Murtha:"our troops overreacted...killed innocent civilians in cold blood."

[sabra]

http://online.wsj.com/google_login.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB114792069511456310.html%3Fmod%3Dgooglenews_wsj

Murtha Discusses Military Findings Of Iraq Incident

WASHINGTON -- A top Democratic lawmaker on defense matters said a military inquiry found that more Iraqi civilians were killed than previously reported in a bloody incident last November involving U.S. Marines in Haditha.

"It's much worse than reported," said Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha, a critic of the war, but also a Marine combat veteran with close ties to the Marine command. While early reports estimated 15 civilians were killed, Mr. Murtha said the military now believes the number was 24 and that "our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood."

[LuckyLib]

1. Why are we surprised? No doubt there have been other "events"

that will see the light of day in the future. This mess of a war is a re-run of Vietnam, complete with every possible event we can (and can't) imagine.

[WiseButAngrySara]

9. I'm certain that you are correct about that, sadly enough. ...n/t

[Erika]

2. Can you combine this with a previous posted post?

Please.

[derby378]

3. Watch the corporate media bury this, anyway

My daddy was a Blueshirt, and my mother a madam
My brother earned his medals at My Lai in Vietnam

The Pogues, Boys from the County Hell

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. Train kids to kill - involve them in an illegal invasion, whaddya expect?

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Iraq is NOT a war, it's a massacre

Wars are supposed to defend one country from another

Iraq was not at war with anyone, nor even close to it.

USA acted unilaterally, bullying and bribing other countries to form that farcical "coalition of the willing"

USA is the only "rogue" nation that I know of wandering the globe right now with it's genocidal mission

[madrchsod]

5. i forgot to mention this in previous posts

this was reported by the iraqi bloggers the day it happened . the bloggers had the proof but we can`t trust bloggers to report the truth now can we.

[Ms. Clio]

6. Haditha

The very name should live in infamy like My Lai, like Sand Creek, like Wounded Knee.

[Hissyspit]

7. VIDEO here!:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2632854

[pnwmom]

8. It's even worse than that. More info here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2291734&mesg_id=2291734

Women and children were shot in their homes.

[WiseButAngrySara]

10. Haditha... God, this is so sad! KNR. ....n/t