European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 15, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 152007 stars and stripes Page 9 rights group marines used excessive Force by Fisnik Abrashid the associated press Kabul Afghanistan a us Marine unit that shot its Way out of a suicide attack in Eastern Afghanistan last month violated International humanitarian Law by using excessive Force that left 12 civilians dead a report released saturday said following the March 4 attack in Nanga har province when an explosive rigged minivan crashed into a Convoy of marines the unit shot at vehicles and pedestrians in six different locations while driving along a 10mile stretch of Road according to a re port by Afghanistan Independent human rights commission a us military commander also deter mined that marines used excessive Force and he referred the Case for possible Crimi Nal inquiry the groups report was based on inter views with victims and their families Eye witnesses local Community leaders local and regional hospitals As Well As police at least 12 people were killed and another 35 injured by the shooting including Sev eral women and children the 11page Ai Hrc report said us military officials said after the Inci Dent that the suicide attack was part of a Complex ambush that included militant gunmen shooting at marines which May have caused some of the civilian casualties Ahira alleges that us troops serving with Natoley International Security assistance Force returned to the area after the bombing for an investigation and a cleanup operation which involved removal of All Bullet shells and cartridges the us military officials were not immediately available to comment on the Alle gation the initial military investigation of the incident concluded that the marines response was out of proportion to the threat that was immediately there a senior us defense official said wednesday in Washington the official spoke on condition of anonymity the Case has also been referred to the naval criminal investigative service for a broader criminal inquiry the official said Jar i r up to 72 he you Altru w Al in i pen Fedora r8002475626 or Call 5103767328 from any on base class a Dan line rate and offer current As of april 12007 and Are subject to change rate dependent on amount borrowed term and Model year Cor loan example loan at 579 apr 72 monthly payments of approximately each Rote applies to online of plications Only otherwise the Oppl Coble apr is 619 for up to 72 months us to detain 5 iranians for several More weeks Washington the Bush administration decided last week that it will hold onto five alleged iranian intelligence agents for several More weeks at least in Stead of freeing them quickly on the heels of last weeks release of 15 britons who had been seized by Iran us officials said Friday vice president Dick Cheney foreign policy advisers won an internal administration tussle Over what to do with the men us officials confirmed on condition of anonymity Secretary of state con Dole Ezza Rice had argued for a quicker release but was Over ruled partly out of concern not to make the release appear part of a Deal involving the British the sources said the United states has held the five since they were seized in Jan uary under disputed circumstances in Northern Iraq the Bush administration has accused Iran of supplying deadly Roadside bombs used against us troops in Iraq and of undermining the fragile democratic government there general us not planning Iran War american Mil itary is capable of attacking Iran but has no plans to do so a us general said Friday in the latest us rejection of military action despite the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the us military would be Able to simultaneously fight Iran said Brig Gen Robert Holmes Deputy director of operations for the us Central com Mand i would offer that we Are always ready always prepared he said at the us embassy in London does that mean we Are then focused loaded and cocked to do a certain thing he asked the answer is no Canadas Csc obtains tape of French captives Toronto Canadas Public broadcaster Csc obtained video from Afghanistan showing French hostages pleading for their lives the tape obtained Friday May be the first evidence that the Aid workers and the three afghan men they were travelling with Are still alive the video shows a female French Aid worker being held Cap Tive in Afghanistan French president Jacques Chirac asked the afghan govern ment Friday to help secure their release from the associated press