WP Front Page Story about Marines following procedures in Haditha?

cantstandbush

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Sun Jun-11-06 07:51 AM
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WP Front Page Story about Marines following procedures in Haditha?

So they finally got their story together and got at least one Marine to say everything they did was by the book. WTF? I say, throw away "the book" if it is going to make you into the monsters that these Marines, hiding behind the "fog-of-war," turn into the monsters committing atrocities as in this case. There is no denying that innocent women and children were shot at close range while sleeping in their beds and old and crippled man too. It was ok, because they followed procedures. And you folk at home, journalists, photographers, and Iraqi eye witnesses stop believeing your lying eyes!!! Semper phi!

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originalpckelly

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Sun Jun-11-06 08:22 AM
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1. That article is complete bullshit...

I can understand killing older men and even older women, but in Haditha there was at least one kid 2 years old. I understand that it must be terribly difficult to have to deal with people such as the insurgents, but I don't think the killing of a 2 year old could ever be justified.

Secondly, it comes from the liar (excuse me I mean "lawyer") of the guy was supposed to be involved.

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bowens43

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Sun Jun-11-06 09:14 AM
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3. So what is te cut off age where it becomes acceptable

to kill unarmed people?

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KoKo

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Sun Jun-11-06 08:47 AM
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2. Do you have the link for the WaPo article? Thanks...

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spanone

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Sun Jun-11-06 09:15 AM
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4. Is Killing Children in the book?

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theHandpuppet

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Sun Jun-11-06 09:25 AM
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5. Link please?

Thanks.

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kittenpants

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Sun Jun-11-06 10:20 AM
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6. Here's a link I found...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MARINES_HADITHA?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME

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