U.S. Navy medic Melson J. Bacos, the first of the alleged conspirators to confess
As they carried out the killing of an Iraqi civilian, seven Marines and a Navy medic used their understanding of the military's airborne surveillance technology to spoof their own systems, military hearing testimony charges.An riveting piece on how seven Marines and Navy medic Bacos, set out to kill an Iraqi bad guy - couldn't find him - so they executed some other guy instead. All the while ducking the surveillance of unmanned drones circling overhead - And they almost got away with it.
The April 26, 2006, killing of disabled police officer Hashim Ibrahim Awad has been the subject of eight months of military hearings at Camp Pendleton near San Diego.
To think you could get eight guys to go along with something like that.
