The announcement came after a week in which 12 Americans were charged with murdering Iraqis and on the day on which Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki promised that the occupying troops would respect Iraqis' human rights.
Yes, they are innocent until proven guilty but the optics are horrible.
The new charge, announced on Sunday, accuses one US soldier of shooting an unarmed Iraqi while one other was charged with conspiracy and another with attempting to cover up the alleged crime. Previous charges against US soldiers also involve cover up allegations. The article also reminds us that charges have yet to be filed in the case of those killed in Haditha.
Reuters reports: US troops kill fewer Iraqis after new guidelines:
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. troops have reduced the number of Iraqi civilians they kill after orders to improve checkpoint procedures following the shootings of some 350 Iraqis in such incidents last year, the military said on Sunday.
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U.S. officers had previously insisted in response to queries that no such statistics were compiled, although Martin-Hing said commanders began tracking such incidents in July last year.
How mant times do we need to be reminded that Rumsfeld's Pentagon refuses to tell the public the truth about what's really happening in Iraq?
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