Why do you presume a) that an American Marine shot this innocent victim? and b) that an American Marine deliberately shot her?
Yes, sometimes atrocities are committed by Americans during war. Now ask yourself - which is more like to have occurred? A group of U.S. Marines, over a period of FIVE HOURS, executed women and children, including a 3-year old girl? Or a group of terrorists executed women and children, including a 3-year old girl?
Makes the presumption of innocence pretty important, doesn't it?
I have a colleague serving in Iraq right now. We asked what he wanted in a care package. Anything, anything at all! His response?
"We're fine, but could you send some gently used stuffed animals for the Iraqi children?"
Jack Murtha and Linda Heard, I cordially invite you to rot in Hades.
"Why do you presume a) that an American Marine shot this innocent victim? and b) that an American Marine deliberately shot her? "
I presume an American shot her because the clean up crew understood it to be the situation.
It also corraborates the testimony of a young girl who survived the massacre - she said it was American soldiers who came into her home.
I actually haven't seen anyone claim that anyone else was responsible.
I presume the shots were deliberate because a Marine is a trained marksmen and a shot to the forehead would seem to be a very deliberate shot.
Presumption of innocence doesn't only apply to the Marines.
It also applies to the witnesses to the shootings.
Many people are presuming these people to be liars.