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The military
will investigate |
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HADITHA |
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15 Iraqi civilians |
insurgents attacked
the patrol
with small arms. |
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misconduct
by Marines |
the rules of
military engagement. |
just zap
any farmer
that's close
to you |
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Their bodies
were
riddled with bullets |
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there were
blood spatters
inside their homes |
seven women
and three children |
their troops deliberately shot dead at least
15 civilians |
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initially reported
killed by a roadside bomb. |
always carry a shovel.
He could then plant this
on any civilian victims to make it look
as though... |
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the two families
had indeed been
shot dead
in their homes |
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shoot up the landscape
or anything that moved |
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they positively
identified
or
tried to
identify the enemy |
those killed were "collateral
damage" |
Marines followed
the international law of armed conflict |
pieces of human flesh |
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civilians can
get caught
in the crossfire. |
George W. Bush
has said he thinks
at least
30,000 Iraqis
had been killed |
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estimates vary on
civilian casualties |
Secrecy |
an act of revenge in a potential war crime |
Immunity |
Common
Practice |
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