[Androcles]

If it is verified that the events occurred as described, then the perpetrators should hang.

[Reactionary]

Oh, goody! Now the AP and the ACLU can sue for the pictures and plaster them all over the planet as a testament to how evil America is.

What joy.

[bnelson44]

Now I am sure this rag doesn't have the pictures. So how can they make these statements?

[lonestar67]

Interesting who gets to be guilty before being proven so.

I wonder how the journalist knows that terrorists did not kill this family.

We can trust the media.

I also wonder what the ethics investigations among Al Qaeda forces are showing?

For that matter, how are the ethics investigations on UN peacekeepers going?

[neodad]

the "appalling" reports of the massacre could undermine British support for the war.

The AP can only hope. BTW, perfect story for Memorial Day.

[Suzy Quzy]

The US official could be John Murtha!

The left is SALIVATING over this!! DISGUSTING!!

[ImpBill]

Not saying it is true or not, but if it is, it was bound to happen. This is what happens when you use men and machines of war to do things other than what they were trained to do. It saddens me as a warrior from that other war we fought with one hand tied behind the back. While I feel bad for the innocents killed I also feel bad for the Marines who were put in the situation. Not justifying it at all. Just feel old, deep, bad feeling.

[The Red Zone]

One photograph shows an Iraqi mother and young child, kneeling on the floor as if in prayer. They have both been shot dead at close range.

Odd, a kneeling person if shot would still fall over.

[woofie]

I guess it will not be enough to punish the Marines if they are found guilty ?

Of course the enemy is free to do whatever they want,kill as many as they want, and they are blameless in the eyes of the world?

I pose both things as questions asI do not want to believe this is the way theDemocrats, the world and the media see things

[randog]

This story doesn't smell right.

[Beagle8U]

No barf alert? This needed one.

[nmh]

"The stain on the US military could prove harder to erase than the photographs of sadistic abuse and torture by US guards at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad. "

The above was silly. I guarantee you, Nick Berg would have loved to have panties on his head rather than having hsi head lopped off.

"Comparisons are being made to the My Lai massacre in Vietnam in 1968, in which US troops slaughtered 500 villagers. "

This I remember, growing up. I say it was wrong but I also understand how people can lose it.

[JennysCool]

The pictures of the dead, which are being closely guarded by the US military criminal investigation service, were taken by a military photographer who is believed to have arrived on the scene moments after the shootings.

Okay, so we have a crazed bunch of American Marines shooting and rampaging and things suddenly quiet down "moments" later just in time to allow a photographer to capture the scene?

Sure.

I'll wait for a little more info on this one.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Meanwhile, Islamic fanatics who want us all dead are laughing their asses off all over the world. Ain't that special.

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

So where is the footage and stills? I'm calling B.S. on this irresponsible story since the media loves an opportunity to take a swipe at our brave troops regardless of the facts.

~ Blue Jays ~

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Forget "Trust but verify." We need to scrutinize, to verify. Michael Moore and his pals are still around and this sort of evil is not below them--John Kerry did his own 'films' as well.

[Siena Dreaming]

Haditha, about 225km northwest of Baghdad, has long been considered a rebel stronghold.

A far cry from My Lai where 500 villagers were killed.

Here I have a strong suspicion that some of the victims were among the enemy. Especially since the event that preceded the killings was a roadside bomb which killed one American and wounded two others.

The women and children killed are definitely a difficulty but are we sure they were killed by American soldiers? No solid facts at this point.

[CrawDaddyCA]

Tried and convicted before the investigation finishes.

Watch, like Abu Gar-ab (sp?)someone, anyone will be sacrificed to the MSM. And like Abu Gar-ab, it'll be the low ranking grunt that will get jail time, not the officers in command.

[Lancey Howard]

It is difficult to take seriously a news report where the writer doesn't even know that the word "Marine" (as in "member of the United States Marine Corps") is always capitalized. The writer loses credibility right off the bat.

Semper fidelis,
LH

[demlosers]

A doubt these photos what really happened here. They just show the aftermath and the dead.