Iraqis accuse Marines of killing unarmed civilian

[Judi Lynn]

Jun. 02, 2006
Iraqis accuse Marines of killing unarmed civilian
By Nancy A. Youssef
Knight Ridder Newspapers

AL HAMDANIA, Iraq - Before people talked about how Hashim Ibrahim Awad was killed, his friends shared tales about how the Americans wanted him to be an informant.

U.S. Marines had approached him several times, Awad's friends say he told them, asking him to help them find who was planting explosives in this small village outside Baghdad. Every time, Awad, in his 50s with a lame leg and bad eyesight, refused. His family considered the job shameful.

In an exclusive interview with Knight Ridder on Friday, Awad's family gave their version of what happened to him in the early morning hours of April 26. They said U.S. Marines dragged Awad from his home, killed him and then planted an AK-47 assault rifle and a shovel next to him to make him look like a terrorist.

The family members said American investigators have since harassed them, questioning their allegations in hours-long sessions that begin in the dead of night and last past dawn. They said they once were taken for questioning to nearby Abu Ghraib prison, the scene of previous allegations of American abuse.
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[ixion]

1. now see? this is just what Rummy was talking about... the headline should

read:

Brave US soldier protects 'Murika by 'taking out' one more terraist.

:sarcasm:

[maddezmom]

2. locking

article is dated June 2