THEATRICAL RELEASE OCTOBER, 2007. "The deeper I dug into the whole story, the harder I realised it was to take a side."
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"I think there have been lots of Hadithas, and there are lots of Hadithas every year. The difference with this event is that the aftermath just happened to be filmed and now there’s an inquiry. It’s much more convenient for the US government and the marine corps to make scapegoats of these (marines) than to actually deal with its policy and rules of engagement in Iraq. I’m sure it happens on a lesser scale every single day."- N.B
About me: On November 19, 2005 a bomb planted in the roadside at Haditha in Iraq exploded under a patrolling US military Humvee, killing one marine and injuring two others. Over the course of the next 24 hours the surviving marines of Kilo Company killed 24 Iraqi men, women, and children, the youngest of which was only three years old.
Whether highly trained Marines lost their cool in the fury of battle and their grief at losing a comrade, or whether it happened because of the way the Marines were trained to fight, has yet to be determined. BATTLE FOR HADITHA tells the story as seen from the marines perspective, as well as that of the locals and of the insurgents who planted the bomb.
The trial of the four Kilo Company marines charged with murder is still ongoing.
"The movie is told from an equal playing field - from the Iraqis' point of view, the insurgents' point of view and the Marines' point of view. There's no black or white in this movie, it's all just a (messed) up situation for everybody. We represented the Corps in a positive light. ... We would never sell out our fellow Marines for 15 minutes of fame," says Andrew McLaren, one of the movies actors and himself an ex-marine. "This movie is far from liberal propaganda, and is the most accurate portrayal of the War on Terror yet."
Thanks for the little missive, and keep up the good work. I especially enjoyed the Sth Africa docos with the memorable comment about the "stuff" that the driver was caught storing. "Yes, but it was highly explosive stuff wasn't it?" Heh.
