Friendly Fire May Have Killed 2 in Iraq

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Friendly Fire May Have Killed 2 in Iraq

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
The Associated Press
Wednesday, April 4, 2007; 5:49 PM

WASHINGTON -- Two soldiers killed in Iraq in February may have died as
a result of friendly fire, Army officials said Wednesday.

The Army said it is investigating the deaths of Pvt. Matthew Zeimer, 18,
of Glendive, Mont., and Spc. Alan E. McPeek, 20, of Tucson, Ariz., who
were killed in Ramadi, in western Iraq on Feb. 2. The families of the
two soldiers were initially told they were killed by enemy fire.

According to Army Col. Daniel Baggio, unit commanders in Iraq did not
initially suspect they were killed by U.S. forces, but an investigation
by the unit has found that may be a possibility.

A supplemental report filed Feb. 28 suggested that the initial reports
might be wrong but that an investigation was still under way, he said.
It took another month before the families of the two soldiers were told,
on March 31, that friendly fire was suspected.

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[ChairmanAgnostic]

1. too much cognitive dissonance to K&R this topic.

although everyone needs to see it.

[Iwasthere]

2. ARRGHHH!

They feel they cannot tell the truth, that *'s personal war is just too important. Eventually, even the military is going to begin to see that we have a madman in charge. I am dreamin huh?