WASHINGTON - The lawyer for a sergeant who led a squad of Marines during an incident that left civilians dead in Haditha, Iraq says his client insists his unit was following military rules of engagement, did not intentionally target any civilians and did not try to cover up what it had done.
No one has yet been charged in the Haditha case, which centers on allegations that a small number of Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment killed 24 Iraqi civilians included unarmed women and children on Nov. 19 after a roadside bomb in the town killed one of their fellow Marines.
Neal A. Puckett told The Washington Post in a story for Sunday's editions that Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, 26, told him several civilians were killed when his squad pursued insurgents firing at them from inside a house after the bombing.
He quoted the sergeant as describing to him a house-to-house hunt that went wrong in the midst of a confusing battlefield, but denying any vengeful massacre.
"It will forever be his position that everything they did that day was following their rules of engagement and to protect the lives of Marines," Puckett told the newspaper. "He's really upset that people believe that he and his Marines are even capable of intentionally killing innocent civilians."
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I doubt that we will actually hear alot about this, the drive by media ancertainan congressmen have already decided the guilt of these young men who are now ishacklesls. These men are defending are freedom and there are those who would serve them up to make a political point. These men should be freed and Murtha should be thrown in jail.
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The one good thing about the trial is that it will be military. Not a lot of lefty's on the bench in the military court rooms. I'm holding out hope that the military's judicial system is going to totally piss off quite a few left wing politicans in the end. I'm just very optimistic for those guys. I have a feeling that a few careers could be on the line for a few judges also if the Bush administration truly wants these Marines set free. There is alot of good black male scenerios going on in the Marines favor behind the scenes I'm sure. God I hope I'm right.
as do i
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