US Paid Families $2500 For Each Civilian Killed In Haditha...

The dead cannot cry out for justice; it is a duty of the living to do so for them.
Lois McMaster Bujold

Associated Press HAMZA HENDAWI June 3, 2006 at 09:36 PM

A lawyer who had several relatives among 24 Iraqis allegedly slain by U.S. Marines last fall and is representing kin of other victims complained in a videotape Saturday that American compensation paid to the families was inadequate.

Khaled Salem Rsayef also said U.S. officers accused him and other relatives of lying when they recounted the shootings in their first meeting with the military after the Nov. 19 deaths in the western town of Haditha. He did not say when they met.

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British soldiers sue Pentagon

The British are asking for $2.3m (£1.2m) ,while the Iraqi People are offered 2500 per family member killed by the coalition forces. Can you believe the Hypocracy of it all

.Suzanne Goldenberg
in Washington
Saturday November 13, 2004

The GuardianThree British soldiers and an army interpreter are suing the American military after their vehicle was rammed by a US tank transporter in Iraq.

The $2.3m (£1.2m) suit is the first against the US army from coalition troops since the invasion of Iraq. It seeks to exploit provisions normally reserved for Iraqis claiming compensation for family members wrongfully killed in US raids.>>>cont

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