Friday, January 6, 2012

Last Court-Martial To Begin For Marine In Iraq Haditha Killings



Court-Martial To Begin For Camp Pendleton Marine In Iraqi Killings -- L.A. Times

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich is the last of eight Marines charged in the shooting deaths of 24 civilians in 2005 after a roadside bomb killed a Marine. The jurors are Marines with combat experience.

Reporting from Camp Pendleton -- U.S. combat troops have departed from Iraq, but one last — and highly controversial — chapter of the long war there is being played out at Camp Pendleton.

After years of delay and legal wrangling, the court-martial of the last of eight Marines charged in the shooting deaths of 24 Iraqis in the village of Haditha in 2005 is under way — with Marines with combat experience sitting as jurors. Opening statements are expected to begin Friday.

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More News On The Last Trial Over The Haditha Massacre

US Marine pleads not guilty to massacre in Iraq -- The Telegraph
Jury selection resumes in Marine Haditha trial -- CBS/AP
Last US Marine Stands Trial for Iraq Killings -- Voice of America
Court selecting Marines to serve on jury for major Iraq war crime trial on Haditha killings -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. Marine Faces Trial In Iraq War's Biggest Criminal Case -- Radio Free Europe
US Marine pleads not guilty over 2005 Iraq killings -- AFP
Last defendant in Iraq war crimes case heads to trial after years of delays -- Washington Post/AP

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