At a news conference given Wednesday, former Marine colonel and Vietnam war veteran John Murtha, a vocal opponent of the war in Iraq, said that sources within the military have told him that an internal investigation will show that "there was no firefight, there was no IED (improvised explosive device) that killed these innocent people. Our troops overreacted because of the pressure on them, and they killed innocent civilians in cold blood."
Military officials say Marine Corp photos taken immediately after the incident show many of the victims were shot at close range, in the head and chest, execution-style. One photo shows a mother and young child bent over on the floor as if in prayer, shot dead, said the officials, who spoke to NBC News on condition of anonymity because the investigation hasn't been completed. One military official says it appears the civilians were deliberately killed by the Marines, who were outraged at the death of their fellow Marine. [ http://www.marinetimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-1808360.php]
I don't know when the investigation results will be available, but I want to say right now that there are two things I am so tired of hearing :
- «The soldiers snapped because they have just been attacked and/or have seen their best friends killed». Apparently, only Americans troops are allowed to snap and seek revenge for their dead friends. Vietnamese, Iraqi, etc. populations should stoically accept being shot at and bombarded without any emotional display and go calmly bury their dead friends and relatives, without bothering the US Army with their petty ideas of revenge.
- «Surely, American soldiers could not possibly be gulity of any atrocities. We are the good guys.» Yeah, right.
Mind you, there's always the excuse of «a few rotten apples»... 
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