Haditha Child: I Knew of Bomb Plot to Kill Marines

NewsMax.com ^ | June 3, 2006 | Carl Limbacher

[Brian Allen]

<< they shot her brother 7 times in the head ... >>

Only flaw with that fine tale is that after shot one there was no more head!

[El Gato]

after disposing of bodies of 24 Iraqis in the city of Haditha.

If this guy "disposed" of the bodies, why do the relatives control them? I suspect he helped with the clean up, but this article indicates he was not present, and could not have witnessed the incident. IOW, he could know there were lots of bodies, but not a have any first hand information about what happened, or who killed the Iraqis whose bodies he "disposed of". Since the article indicates that he was ordered to take pictures and then to turn them over to the Navy, that doesn't sound like much of a cover up by the Marines who were there, as soon as the day after the incident.

[geezerwheezer]

I was there and can verify your statement. We never knew, until after the facts, who was who, and who wasn't. Always on guard and always watching was our motto, and I'm sure the Marines involved in this operation felt the same way. I cannot believe the Marine Corps General out in San Diego relieving his officers two months after the fact with his B.S. findings. Is it no wonder we are still tying our military's hands behind their backs with a$$kissers like that General? In my book, he should be relieved, not the Captains.

[scannell]

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scannell

[scannell]

Hey Geezer...... I like your "about" page. Two Thumbs Up!

scannell

sorry about that post #185 to the wrong recipient.

[mouser]

I was planning to go to school. I was about to go out of bed. I knew the bomb would explode so I covered my ears," the youngster said, according to a CNN translator.

The words "according to a CNN translator" jump out at me.

So the real question which is more reliable the kid or the translator, wonder if there is a video with audio of that conversation.