[Steve_Seattle]

"Now, are you assigned to Iraq? Are you an interrogator/translator, or an intelligence analyst? Are you working the analysis of this event?"

Your question wasn't directed at me, but it seems that you - as much as anyone - are basing your opinions on the little snippets of rumor that are leaking out from the investigation and from the interviews with the alleged witnesses. No problem - we're all doing that. The only thing that annoys me about your attitude is that you give zero credibility to our Marines and 100% credibility to the Iraqi witnesses, despite the contradictions in their testimony - which you rush to explain away - and despite the fact that the town of Haditha was and is a hotbed of pro-Saddam activity.

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

My assessment's based on what's going on at Camp Pendleton--the son of an old friend is a corpsman up there, and he's saying that things are not looking good.