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Marine Officer Cleared of Haditha Cover-up

HeadlineSep 19, 2007

A Marine Corps officer has been cleared of failing to properly investigate the massacre of 24 civilians in the town of Haditha. Captain Lucas McConnell was one of eight marines facing charges in connection with the November 2005 killings. The massacre came to light after U.S. officials falsely claimed 15 civilians had been killed by a roadside bomb.

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