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| ABC News: Military Has Already Exonerated Troops At Ishaqi |
| 2006-06-02 |
| Horrific images of Iraqi adults and children have fueled new allegations that U.S. troops killed civilians in the Iraqi town of Ishaqi. But ABC News has learned that military officials have completed their investigation and concluded that U.S. forces followed the rules of engagement. A senior Pentagon official told ABC News the investigation concluded that the allegations of intentional killings of civilians by American forces are unfounded. Military commanders in Iraq launched an investigation soon after the mid-March raid in the village of Ishaqi, about 50 miles north of Baghdad. Maj. Gen. William Caldwell will make a statement about the Ishaqi allegations today in Baghdad, ABC News has learned. In Ishaqi, American forces were going after a high-value terrorist target they succeeded in apprehending. The U.S. military reported in March that four people died when the troops destroyed a house from the air and ground. But previously unaired video shot by an AP Television News cameraman at the time shows at least five children dead, several with obvious bullet wounds to the head. One adult male is also seen dead. "Children were stuck in the room, alone and surrounded," an unidentified man said on the video. A total of 11 people died, according to Iraqis on the scene. The Iraqis said the people were killed by U.S. troops before the house was destroyed... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #11 If you look at the video in the BBC article I posted to earlier and the stills of the dead kids, you'll see that they probably aren't filmed on the same day. The video is taken on an overcast day while the pictures of the dead kids is taken on on a very bright day, probably in the winter was my guess from the shadows. The kids were probably caught either in a bombing unrelated to the American operation or just in a collapsed house (which happens all the time in those parts). |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2006-06-02 23:58 |
| #10 Good news, now they are going to have to try to restore the careers of the officers, NCO's, and soldiers that were relieved pending the investigation. the MSM will be too busy - they're on to the next outrage. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-02 22:38 |
| #9 Journalist, tree, and rope indeed. I don't know how else we are supposed to react to unwarranted opposition to our civil authorities and our elected government by the media. It's not just political opposition here. Everyone is entitled to that. You are not however entitled to active subversion and support for our mortal foes. The fact is the media are not investigated and vetted the way that they claim to investigate everyone and everthing else. The repetition of lies like "Bush stole the election, twice" "Geroge Bush attacked Iraq because Saddam was involved in 9/11" the "Bush lied people died". Out right lies made and repeated as facts. The credulous who just happen to live in all the major urban areas of this nation take these lies as truth. They believe them. The Media is accountable to no one asnd the cover up for each other. This can't continue. Rope. Tree. Journalist. indeed. Treason in war time is a crime deserving the death peanalty. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-02 22:23 |
| #8 Good news, now they are going to have to try to restore the careers of the officers, NCO's, and soldiers that were relieved pending the investigation. I hope murtha get an ulser. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-06-02 22:06 |
| #7 I can't take credit for it. The Rottweiler started it and even has a T-shirt that I will have to buy with that on there. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-06-02 20:46 |
| #6 Whoa! Coffee alert, aisle 5! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2006-06-02 19:10 |
| #5 Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some assembly required. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-06-02 18:40 |
| #4 But previously unaired video But, but but. Nope. MSM will continue to play the staged spin story and disregard facts. As always. And the islamists know they will. They're counting on it and more of these misreports and staged events are coming down the pipeline. They'll be mixed in with provocative events much like the Pal kiddies sent to attack with "toy" guns in hopes of creating an incident of outrage or the guy driving pregnant women to their death playing chicken with checkpoints. It's the newest tactic. And until MSM can get their minds around the fact they're being circle-jerked, we're in for a bumpy ride. |
| Posted by: Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-06-02 18:37 |
| #3 Who is accountable for slandering the troops? The military has an extensive system of accountability, but not the MSM. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-06-02 18:35 |
| #2 This AP cameraman wouldn't by any chance happen to be Bilal Hussein? |
| Posted by: ed 2006-06-02 18:31 |
| #1 Um hum. I suspected exactly this. Dead collaborators families. Boo hoo. Will the MSM trumpet the truth as loudly as they did the lies? Don't hold your breath. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2006-06-02 18:23 |