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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Law
Murder Hearing Begins for Marine in Haditha Killings
August 30, 2007 The leader of a Marine squad charged with killing 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha faces a military hearing at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sgt. Frank Wuterich is charged with 18 counts of unpremeditated murder.
Iraq
Marine Sergeant Faces Hearing on Haditha Killings
August 30, 2007 Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the leader of a Marine squad that killed 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha, faces a military hearing at Camp Pendleton, Calif. He is charged with 18 counts of unpremeditated murder in the largest criminal case to emerge from the war in Iraq.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Law
Some Haditha Cases Seen Weakening
July 18, 2007 Seven Marines face charges of murder and dereliction of duty in the 2005 deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha. But investigative officers are recommending that some charges be reduced, raising questions about whether the government's case is unraveling.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
U.S.
Marine Officers Strategized Their Haditha Responses
June 12, 2007 A document in evidence at Camp Pendleton hearings related to the killing of Iraqi civilians in Haditha in November 2005 reveals that Marine officers in charge of the squad discussed how to handle a reporter's questions.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Iraq
Marine General Testifies at Haditha Hearing
May 11, 2007 A two-star Marine general testifies that he didn't know questions were being raised about the deaths of 24 civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha until months after the killings took place.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
U.S.
Military Opens Hearings on Haditha Killings
May 8, 2007 Hearings open on what military prosecutors are calling the massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians by U.S. Marines outside the town of Haditha. First up is Capt. Randy Stone, one of four officers charged with failing to investigate and report the deaths in November 2005.
U.S.
Haditha Proceedings Begin with Marine Lawyer
May 8, 2007 The military equivalent of a grand jury investigation at Camp Pendleton will focus on Capt. Randy Stone, a Marine lawyer who is accused of failing to investigate the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Iraq
Charges Filed Against Eight Marines in Haditha Case
December 21, 2006 Eight Marines were charged Thursday in the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians last year during a bloody, door-to-door sweep in the town of Haditha that came after one of their comrades was killed by a roadside bomb.
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Iraq
Haditha and the Nature of War
October 5, 2006 When U.S. Marines allegedly killed 24 unarmed Iraqis in Haditha last year, many called it an aberration. Journalist William Langewiesche saw something else. He explains why he thinks violence is rooted in the nature of war itself.
Friday, August 18, 2006
Iraq
Marines May Have Covered Up Haditha Evidence
August 18, 2006 A story in Friday's New York Times alleges that U.S. Marines may have destroyed evidence sought by military officials investigating the killings of 24 Iraqi civilians — including women and children — in the town of Haditha last November.
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Commentary
Knowing Haditha Could Happen; Wishing It Didn't
August 3, 2006 The Associated Press has reported that an initial U.S. military investigation supports allegations that U.S. Marines deliberately shot 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha last November. Commentator Ed Palm is a retired U.S. Marine major. He says that he would like to think that Marines were not capable of this kind of killing.
