>> Article: When they couldn’t find him they murdered another man
Written as fact, but only a charge that obviously did not stick.
Saoirise, please tell me if any of this isn’t remembered correctly.
(Please keep in mind this was pre-surge.)
The body of the man was never truly identified. Some of the case/evidence was classified during Hutchins’ trial.
The squad was searching for the “Prince of Hamdania” a wanted jihadist the night of the shooting. The story changed back and forth on who the alleged ‘victim’ was after the investigations started. We will probably never know who the man was. Some said he was “The Prince of Hamdania” some say it was a close relative. Most of the villagers were aiding the insurgency behind our military’s backs. There were reports from other Marines who served in the area directly after Hutchins and the rest were brought back stateside in shackles. They said that after the incident, the activity of the insurgency went to almost nothing in comparison to where it had been previously. The attacks on our troops drastically declined.
Much of this story remains imbedded in mystery.
File it under “War is H*!!”.