The MSM Bias & Haditha - Flopping Aces

Another day another biased piece of reporting by our media:

A preliminary military inquiry found evidence that U.S. Marines killed two dozen Iraqi civilians in an unprovoked attack in November, contradicting the troops’ account, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

No one is disputing a IED attack…is this unprovoked? By the headline of this article it appears they want us to believe the Marines were driving by and said “hey guys, lets go kill some kids!”….Sigh

CNN did a interview with the 10 year old in the house where she states that she knew the IED was out there and knew to cover her ears in anticipation of the explosion.

Did the fact that this family know and quite possible supported (in spirit) the IED attack give the Marines an excuse to kill them IF they did not fire on the Marines. Hell no.

But the Marines were engaged when that IED went off. They may have believed the threat, the person who planted and pushed the button, was inside the two nearest buildings and they engaged. They are fighting a enemy that does not wear uniforms, that blends in with civilians and strikes from within houses containing civilians.

I say MAY because I just don’t know until the investigations and the hearings are done. The MSM and the left have decided not to wait, they have decided to pass judgement by calling this an unprovoked attack based on one “anonymous” informant….B I A S.

Take a look at this interview done with a Marine who was injured during the IED attack about the use of civilians by the terrorists: (h/t Michelle Malkin)

Crossan: We used to go out on patrols and have the little kids count the patrols and all that stuff and we couldn’t really do anything except grab them and throw them inside their housesâ€¦

KING 5 TV interviewer: Why would you do that? Because you were afraid that the kids were scouting for the insurgents or you thought they were in danger?

Crossan: There are little kids that scout for â€˜em. â€˜Cuz later that day we, along the main road there, we cut behind a few buildings and the next patrol that went out got hit. And that little kid that was just there and there was people all around. But the day that I got hit they were planning a major attack and it got spoiled, so, and there was like 20 some people, insurgents, that were gonna attack the cop that day.

Then we got hit by an IED and the cops sent out a squad of Marines, and the insurgents just started attacking then, just right off the bat and we just foiled it. We were just driving back from the cop. I remember taking a left and then a right, and then remember waking up from the ground for a split second. And then waking up in the helicopter and then finally knew what happened in the hospital.

KING 5: So after you were injured, also tell me, you lost one of your guys. What can you tell me about him?

Crossan: We lost Lance Col. Miguel Terrazas. He was a good guy. He was from El Paso, Texas. And he was my point man. He was pretty much the guy I went to if I needed anything.

KING 5: Was he driving the Humvee at the time?

Crossan: Yes he was.

KING 5. And so you were sitting next to me?

Crossan: Yes, I was in the passenger side. I know in my heart if I was there, I possibly could have stopped what happened, so. â€˜Cuz I know that the other team leaders and even staff sergeantsâ€¦they both, they all kinda, listened to me and I just gave â€˜em ideas and all that stuff. Things just went smoother. But I just don’t know.

KING 5: How do you feel about the villagers involved? Um, you know, do you have emotion as you think about them or not really?

Crossan: No. Because half of them were bad guys. You just never know, so. It really didn’t cross my mind.

KING 5: There are reports of, you know, little children being killed and women being killed.

Crossan: Little kids I can see being bad and even some of the women, but just over there, you just can’t tell who the bad guy was…

A little bit more complicated then the MSM would have you believe huh?

The article I lead off with had an “anonymous” source saying exactly the opposite of what some lawyers who may be representing the Marines are saying.

So we are to believe the anonymous source now instead of the other source? Other sources are saying there was small arms fire directed at the Marines. Who are we to believe?

I tell you who. NO ONE until the investigation is done. The media is trying to paint the picture they WANT to believe, that they WANT all of us to believe before the friggin investigation is done.

Remind you of some “flushed Korans”, “Thousands drowned in New Orleans”, “Gangs running rampant in the Superdome”, “Civil War in Iraq”, “Lt. Pantano murdered” kind of stories?

Back to the original article.

Forensic data from corpses showed victims with bullet wounds, despite earlier statements by Marines that civilians were killed by a roadside bomb that also claimed the life of a Marine from El Paso, Texas, Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, a defense official said.

“The forensics painted a different story than what the Marines had said,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

Really Einstein? By now I think we know that the first reports were not true so this is not news.

The article then goes on to detail something that isn’t highlighted much:

There are two ongoing military investigations.

A probe by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, responsible for cases involving Marines, might lead to charges including murder, officials said. A separate fact-finding inquiry involves whether Marines tried to cover up the true nature of the incident, officials said.

So you mean the wheels of justice are turning? Go figure.

All we have at the moment are “unnamed” and “anonymous” defense officials leaking supposed results of a classified investigation to reporters? That’s it. Now reporters worldwide are trying to make their name on the backs of the Marines.

The left and the MSM so WANT this to be another My Lai….they don’t care if the truth is something other then that because they wont to believe it. This has to be a My Lai because we Americans are all so evil.

This is the modus operendi of the left and their cohorts in the MSM. Get out in front of the story, spin it how they want it to come out, and then if it turns out they were correct they can partah! If it turns out they were wrong they can claim its a big cover-up and then partah!

It’s all a big party to them.

Earlier Posts:

The Dishonorable Murtha
Because Time Has Pictures
The Haditha Marines
The Dishonorable Murtha, Update
The Haditha Marines, Update
The Haditha Marines, Update II
The New Battlecry From The Left

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