitterman and Larry where both killed by the same ...Kitterman and Larry where both killed by the same peopleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878061.post-20319465015330909882009-08-23T15:05:04.530-07:002009-08-23T15:05:04.530-07:00It's unclear to me who has jurisdiction over a...It's unclear to me who has jurisdiction over an investigation into a mortar attack in the IZ. Military, civilian, Iraqi, American? My hunch is no one bothered to look into it and just accepted it as is.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the use of forensics is relatively new in Iraq. For instance, fingerprinting has only recently entered into use by law enforcement and court proceedings. So, Iraqi investigators would of course have to rely very heavily on American investigators expertise. Who arrived first? How badly was the scene compromised? <br /><br />Right off the bat, the investigation probably started off on the wrong foot much like I believe the investigation into the disappearance of Kirk von Ackermann's did. The assumption was that he was snatched by insurgents. As far as I know, no one ever approached his disappearance as a traditional murder investigation.<br /><br />I have the feeling that both the Young and Kitterman investigations have followed the same fate.Susie Dowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948202023288976141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878061.post-42606288404592653662009-08-14T23:23:10.977-07:002009-08-14T23:23:10.977-07:00Possibly one other question: was the mortar attack...Possibly one other question: was the mortar attack even a mortar attack? An American soldier, Alberto Martinez, was accused of "fragging" two officers in June 2005 by placing a bomb on a window. When investigators surveyed the scene they assumed for some time it was simply an insurgent rocket attack.<br /><br />Of course, this is mostly crime-drama-esque speculation. But who knows what really goes on in the Green Zone?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782803487449790995noreply@blogger.com