Marines Disciplined In Haditha Case

[unhappycamper]

3 Senior Marine Officers Disciplined In Slayings Of 24 Civilians In Haditha, Iraq


Marines Disciplined In Haditha Case
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Sep. 5, 2007


(AP) A major general and two senior officers have been disciplined for their roles in investigating the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha in 2005, the Marine Corps said Wednesday.

Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, former commanding general of the 2nd Marine Division, has received a letter of censure from the secretary of the Navy for the "actions he took and failed to take" in response to the killings.

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Col. Stephen W. Davis and Col. Robert G. Sokoloski also received letters of censure.

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Maj. Gen. Stephen T. Johnson, former commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force, was fully exonerated, the Marine Corps statement said.

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In all, four enlisted Marines were charged with murder and four officers were charged with dereliction of duty for failing to investigate the deaths. Charges have so far been dropped against three of the men.


Rest of article at: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/05/ap/national/main3237255.shtml


uhc comment: And you we think folks around the world aren't paying attention? Have We The People ever done this before?
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[JerseygirlCT]

1. Oh dear, how frightening! A LETTER!

People were murdered. In cold blood.

And the best we can do is a small slap on the wrist. Shameful.

[zanne]

2. They weren't even sent to their rooms. nt