Probe Finds Haditha Killings Unprovoked

Reuters ^ | 5-31-06 | Will Dunham

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A preliminary military inquiry found evidence that U.S. Marines killed two dozen Iraqi civilians in an unprovoked attack in November, contradicting the troops’ account, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

President George W. Bush said he was troubled by news stories on the November 19 killings of men, women and children in the town of Haditha, and a general at the Pentagon said the incident could complicate the job for the 130,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.

“Allegations such as this, regardless of how they are borne out by the facts, can have an effect on the ability of U.S. forces to continue to operate,” Army Brig. Gen. Carter Ham, deputy director for regional operations for the military’s Joint Staff, told a Pentagon briefing.

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[altura]

Ohio, I think I hear a martini call your name.

You'll hear it too, if you stay here much longer! (smile)

[usmcobra]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13071297/

The Marines involved have been speaking

Miguel Terrazas’ father, Martin, said the Marines his son fought with told him that after the car bomb exploded the Marines took a defensive position around his son’s battered vehicle. Insurgents immediately started shooting from nearby buildings, and the insurgents were using women and children as human shields, Martin said he was told.

The Marines shot back because “it was going to be them or” the insurgents, Martin said of what his son’s fellow Marines briefly described to him.

Now isn't that more in line with what we expect from Marines?

[ohioWfan]

It is not possible to 'overreact' to deliberate lying on an open forum, BB.

The people on this forum are in prayer for the serious problems here with hate and deceit, regardless of the mockery it brings from folks like you.

In fact, your mockery only intensifies our prayer.

[ohioWfan]

LOL! Never touch the stuff, altura. I have far too much fun sober :)

[txrangerette]

Ask the rumour mongerer, not me. Could your posts get any nuttier? Nevermind. Rather not find out...

[BykrBayb]

Now you have to pray for my soul too, because I don't see Satan everywhere I turn.

[ohioWfan]

There are actually TWO choices for the source of the 'inside info' prairie.

The GLOBE, or DU.........linked in DaveLoneRanger's post 275.

BOTH extremely reliable news sources, doncha think??

[floriduh voter]

Do I have free speech rights or must I express the exact same opinions as everyone else or must I know the same things that everyone else knows or I am lying or better yet, I must be pure evil.

That's it. A real adult discussion. Make the bad people who scare us go away... (sarcasm tag).

[Miss Marple]

This forum has been full of discord, hatred, bullying, animosity, trolls, lies, mocking of tragedy, mocking of God..... you name it. All of it is evil.

Just because there is something even MORE evil in the world does not negate the evil whih we are seeing daily here on FR. It is simply another face.

I don't care what rumors or inside sources you claim to have. I also don't care if the Bush family is having some trouble. It is inappropriate to post it because it has nothing to do with the subject of this thread, and because it is unverifiable personal information.

I am not changing my mind. It is now time for me to grasp my roasary once again and recite some prayers, because I am getting a wee bit irritated.

[ohioWfan]

Nor do I, BB. Nor do I.

But I do see his influence where it exists.

[floriduh voter]

Your tag line shows that you think for yourself.

[floriduh voter]

I don't even know how to get to the DU.

[BykrBayb]

Make the bad people who scare us go away...

Quite a few of them have.

[gotribe]

I'm glad Bush isn't my commander in chief.

[BykrBayb]

And you saw him where he doesn't exist. All it took was someone with a slightly different opinion from your own, and you flew into a panic.

[floriduh voter]

I saw the girl on tv. She didn't look very distraught but then again, living in Haditha might be dangerous and she's desensitized.

[ohioWfan]

My son is PROUD that President Bush is his Commander in Chief.

As proud as he could possibly be.

[processing please hold]

Now isn't that more in line with what we expect from Marines?

That is exactly what I expect from them. Thanks.

[roses of sharon]

Poor lugs, lol, maybe Hillary can save you from your vapors caused by the evil Bush and his butchering soldiers.

Run along.