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Iraqi ambassador claims US Marines 'intentionally' killed cousin (1 Viewer)

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1651583.htm

The new Iraqi ambassador to the United States has accused US Marines of "intentionally" killing a cousin in the Iraqi town of Haditha last year.

Speaking only hours after presenting his credentials to President George W Bush at the White House, Ambassador Samir al-Sumaidaie said his relative was shot dead five months before the killing of 24 civilians in the town in November that is now the subject of a controversial inquiry.

The ambassador told how Mohammed al-Sumaidaie, a 21-year-old engineering student, was killed after opening the door of the family house to US Marines on June 25.

"I believe he was killed intentionally. I believe he was killed unnecessarily," Mr Sumaidaie said on CNN television...
 
I heard him talking about this on the news.

More bad news for the military but considering all the scandals and controversies over how our soldier behave in Iraq very possible.
 
dunno, if this is factual though, seems like the cancer of "bad behavior" is not limited to just a few rotten apples then. Seems the busshel is just as infected.
 
jfuh said:
dunno, if this is factual though, seems like the cancer of "bad behavior" is not limited to just a few rotten apples then. Seems the busshel is just as infected.
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What does "the busshel" refer to? All of the US troops in Iraq. Does a handful of incidents justify saying that they're all the same?
 
I think this is just what happens in war. Which is why war is not really a good thing.
 
mpg said:
What does "the busshel" refer to? All of the US troops in Iraq. Does a handful of incidents justify saying that they're all the same?
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No, obviously not, that would be generalizing. What it extends to is the fact that it's not just a few bad apples, it's from poor policy and strategy excercized by this administration when they decided to do a half-a$$ed job going in, and tossing out all the rules of engagement.
 
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