US troops 'raped mother and killed family in Iraq'

[The Crazy Canadian]

US troops 'raped mother and killed family in Iraq'
By Times Online and agencies

The American army in Iraq suffered a fresh blow to its image today as it emerged that five soldiers were being investigated for allegedly raping a woman and then murdering her and three members of her family.

The soldiers are accused of burning their alleged victim's body, according to sources quoted by the AP news agency.

Major General James Thurman, commander of coalition troops in Baghdad, has ordered a criminal investigation into the alleged killing of the family of four in Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, in March.

"The entire investigation will encompass everything that could have happened that evening. We’re not releasing any specifics of an ongoing investigation," said military spokesman Major Todd Breasseale.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2251217,00.html

[Dr Fate]

1. At least she is free. n/t

n/t

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

2. At least she isn't beheaded.

That, apparently, makes it OK.

[Dr Fate]

5. At at least it didnt happen in Saddam's "Rape room" either.

Which also makes it okay, I guess.

"When is the media going to report the GOOD NEWS????"

[dailykoff]

6. We must stay the course for her sake

and so all other the innocent Iraqis we've murdered, poisoned, raped and tortured won't have died in vain.

[NEOBuckeye]

4. Too bad we can't yet say the same for Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld

They deserve to be "free" much more than that poor mother and her family members do.

[Waya]

3. Makes ya proud to be an American..............

........:puke:

[marmar]

7. The horrors being committed in our name....

What kind of sick m....f..kcers can even conceive of such sickness, let alone act it out?
Happy 4th of July, everybody! :grr: :cry:

[blue cat]

8. Remember

innocent until proven guilty. We owe that to our troops.

[Waya]

10. Getting a little tired of the troop worship......

...especially when reading this kind of stuff...

[marmar]

11. Agreed, but...

I don't necessarily trust the military to carry out a fair and thorough investigation. Remember who the big boss is.

[Radical Activist]

9. That's what we signed up for when we went to war.

There has never been a war without the rape and murder of innocent civilians and there never will be.

[Moderator]

12. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2364723