“Don and James were very good friends for a number of years,” Judy Feeney said from her North Carolina home.
She said that her husband wasn’t even in Iraq at the time of Kitterman’s death and said her son and the other CTU employees had solid alibis.
“We’re anticipating a good outcome,” she said. “No charges have been filed and we don’t anticipate that at all.”
Judy Feeney said she has been granted limited contact with anyone in Iraq but that she had heard her husband and son were being treated well while in Iraqi custody.
I have been trying to follow this latest deal with CTU and Don Feeney, the CEO, being held by Iraqi authorities in connection with the death of James Kitterman. One of my readers pointed out that they all had alibis, and could not possibly be responsible. So I went looking for some open source commentary about these alibis. Here they are. (the last story brings up a law suit against CTU, but I was more concerned with what Judy Feeney had to say)
If in fact these alibis hold up, then these men should be immediately released. If there are other legal issues in the past with CTU, that is one thing, but this is about the murder of James Kitterman. And seeing how this is the first true test of the SOFA and Iraq’s ability to administer justice, then we need to keep them honest during the investigation. I will not make any judgements, but I think it is important to present what is floating around out there.
I despise any efforts by the MSM to demonize these guys, before being charged with anything, and I hope to keep them honest with my little corner of the new media world. Innocent until proven guilty is the way it must be, and reportage should always reflect that. Thanks again to the readers and I look forward to any other input. I welcome anyone from CTU to come forward as well, and correct the record if possible. –Matt
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Here is a link to SOCNET and conversation about CTU and the death of James Kitterman. According to the discussion, there is an alibi. Here is the quote from Sniper111:
The names have been released and Don Feeney is one of them.
The Iraqi MG Hussein Ali Kamal can’t even figure out who Jim and Don worked for (they each owned separate companies and didn’t work for ANYONE) much less figure out who killed Jim- a man I consider a personal friend.
Kind of funny how 5 people could have managed to fit into Jim’s vehicle and stab him while they were putting out Larry Young’s hooch while it was actively on fire after taking a mortar round and helping the IZ Police and Baghdad Fire.
All individuals detained have had their whereabouts verified at the time of the killing. The Iraqis simply needed to be seen to “do something” so they arrested everybody in sight. Interestingly enought hey did not arrest the one person who stood to gain several million dollars who DID work with Kitterman….. but that is simply speculation on my part.
I’d take this as notice that the Iraqis will lock up whoever they damn well want to, regardless of evidence or even a concise thought process. If I hadn’t been injured and sent home I’d probably be sitting right next to them- the time to pop smoke and vacate that shithole is now.
He also stated this about Larry Young, who died in a mortar attack at the time.
Larry’s wife has tickets to the US bought by CTU although the older child’s passport got burned up and Sue is pressing the Iraqis to get it done with help from State. I’m working on getting them into the States permanently considering her sister is here already married to a US MP it should be somewhat easier. They need to get out of there and have a chance ata better life.
Link to discussion here.
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Murray mother’s longing for justice may be satisfied
Iraq death » She feels cheated by a mercenary who employed her son when killed in Iraq. The mercenary is now in Iraqi custody.
By Matthew D. LaPlante
The Salt Lake Tribune
Updated: 06/07/2009 12:49:40 PM MDT
Four years had passed since her son had died in an explosion in Baghdad and Carol Thomas Young was getting no closer to knowing why.