European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 2007 stars and stripes Page 7 Navy probes claims marines killed captives by Thomas Watkins the associated press san Diego the Navy is investigating claims that Camp Pendleton marines killed Between five and 10 unarmed captives Dur ing a fierce Battle in in november current and former marines told the associated the criminal probe centers on the actions of several members of kilo 3rd 1st they told the a on Condi Tion of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the different members of the same unit were later accused of wrong doing in the killings of 24 civilians in Laditha in the investigation was launched when Ryan a former Marine Corporal injured while fight ing in applied for a Job with the secret according to an online report by military author Nathaniel who inter viewed Weemer last when asked during a polygraph test if he had Ever participated in a wrong Ful Weemer described the killings of the suspected insure Helms originally from could not be reached for comment but his Sis Felicia said he was trying to put the event behind he does not like to talk about Hudson he is very proud to be a Marine but he wants to get past All this and look to the the naval criminal investigative service has confirmed it is investigating credible allegations of wrongdoing made against marines in fal Lujah in the fall of but acis has not described the nature of the Helms also posted a Story online Rote and offer current As of july and Are subject to rate dependent on amount and Model car loan example loan at 72 monthly payments of approximately rate applies to online applications the applicable apr is for up to 72 finding the right car loan is the easy part apr up to 72 months if you can find a better take w 8002475626 or Call 5103767328 from any class Dan line Pentagon Federal credit Union Superior proven service this week describing How he met Weemer last year while research ing a Book about the ferocious Bat Les to recapture fal Lujah from in he said Weemer told him that marines killed several suspected insurgents who were being held in an abandoned House after they were captured in combat around the marines radioed Headquarters for guidance on How to pro the groups Leader interpreted the there still alive As an order to Helms David who teaches the Law of War at Loyola Law school in los said it is a War crime to kill captives who do not pose an immediate threat unless they Are someone who has been taken into they become protected under the Law of no matter How egregiously they have be Glazier they can Only be shot subject to the sen tence of a validly conducted Helms said he warned a Peni tent Weemer to keep quiet about what he had seen and did not men Tion weeders account in his my men Are my heroes the Brad Kasal named after a Marine sergeant who was praised for his combat actions in after the secret service reported the allegations to the acis investigators also contacted he Hudson said her who is now studying psychology in had not landed a Job with the secret a defense lawyer and former Marine Captain who fought in fal Lujah in december 2004 said the government would have a Yearim possible task if it decided to prose cute the this is a huge Rabbit and i cant see it going attorney Brian Rooney i was in it was nearly the House is either gone or rebuilt the bodies of the alleged victims Are forensically you have no represents Jeffrey one of four offic ers accused of failing to investigate the deaths of the 24 civilians in said prosecutors would have to rely on eyewitness testimony to corroborate weeders with Many of the marines present at the time of the alleged killings already out of the Marine that could prove Hudson said her brother told Helms about the killings because he wanted people at Home to understand the difficult conditions marines faced in his goal was to let people know what it was like Over not for it to Lead to she fal Lujah was the scene of two Marine Battles in the first of which was launched after insurgents killed four contractors that Battle was aborted in april in november that marines led an offensive against insurgent holdouts in the a fight that produced heavy casualties on both