A military investigation into the gory death of 38 civilians in Haditha, Iraq last November suggests that US Marines purposely shot to death 38 civilians in cold blood and instead claimed that they were killed in a roadside bomb attack.

Iraqi Ambassador to the US Samir-al-Sumaidae, who hails from Haditha, said that his cousin was also shot dead by US forces unnecessarily and without provocation.

Amnesty International has castigated the US of gross human rights violations  and double standards while fighting terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in the dreaded Guantanomo Bay detention center.