It's in almost every story! It's a press release and I gave you the Reuter's article based on that press release from Nov 20, 2005. Here it is again: Nov 20, 2005
Roadside bomb kills 15 Iraqis, U.S. Marine in Haditha"
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HADITHA, Iraq (Reuters) - A roadside bomb that killed a U.S. Marine in the restive town of Haditha on Saturday also killed 15 Iraqi civilians and led to intense clashes with insurgents, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
The powerful bomb detonated as a U.S. military convoy was passing through the town, a militant stronghold on the Euphrates river about 220 km northwest of Baghdad.
Immediately after the blast, gunmen opened fire on the convoy, the U.S. military said in a statement. U.S. and Iraqi soldiers returned fire, killing eight insurgents and wounding another(taxi driver) in a firefight.
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Congressman Kline (R,MN) a former Marine that recieved the same briefing everyone else did about this incident said, "the Marines lied about it"(the incident). With Kline's background and support for the war effort. it's unlikely he'd lie about it. 2nd Time article...Premium content, "The Shame Of Kilo Company".
I've read dozens of stories in the last few days. It's being left out of many, I can assure you. And it certainly is not the focus of the MSM's articles, even when included.
That is NOT an after action report, it is a press release, either mistaken or purposely false, I do not know. But a mistaken or false press release does not imply guilt. First reports are often wrong, and this one was, apparently.
Uhg. I'm going to have to wade through that putrid Time article again to pick it apart. That 2nd Time article relied heavivly on the first one, and that first one is a load of crap, relying on the Iraqi witnesses.