Marine accused of killing 24 Iraqis in Haditha makes plea deal

[sabrina 1]

75. Funny, not all soldiers slaughter unarmed civilians, do they?

We are qualified to 'render judgement' because we are human beings. And we are told, this is all being done in our names. We therefore have an obligation to render judgement.

It is this attitude, that these soldiers and their commanding officers should never be held accountable for anything they do, that makes these kinds of massacres (and it was by far not the only one as leaked documents have demonstrated) possible.

There was no justice in this. There were no Iraqi witnesses present, no family members of the victims who saw what happened.

Remember, the military lied about this incident at first. But eventually had to admit the truth because there were so many witnesses.

They lied then and now they refuse to provide any justice.

The Iraqis were correct to an extent. They predicted that four of the accused would be sentenced to life, but the others 'would be let free'. It's worse than they thought. I imagine this news only confirms the opinion the world has of the US, no one will really be surprised, and that is sad.

They were looking for revenge and didn't care who they killed. George Bush and Dick Cheney and their gang of warmongers are ultimately responsible for all of this. But nothing will be done about it.

History, however, especially in other parts of the world, will not be kind to the US. And that is why WE, civilians, have an obligation to 'render judgement' whether you like it or not.