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Military Drops Charges Against Two Marines in Haditha Massacre

HeadlineAug 10, 2007

In other news on Iraq, the U.S. military has dropped all charges against two marines connected to the shooting deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha. Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt had been charged with three counts of premeditated murder, and Capt. Randy Stone with dereliction of duty for failing to properly report the civilian deaths. Five marines still face charges for shooting dead two dozen unarmed men, women and children in Haditha on November 19, 2005.

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