The Bush administration has promised full public disclosure of the results of a U.S. military investigation into the alleged killings of Iraqi civilians by U.S. Marines last year. White House spokesman Tony Snow said Tuesday the Department of Defense has taken an active and aggressive role in the probe of the deaths in the Iraqi city of Haditha. Snow said he was assured by the U.S. military that investigators will release all the details of the alleged deaths after the probe is complete.
U.S. Marines are alleged to have deliberately killed at least 15 civilians following the death of a fellow Marine by a suicide bomb. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki denounced the alleged killings and said he would launch his own investigation.