On May 17, 2006, Jim Miklaszewski and Mike Viqueira, NBC News reported on an alleged massacre [1] in Haditha, and said the story was confirmed by John Murtha:
Military officials told NBC News that the Marine Corps’ own evidence appears to show Murtha is right.
A videotape taken by an Iraqi showed the aftermath of the alleged attack: a blood-smeared bedroom floor and bits of what appear to be human flesh and bullet holes on the walls.
Now the truth emerges. The Haditha charges were a lie. The Marines acted in self-defense and Murtha lied:
NewsMax [2], however, can reveal that the facts of what happened early that November morning clearly show that the incident was part of a planned ambush by insurgent forces, that the civilians tragically killed in the were used as human shields by the insurgents, and that despite claims by Rep. John Murtha, there was indeed an ongoing firefight between the Marines and the enemy.
More, Allahpundit, Hot Air [3].