Haditha, Hamandiyah, et al.
8 June 2006
Hello from Fallujah,
In a bold political move, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malika announced this week that
Apparently, though, al-Maliki has plenty of patience for Arabs killing each other, and no such security committees are required to stem the brutal, wanton killings occurring daily. I hear no reference to any investigations initiated from the Iraqi government surrounding the 30,000 or so Iraqis that have been killed as a direct result of secular, terrorist, or criminal acts in the past three years. Al-Maliki cannot even announce his selection for Minister of Interior and Minister of Defense for fear that additional secular and political violence will erupt.
Let me state that I am not condoning illegal actions by anyone, particularly Marines.
I am condemning the persecution these Marines are receiving in the international forum, our own Congress, and the U.S. Press. These Marines were on a military patrol and were attacked by an enemy that blends into their natural surroundings. Had they not been attacked, the patrol would have continued on their way to their destination and no incident would have occurred that requires an investigation. There was no premeditation against the inhabitants of Haditha. The investigation may well discover that there was a crime, for which the Marine’s will pay, but there was no premeditation.
Counter that with the 11 Iraqi Students pulled from a bus north of
And that is what I believe MP al-Maliki is ultimately saying to his people, the
The fledgling military is corrupt, racist, and fragile beyond comparison. Animosity between Sunni residents and their Shi’a Iraqi Army protectors is increasing on a daily basis. Fueled by incidents beyond pale in western society, the hatred is growing instead of receding. Shi’a soldiers are taking it upon themselves to cleanse their country of their previous prosecutors. The Shi’a suffered many years of persecution under the Sunni minority. With the taste of power and legitimacy, they will not easily relinquish control ever again. Should the
As for the Marines and Sailors ACCUSED of crimes in Haditha and Hamandiyah, let the investigation be completed. I personally believe it doesn’t look good, but I won’t rush to judgment as the world’s press and political blowhards have done.
On an administrative note: I can no longer access the Blog site itself. So if anyone wants to respond to any articles I publish please e-mail me at mulnixrl@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil. Also, Happy Birthday Karen and Carol. Many happy returns.
Rog
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