Marine accused of killing 24 Iraqis in Haditha makes plea deal

[BeGoodDoGood]

47. MOS 0302

Well, I am MOS 0311 and 0302.

Sgt De La Cruz initially said he fired on the fleeing 5 men along with S/Sgt Wuterich. He changed his story later.

None of the things you allege could be proven at court-martial, apparently.

The ROE allowed clearing buildings from which you have been fired at. That applied here. You probably know MOUT training. One thing I recall about it was that if you didn't want to/couldn't go through a door, you could blow a hole in the wall in order to gain entry. In fact, that was BETTER thn going through the door because of the surprise/shock factor.

Now, exacty how are you supposed to know women and children are on the far side of the wall, applying MOUT techniques as taught?

S/Sgt Wuterich's team was -definitely- fired on from that house. It was a known insurent tactic to do exactly that so the Marines WOULD kill women and children.

When did you decide to think the worst you possibly could about your fellow Marines?

Walt