Many of those killed were women and children, who died when Marines threw hand grenades into bedrooms then opened fire with machine guns. Three enlisted Marines charged with murder in the case say they were clearing homes the way they had been trained.
For the Associated Press, the above comment represents an improvement. They didn't use the word "murder." They included that the Marines claim they were just following their ROE's, which they were.
There's definitely been a change in the coverage in the past week. Our Girlene
noted that even Wikipedia has changed the title of their entry from "The Haditha Massacre" to "The Haditha Killings". A small step maybe but it's in the right direction.