"The U.S military said Saturday it had found no wrongdoing in the March 15 raid on a home in Ishaqi that left nine Iraqi civilians dead. But, as with the apparent massacre in Haditha, will a military "coverup" in this case come undone? E&P coverage from back in March, and other evidence, suggest that the official story may soon unravel".
So writes Greg Mitchell on Editor & Publisher. It seems an all too familiar pattern. Denial and then the real "story" is revealed. As they say, watch this space! Read the full Mitchell article here.
The Scotsman reports, here, that Iraqis are furious about the US troops being cleared of any wrongdoing and are demanding an apology.
Meanwhile, the carnage in Iraq continues, and worsened last month, as the LA Times reports here:
"New Iraqi government documents show that, excluding the nearly daily bombings, more Baghdad residents died in shootings, stabbings and other violence in May than in any other month since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
The numbers, and accounts from residents, depict neighborhoods descending further into violence and fear.
Last month, 1,398 bodies were brought to the central morgue, according to Ministry of Health statistics, 307 more than in April. The count doesn't include soldiers or civilian victims of explosions, on whom autopsies are not usually conducted".
Read the LA Times article here.
So writes Greg Mitchell on Editor & Publisher. It seems an all too familiar pattern. Denial and then the real "story" is revealed. As they say, watch this space! Read the full Mitchell article here.
The Scotsman reports, here, that Iraqis are furious about the US troops being cleared of any wrongdoing and are demanding an apology.
Meanwhile, the carnage in Iraq continues, and worsened last month, as the LA Times reports here:
"New Iraqi government documents show that, excluding the nearly daily bombings, more Baghdad residents died in shootings, stabbings and other violence in May than in any other month since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.
The numbers, and accounts from residents, depict neighborhoods descending further into violence and fear.
Last month, 1,398 bodies were brought to the central morgue, according to Ministry of Health statistics, 307 more than in April. The count doesn't include soldiers or civilian victims of explosions, on whom autopsies are not usually conducted".
Read the LA Times article here.
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