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Iraqi Ambassador to America, Samir al-Sumaidaie

Iraqi Ambassador to America: Marines Killed My Cousin

Watch the exchange on CNN in which Al-Sumaidaie makes the startling accusation.

Posted on May 31, 2006 READ MORE


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Iraqi Ambassador to U.S.: Marines Killed My Cousin

The new Iraqi ambassador to America, fresh after meeting Bush in Washington for the first time, told CNN that U.S. Marines killed his cousin in cold blood in Haditha five months before the November massacre there. (h/t: The Dan Report)
This is huge: The ambassador of a newly minted “friendly” country went on national TV to accuse the U.S. of murdering a relative. Diplomatically speaking, it’s a violent smack across Bush’s face.

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