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1 online resource |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I: Anbar Province; 1. Haditha Prelude; 2. The Convoy; 3. Collateral Damage; 4. The Lid Comes Off; Part II: Repercussions; 5. Kicking the Ant Hill; 6. Charges; 7. Outflanking the Corps; 8. The Bargewell Report; Part III: The Hearings; 9. Captain Randy Stone; 10. Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Chessani; 11. Captain Lucas McConnell; 12. Lance Corporal Justin Sharratt; 13. Lance Corporal Stephen Tatum; 14. Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich; 15. First Lieutenant Andrew Grayson; Part IV: The Trials; 16. The CBS Fiasco; 17. Unlawful Command Influence |
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18. The Grayson Debacle19. Chessani Resolution; 20. Wuterich's Offensive; 21. Court-Martial; Epilogue; Conclusions; Appendix A: USMC Iraq Command, Mid- November ; Appendix B: Abbreviations; Appendix C: Marine Corps Personnel Abbreviations; Appendix D: Significant Dates; Appendix E: Military and Legal Terms and Expressions; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book investigates the tactics adopted by Marine Corps commanders and the ineptness of the proceedings, which raise serious questions about the need for reform of the Code of Military Justice |
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In November 2005, Sunni insurgents attacked a U.S. Marine squad en route to Haditha with an improvised explosive device (IED). One Marine died and two others were wounded. Within minutes, squad members killed 24 Iraqi civilians, including an elderly couple, four women and six children. It was the worst incident of its kind in the Iraq War. Thirteen months later, four officers and four enlisted men were accused of crimes ranging from dereliction of duty to murder. The legal proceedings dragged on for five years, longer than any in U.S. military history. The only conviction was that of an NCO wh |
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Wuterich, Frank, 1980- -- Trials, litigation, etc
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Wuterich, Frank, 1980- fast |
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United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 3rd. Battalion, 1st -- Trials, litigation, etc
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United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 3rd. Battalion, 1st fast |
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States.
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War crime trials -- United States
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Marines -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Atrocities -- Iraq -- Ḥadīthah
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LAW -- Military.
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Atrocities
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Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
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War crime trials
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Iraq
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Iraq -- Ḥadīthah
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United States
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476618791 |
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1476618798 |
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