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Ärende: Murtha again
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From:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/05/the_truth_about_hadith
.html

And there's this: Haditha is crawling with terrorists. The Associated
Press points out that "in just three days last August, six Marine
snipers were killed in Haditha and 14 Marines died in nearby Parwana in
the deadliest roadside bombing of the war." Most-wanted al Qaeda leader
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is reported to have lived in Haditha. The
Washington Post quoted a military lawyer noting that Nov. 19 was the
Marine 3rd Battalion's "hottest day" in Iraq.

"In addition to drone surveillance that day," the paper reported, "AV-8
Harriers were dropping bombs, helicopters were evacuating wounded, and
a large firefight occurred about one-third of a mile from the site of
the civilian shootings, said several people familiar with the
investigation."

AUDIO OF RADIO TRAFFIC THAT DAY REPORTEDLY CONTRADICTS REP. MURTHA'S
CLAIM THAT THE MARINES DID NOT COME UNDER SMALL-ARMS FIRE AFTER THE
ROADSIDE EXPLOSION, ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE POST'S MILITARY SOURCES.

(My emphasis)

We know this, too: Naval Criminal Investigative Service officials have
not turned their backs. Time magazine, which initially broke the story
of survivors' accounts that prompted the military probe, reports that
Haditha residents -- who have yet to be visited by any of Iraq's own
officials -- "were gratified by [the investigation's] thoroughness" and
"were especially impressed by the NCIS investigators" conducting three
separate enquiries.

Finally, there is this incontrovertible fact: There are countless
numbers of anti-war zealots on the American Left rooting for failure.
They believe the worst about the troops. They've blindly embraced
frauds who've lied about their military service and lied about wartime
atrocities. They've allied themselves with socialist kooks and coddled
murderous dictators. They are looking for any excuse to pull out,
abandon military operations and reconstruction, and impeach the
president.

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