Was there a coverup of Haditha?

The military is investigating the allegations that U.S. Marines engaged in what essentially was a massacre of Iraqi civilians in November, with at least one report expected later this week, according to The Washington Post.

The report, according to the story, is expected to be critical of the way in whcih the incident was reported up the chain of command and that the Marines allowed false statements to be released to the public.

Additional investigations are either ongoing or expected, but it does appear now that the Haditha massacre is fact — another blow to our credibility in Iraq and across the Arab world.

The South Brunswick Post, The Cranbury Press

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet