by Travis Normand
March 9, 2016
I attended a presentation this past weekend on the topic of U.S. Military rules of engagement (R.O.E.) violations and war crimes. A primary focus of the presentation were the trials that followed the Haditha (Iraq) incident of 2005.
It has been a while since I last read about what happened regarding Haditha and I have therefore spent the past week researching the incident, the trials, and the news coverage that followed.
I stumbled upon a couple of great resources and wanted to post them here for others to reference. Please note, despite the following links, I am not taking a political stance on this event.
- http://warchronicle.com/TheyAreNotKillers/DefendOurMarines.htm
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haditha_massacre
- http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/haditha-killings-fast-facts/
- https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/01/why-we-should-be-glad-the-haditha-massacre-marine-got-no-jail-time/251993/
The Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) 