There were a few small news stories the other day about all criminal charges being dropped against US Marine Lt. Colonel Jeffrey Chessani. His troops had been charged in the supposed murder of Iraqi civilians a couple of years ago. Those stories were puny compared to the media firestorm the original charges created. Isn’t that invariably the case when the facts begin to get in the way of a juicy story. You’ll recall the huge furor over a “massacre” by US Marines from the 3rd Battalion First Marines in the city of Haditha two and a half years ago. Twenty...