Posted on 05/30/2006 6:22:44 PM PDT by jmc1969
The new Iraqi ambassador to the United States has accused US Marines of "intentionally" killing a cousin in the Iraqi town of Haditha last year.
Speaking only hours after presenting his credentials to President George W Bush at the White House, Ambassador Samir al-Sumaidaie said his relative was shot dead five months before the killing of 24 civilians in the town in November that is now the subject of a controversial inquiry.
The ambassador told how Mohammed al-Sumaidaie, a 21-year-old engineering student, was killed after opening the door of the family house to US Marines on June 25.
"I believe he was killed intentionally. I believe he was killed unnecessarily," Mr Sumaidaie said on CNN television.
"The Marines were doing house-to-house searches, and they went into the house of my cousin. He opened the door for them. His mother, his siblings were there. He let them into the bedroom of his father, and there he was shot."
"I know the boy. He was in second year engineering courses at the university. Nothing to do with violence. All his life has been studies and intellectual work."
The ambassador added that he was also suspicious about the deaths of three other youths in Haditha shortly after that of his cousin. "They were in a car, they were unarmed, I believe, and they were shot."
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Please, what would be the gain of killing the Iraqi public on purpose?
theyre coming out of the woodwork now
This is all we're going to hear about now for the next six months. AARRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH
I just said something nice about this guy on another thread. I take it back. I think he should be expelled from the country and have his credentials revoked.
Just recall that Jeffrey Dahmer's neighbors said he was a quiet unassuming man that stayed to himself.
And John Wayne Gacy was just a guy that loved children...dressing up as a party clown.
There all cousins.
Stange, Osama bin Laden was an "engineering student" too!
Looks like if they are innocent they are going to have to prove it to him.
and this guy is the ambassador.
its time to start transferring control to iraqi forces - quickly, very quickly now. there is a limit to the shedding of our precious solider's blood for these ungrateful SOBs.
I guess I better see Vanna about getting an "r."
its like here in NYC, when we had 6 murders per day years ago - every killer was an "honor student" according to their family.
Gee, I wonder why he's just bringing this up now?
Glomming on...
Surely he is most undiplomatic. Graduate of the Ahmedinejad School of Diplomacy?
if the town is so peaceful, and everyone there is a "college student"- then they don't need US Marines protecting them, do they?
Let's see how all the "engineering students" in Haditha and Ramadi, enjoy life at the hands of Zarqawi's thugs.
I'll believe the Marines over any Iraqi, anyday!
H&C talking about this now
He's playing to the US media. Rice needs to call him in and reming him that the US Marines are what stand between him and beheaders.
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