Latest Iraq News. 4 US Soldiers Killed. Marine Convicted of Murder
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on August 3rd, 2007 9:29 am by HL
Four More U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
AP
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Four U.S. soldiers were killed in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday, underlining U.S. President George W. Bush’s grim prediction of “a very difficult August” for U.S. troops in Iraq.
The military said a roadside bomb killed three soldiers on patrol in eastern Baghdad on Thursday during operations targeting Shi’ite and Sunni militants. Eleven others were wounded. A fourth soldier died in combat in a western district.
HLs Take
That brings the official total of our soldiers killed for Bush’s folly to 3665. You know the actual total is much higher. Longer deployments, and more tours lead to more stress which leads to…
Marine convicted of murdering Iraqi man
AP
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A Marine Corps squad leader was convicted Thursday of murdering an Iraqi man during a frustrated search for an insurgent.
Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III, 23, also was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, making a false official statement and larceny…
Prosecutors said that during a nighttime patrol in Hamdania, Iraq, in April 2006, Hutchins’ squad hatched a plan to kidnap and kill a suspected insurgent from his house. When they couldn’t find him, they instead kidnapped a man from a neighboring house, dragged him to a hole and shot him….
Prosecutors said squad members tried to cover up the killing by planting a shovel and AK-47 by his body to make it look like he was an insurgent planting a bomb.
Several witnesses testified the plot was born out of frustration after suspected insurgents kept evading prosecution.
August 5th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
Smash the Islamofascist==== have to agree with you it is time to rid the military of the rules of engagement, it is the only way to get out people home quickly. i have talked to many soilders who have been there and they all say the same thing thier hands are tied and they can not engage the insurgents on there terms the more we act like the powder puff girls the more our people are going to die.
August 6th, 2007 at 12:43 am
May I be the first to pull the trigger? Those Israeli MFers make me sick because they’re all terrorists and engage in terror. Let’s make Jerusalem free from those Likud bastards. It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to shoot real enemies.