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The War Profiteers
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Iraq: BBC Documentary on Haditha Massacre - December
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“Haditha is an agricultural community of about 90,000 inhabitants on the
banks of the Euphrates north-west of Baghdad. […] On the morning of 19
November 2005, the Subhani neighbourhood was the scene of an event that has
become like the regular pulse beat of the insurgency - a roadside bomb
targeting a US military patrol. It killed 20-year-old Lance Corp Miguel
Terrazas, driving one of four humvee vehicles in the patrol, and injured two
other marines. A simple US military statement hinted at the bloody chain of
events which the attack started - though subsequent scrutiny showed it to be
far from the truth. It said: ‘A US marine and 15 civilians were killed
yesterday from the blast of a roadside bomb in Haditha. Immediately following
the bombing, gunmen attacked the convoy with small arms fire. Iraqi army
soldiers and marines returned fire, killing eight insurgents and wounding
another.’ […]” Excerpt of a BBC News
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from December 21st, 2006 |
War Scene from Haditha |
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The Video |
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External view: link file format: .avi |
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Murderers in Uniform |
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Lance Corporal Stephen Tatum |
Lance Corporal Justin Sharratt |
Lance Corporal Sanick Dela Cruz |
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Video & Photo Credits The video The video is a short BBC News documentary, which was aired in December
2006, when the U.S. military announced the upcoming military proceedings
against eight U.S marines in connection to the Haditha massacre of November
2005 - December 21st, 2006 - BBC News; Murderers in Uniform Stephen Tatum, Justin Sharratt & Sanick Dela Cruz - November 2005
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