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To: epicure who wrote (36532)	4/20/2007 12:37:38 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541851

A minor character in the drama was let off Also, he wasn't exactly let off. They gave him immunity in exchange for his testimony. Murder charges have been dropped against one of the US marines in the shooting deaths of dozens of civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha, in exchange for his testimony in potential courts-martial against the other seven marines involved. Reuters reports that the Marine Corps announced Tuesday that Sgt. Sanick Dela Cruz was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony about the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005. [Sergeant Dela Cruz] had been charged with premeditated murder and making a false report in the November 19, 2005, deaths, which damaged U.S. prestige and led to international condemnation. "Charges against him were dismissed on April 2 after the government balanced his low level of culpability in the alleged crime against the potential value of his testimony," a Marine Corps statement said. csmonitor.com