Slander

The UK Times has a big problem. They're running a photo with a caption stating that the bodies in the photo were victims in Haditha, and the photo accompanies a story about the Marine investigation into the Haditha incident.

The problem?

The photo was not what the Times purports it to be. It was taken from a different incident - one where insurgents murdered 19 fishermen and Iraqi National Guardsmen as Newsweek noted.

It's absolutely unconscionable that the Times would conflate the two incidents and run a photo that clearly is designed to enrage people against the Marines and undermine support for the US mission in Iraq when the victims pictured were the result of insurgent actions.

I think Michelle is right to request that people send letters to the editor at the Times demanding an apology. I would suggest that in addition to an apology, that the Times should make the public retraction an above the fold front page story. After all, our Marines deserve as much.

UPDATE:
Forgot to mention the email address for the Times:

letters@thetimes.co.uk