Bush Learned of Haditha Massacre From Press
May 31, 2006 The president didn't know about the November atrocity in which Marines killed 24 unarmed civilians until March, when a Time magazine reporter called the White House for comment on the story.
Murtha Alleges Coverup in Haditha Massacre
May 30, 2006 "They knew the day after this happened that it was not as they portrayed it," Rep) told CNN about the military's response to the November killings of 24 unarmed civilians by US Marines The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said it would be "premature" to judge what actually transpired Meanwhile, Iraq's prime minister said that his patience was wearing thin on America's excuse that it kills civilians by "mistake" Also, a CNN reporter who had been embedded with military units accused in the killings recalls that they usually took great pains to avoid civilian casualties However, she was told that "investigators now strongly suspect a rampage by a small number of Marines who snapped after one of their own was killed by a roadside bomb" .
Mr. Fish – Deadly Training
May 30, 2006
U.S. Military: Marines Killed Iraqi Civilians
May 26, 2006 The U.S. military is set to report that a small number of Marines in Iraq carried out extensive, unprovoked killings of civilians, reports the New York Times. The paper says it may be "the gravest case involving misconduct by American ground forces in Iraq."
Mr. Fish – Preparing for War
Apr 12, 2006Military Blocking Progressive Websites
Mar 7, 2006 A Marine in Iraq fills us in on a few of the sites that CentCom prevents its soldiers from accessing: AirAmericaradio.com, alfrankenshow.com, wonkette.com. The following come through fine: billoreilly.com, rushlimbaugh.com, etc. Sense a pattern?
Murtha Ain’t Buying What the Pentagon’s Selling
Mar 6, 2006 Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), a decorated Marine and critic of the Iraq war, says Bush's military leaders have no credibility when it comes to their pronouncements about progress in Iraq.
