What really happened?
The whole foofraw over Haditha is starting to wear me out, and it's not just me. Mary Katharine Ham writes at Townhall.com-
The Marines shot back because "it was going to be them or" the insurgents, Martin said of what his son's fellow Marines briefly described to him.
It wouldn't be the first time terrorists have shown such disgusting disregard for the lives of children.
We do not know what happened in Haditha on November 19, 2005. When two military investigations and any trials that result are complete, it will become more clear. If Marines are guilty of atrocities, they will be punished severely.
In the meantime, rely on alternative media and bloggers like Mudville Gazette, Sweetness and Light, California Conservative, and this bunch of informed milbloggers to keep level heads about the accusations.
The mainstream media spent a couple of weeks throwing around the "cold blood" and "maybe murder" stories. Now that they're backtracking, it's our job to make sure new corrections and less damning facts don't get lost in the corner of page two.
Now that everyone's backing off and saying "well, just let the investigation happen" it is the proper time to call out those in the MSM who sought to tar and feather those good men. I have from the beginning felt that we should just wait and see- and guess what, it wasn't a bunch of crazy Rambos, but a few of our children who serve defending themselves. If it proves otherwise then so be it, punish the guilty, but right now it just looks like another sad day in Iraq.