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  • December 2007

    • Marine to Stand Trial for Iraq Killing Spree

      San Diego Union-Tribune  |  Dec 31, 07 6:40 PM CST

      Marine to Stand Trial for Iraq Killing Spree

      (Newser) - A Marine will face court-martial for leading a bloody strike against Iraqi civilians two years ago, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Charges filed against Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich today include voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault, but a Marine commander dismissed the more severe charge of unpremeditated murder. Wuterich could face 160 years in the brig, a sentence experts call unlikely, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • murder  • trial  • Marine  • manslaughter  • court martial  • Haditha  • Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich

  • October 2007

    • Two Marines to Be Tried on Haditha Charges

      BBC  |  Oct 20, 07 6:44 AM CDT

      Two Marines to Be Tried on Haditha Charges

      (Newser) - Two US marines will face court martial on charges stemming from the November, 2005, killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. One of them, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, is the most senior US serviceman to face court martial for actions in combat since Vietnam. Chessani is charged with dereliction of duty and failing to report and investigate the deaths, reports the BBC. More »

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      Iraq war  • US Marine Corps  • Haditha

    • Marines May Drop Massacre Murder Charges

      Associated Press  |  Oct 5, 07 3:45 AM CDT

      Marines May Drop Massacre Murder Charges

      (Newser) - A Marine whose squad killed 24 Iraqi men, women and children in the so-called Haditha Massacre may not face murder charges. An investigating officer has recommended that Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich should be tried instead for negligent homicide, which carries a maximum three-year penalty. The Iraqis were killed when Marines threw grenades and fired on unarmed civilians in their homes following a roadside bombing of a Marine convoy. More »

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      Iraq  • roadside bomb  • Haditha  • Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich

  • August 2007

    • Marines Won't Face Charges in Haditha Case

      San Diego Union-Tribune  |  Aug 9, 07 6:10 PM CDT

      Marines Won't Face Charges in Haditha Case

      (Newser) - The Marine Corps dropped all charges today against two Marines tied to an alleged massacre of 24 Iraqis in 2005. Citing holes in prosecution evidence, the general reviewing the charges cleared Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, accused of murdering three civilians to avenge a comrade's death, and Capt. Randy Stone, charged with turning a blind eye to the incident in Haditha. More »

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      Iraq war  • US military  • Marine  • civilian casualties  • massacre  • Haditha  • Randy Stone

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