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  • Iraqis angered by Haditha verdict


    TV LeakAuthority Authority: 133
    The last defendant of a major Iraq war crimes case will be sentenced after a hearing on Tuesday as he pleaded guilty to negligent dereliction of duty. He was in charge of a squad that killed 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians back in 2005. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izt4fAApyi0
    3 days ago
  • Haditha proves the challenges of battlefield justice


    News WorldAuthority Authority: 111
    At first glance, the sentence handed down to US Marine Sergeant Frank Wuterich for his role in the massacre that took place at the Iraqi town of Haditha in 2005 is laughable. Twenty-four civilians are reported to have been killed when a US Marine unit was involved in heavy fighting in Haditha in November 2005, [...]
    5 days ago
  • BREAKING: ‘HADITHA’ MARINE EXONERATED- Wuterich Reaches Plea Deal For Misdemeanor


    Tarpon's SwampAuthority Authority: 538
    Misdemeanor –  “Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich agreed to plead guilty Monday to one count of negligent dereliction of duty, ending his trial on manslaughter and related charges for his role in the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005.” SHAME Be Upon JOHN MURTHA –  The former ...
    6 days ago
  • Week one ‘Haditha’ Marine trial analysis Part II: the counter-attack upon houses 1 and 2


    9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong AmericaAuthority Authority: 94
    United States Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich stands accused of 9 counts of voluntary manslaughter, 2 counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, 3 counts of dereliction of duty, and “responsible for the deaths of 19 civilians” in Haditha, Iraq. The trial is expected to take four weeks. The prosecution began ...
    1 week ago
  • Week one ‘Haditha’ Marine trial analysis Part I: An ambush on Route Chestnut and the white car


    9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong AmericaAuthority Authority: 94
    United States Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich stands accused of 9 counts of voluntary manslaughter, 2 counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, 3 counts of dereliction of duty, and “responsible for the deaths of 19 civilians” in Haditha, Iraq. The trial is expected to take four weeks. The prosecution began ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Marine Corps Stuck in the 1970s | Veterans Today


    -THE "G" BLOGS ~ Gunny G Online -Authority Authority: 560
    Ink by the barrel has been shed on the Haditha trials, the last of which is playing out this week at Camp Pendleton. The Marine Corps should immediately stop prosecuting Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, on trial now for illegal killings in Haditha; and also release Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins, convicted of premeditated murder ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Marines pee’d hot urine on the poor dead civilian Taliban


    9/11 Families for a Safe & Strong AmericaAuthority Authority: 94
    Those urinators [sic] ain’t right, but their most frightful fear should have been of their immediate supervising NCO, as in either their team leader, squad leader, platoon sergeant or first sergeant to determine how “broke” those troops really are. Back in days gone by, one mean sumbitch would have gleaned from ...
    2 weeks ago
  • U.S. court martial hears how Marine killed Iraqis


    Al HittinAuthority Authority: 422
    By Joyce Thorne CAMP PENDLETON, California: A U.S. soldier told Wednesday how his commander killed five Iraqi civilians and then asked him to lie about it, at a trial stemming from one of the Iraq war’s most controversial episodes. Sergeant Sanick Dela Cruz testified at the court martial of Staff Sergeant Frank ...
    2 weeks ago
  • For the families of Haditha, this is a matter of honour | Nick Broomfield


    top99news - breaking news from the world top newspapersAuthority Authority: 163
    http://www.guardian.co.uk For the families of Haditha, this is a matter of honour | Nick Broomfield Botched inquiries and lies in the wake of the Haditha massacre in Iraq mean the victims’ families are still waiting for justiceIt was more than six years ago, but the massacre that took place at Haditha, ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Live and learn, I guess


    Whatever It Is, Im Against ItAuthority Authority: 492
    At the Haditha Massacre court martial of Frank Wuterich, Hector Salinas, asked what he would do differently, besides massacring a bunch of innocent civilians including children and a septuagenarian in a wheelchair, said he would have called in an air strike to level the house with the innocent civilians including ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Marine Says Sergeant Ordered Bloodshed In Haditha


    Question EverythingAuthority Authority: 126
    Marine Says Sergeant Ordered Bloodshed In Haditha : A Camp Pendleton Marine says his commanding officer ordered bloodshed before his squad killed 24 Iraqis, including women and children, in 2005. http://bit.ly/zztsBi Wuterich’s comment allegedly came in the wake of the death of a Marine in Camp Pendleton’s ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Frank Wuterich’s court martial


    Bookworm RoomAuthority Authority: 602
    I mentioned before that the last of the Haditha defendants, Frank Wuterich, is finally having his day in court (martial).  If this is a subject that interests you, Bruce Kesler gives the perfect primer to help understand the legal standards that will control this case.  I’m optimistic that Wuterich will be ...
    2 weeks ago
  • War Crimes: Video Of U.S. Marines URINATING on Dead Afghan Bodies Surfaces On Internet


    PoliticalArticles.NET - BlogAuthority Authority: 117
    The video, which was posted on YouTube and other websites, shows four men in camouflage Marine combat uniforms urinating on three corpses. One of them jokes: "Have a nice day, buddy." Another makes a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
    2 weeks ago
  • Ask a silly question...


    Whatever It Is, Im Against ItAuthority Authority: 492
    From the Haditha Massacre court-martial : Q: “Why did you shoot the men?” Corporal (at the time of the Haditha Massacre; of course he’s been promoted to sergeant since his participation in the Haditha Massacre, because of course he has) Sanick Dela Cruz: “Because I wanted to make sure they were dead, sir.”
    2 weeks ago
  • U.s. Sergeant Trial Issue of “Modern”


    SocybertyAuthority Authority: 567
    Sergeant Wuterich (right) up the court accompanied by a defense team (French) Began at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, the U.S. trial the U.S. Marine Corps sergeant Frank Wuterich accused of causing the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005, one of the worst abuses in the U.S. military in Iraq since the ...
    3 weeks ago

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