Let's Be Honest About the Marines in Hadithah
by William M. Arkin, washingtonpost.com. Posted at 09:05 AM ET, 05/30/2006Let's Be Honest About the Marines in Hadithah
Another Abu Ghraib. A massive cover-up. The Iraqi Mai Lai.
Amidst all of the hate mail I'm getting relating to 9/11, readers and friends have asked me to comment on the new stories alleging intentional Marine killings of Iraqi civilians.
Sadly, I believe the charges. I believe them not because I think the United States is a rogue nation, or because the Bush administration is oblivious to the truth on the ground, or because the military is a bunch of insensitive killers, or because Marines, even these Marines, are inherently inhumane or lawless.
I believe it because this is war, frightening, frustrating, and most important, completely disconnected anymore from humanity.
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