Massacre in Iraq: Haditha is Arabic for Mi Lai

Below is an interview with and story of a young survivor of the Haditha massacre. Her entire family was murdered by American soldiers in their home.

The following is an interview with Rep. John Murtha regarding the Haditha massacre, intercut with more footage of the young survivor.

This story is starting slowly, but it has been covered early by TIME magazine, and is now being reported in the mainstream press, with Google News tracking just under 500 hits on ‘Haditha’; but for a story of this importance, that is a pittance. This is a story that Americans aren’t going to want to hear; hell, I don’t want to know about it. But it will inevitably build until Haditha is a short-hand for murderous attrocity, as Abu Grahib is shorthand for torture. Not since Mi Lai has there been a more egregious example of a group of soldiers snapping under the pressure of a frontless war in which the enemy and the civilian are nearly indistinguishable.

The soldiers are absolutely in the wrong and must be made to pay the price of thier crimes (three officers have so far been disciplined over the murders). Rep. Duncan Hunter (R), chairman of the House Armed Service Committee has promised a hearing on the incident.