home

Haditha Marine Says There Were Live Children Among Dead

Lt. William Kallop testified yesterday at a military Article 32 hearing on the atrocities at Haditha. He said that there were two live children among the dead.

``I saw one breathe. That's how I knew,'' 1st Lt. William Kallop testified on Tuesday at a military tribunal at Camp Pendleton. ``The little boy who breathed was about 6 or 7 and when I touched him, the little girl jumped up. She was about 11.''

The two injured children were the only survivors of a Marine Corps assault on two Iraqi homes near the site of a bomb attack on a Marine convoy that left one Marine dead and two injured. Prosecutors contend that the surviving Marines swept through the town on a revenge spree, killing 24 civilians with grenades and guns.

The case in which he testified was that against Capt. Randy Stone. Stone was,

More....

...one of four officers -- a lieutenant colonel, two captains and a lieutenant -- not present at the killings who were charged with failing to report and investigate the killings. Three other Marines are charged with murder.

President Bush has, in the past, issued words of praise for Stone:

A few months before the 2005 incident, Bush singled out Stone in a speech marking the 60th anniversary of VJ Day. ``He's guided by the same convictions carried into battle. He shares the same willingness to serve a cause greater than himself,'' Bush said of Stone.

Our prior coverage of the Haditha killings is accessible here.

< In The Line Of Duty | Cop Testifies Against Fellow Cop >
  • The Online Magazine with Liberal coverage of crime-related political and injustice news

  • Contribute To TalkLeft


  • Display: Sort:
    Words... (none / 0) (#1)
    by desertswine on Wed May 09, 2007 at 10:17:29 AM EST
    ...fail.

    "The little boy who breathed was about 6 or 7 and when I touched him, the little girl jumped up."