HADITHA: THE ACCUSED SPEAK  —  The other side of the story, from The Washington Post: … Read it all.  The actual comments are by the Marines' lawyers, who are relating what the Marines told them.  —  The accounts given are actually consistent - on the broader story …

Haditha Marine speaks (via attorney): No cover-up, killings were accidental  —  The defense in five words: What would you have done? … WaPo runs down the whole incident, moment by moment, according to Wuterich as relayed by his lawyer, Neal Puckett.  Read every last word.  As for the cover-up:

MORE INVESTIGATION, BETTER REPORTING NEEDED ON HADITHA STORY  —  This much is clear more than two weeks after the story broke that Marines in Haditha allegedly massacred 24 civilians "in cold blood," a descriptive used by Representative John Murtha who supposedly has seen excerpts of the military report on the incident.

3 Prisoners Die in Suicide Pact at Guantánamo  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Three Guantanamo Bay detainees hanged themselves with nooses made of sheets and clothes, the commander of the detention center said Saturday.  They were the first reported deaths among the hundreds of men held at the base for years without charge.

Guantanamo's First Suicides Pressure U.S.  —  Three prisoners, all held without charges, are found hanging in their cells.  Human rights advocates urge an immediate shutdown.  —  GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Three Middle Eastern detainees being held without charges at the U.S. detention facility …