3rd marine cleared of Haditha charges

jklugman

3-28-2008 10:37 PM

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haditha, marines, iraq, war, civilian-killings, stephen tatum, frank wuterich

jklugman says:

Officials close to the Haditha case said they think prosecutors dismissed the charges in order to pursue Wuterich aggressively at trial. The cases against three of the Marines accused of shooting civilians have fallen apart, and Wuterich remains the only one left for prosecutors to target for accountability. Wuterich led the Marine squad and allegedly told his troops, as they approached a group of civilian homes that day, to shoot first and ask questions later.

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