Friday, March 24, 2006
Allegations of two separate but similar atrocities are currently being made against US forces in Iraq. Witnesses accuse US marines of committing execution-style murder of Iraqi civilians in the city of Ishaqi, as discussed by Richard below and by Chris Floyd at Empire Burlesque.
Another incident occurred in Haditha last November but was broken by Time Magazine just a few days ago. Time obtained a videotape shot by Iraqis of the aftermath of the Haditha massacre from a group affiliated with Human Rights Watch. The military had originally claimed that an insurgent bomb was responsible for the deaths at Haditha -- Time's videotape proves this claim false.
Brad Blog is hosting a movie file composed of Arabic coverage of Haditha appended on to a report from the BBC. Raw footage from Time Magazine's video is included in the Arabic coverage.
Another incident occurred in Haditha last November but was broken by Time Magazine just a few days ago. Time obtained a videotape shot by Iraqis of the aftermath of the Haditha massacre from a group affiliated with Human Rights Watch. The military had originally claimed that an insurgent bomb was responsible for the deaths at Haditha -- Time's videotape proves this claim false.
Brad Blog is hosting a movie file composed of Arabic coverage of Haditha appended on to a report from the BBC. Raw footage from Time Magazine's video is included in the Arabic coverage.
