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| Marines Order Probe Into Haditha Leak |
| 2007-01-30 |
| CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - The Marine Corps said Monday that it has ordered a probe into how a government report on the killings of Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha was leaked to the news media. Lt. Gen. James Mattis, the top general at Camp Pendleton, ordered the investigation after several defense attorneys complained that sensitive information about their clients had been leaked, Marine spokesman Lt. Col. Sean Gibson said. The Washington Post published photos and eyewitness accounts on Jan. 6 from the military's investigative file that had not been made public. One photo showed five Iraqis who had been shot dead near a taxi. Jack Zimmerman, attorney for one of the accused Marines, Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum, said Mattis ordered the investigation on Jan. 23. ``I was very pleased that he shared our thought that the investigation should never be released,'' Zimmerman said. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Hmm... I seem to recall Jim McDermitt (a.k.a. Baghdad Jim, D Al-Quida) doesn't seem to have a problem leaking private cell phone conversations or secrets to the press..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-01-30 03:14 |