The Iraqi government is to launch a formal investigation into claims that United States Marines murdered civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha in November 2005. Eyewitness reports claim that US Marines went house to house gunning down innocent men, women, and children without cause or provocation. The Wall Street Journal reports that there is evidence to support these claims. While some politicians sounded a note of caution that not all facts are yet known for conclusions to be drawn, John Murtha, a Democratic Congressman, said in an interview with CNN "It is as bad as Abu Ghraib, if not worse." The United States President, George W. Bush , is said to have learned of the Haditha incident from a journalist earlier this year and has already had a briefing on it from his national security advisor, Stephen Hadley.
The Iraqi government is to launch a formal investigation into that United States Marines murdered civilians in the Iraqi town of in November 2005. Eyewitness reports claim that went house to house gunning down innocent men, women, and children without cause or provocation. The Wall Street Journal reports that there is evidence to support these claims. While some politicians sounded a note of caution that not all facts are yet known for conclusions to be drawn, , a Congressman, said in an interview with CNN "It is as bad as Abu Ghraib, if not worse." The United States President, , is said to have learned of the Haditha incident from a journalist earlier this year and has already had a briefing on it from his national security advisor, Stephen Hadley.
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