Iraq growing inpatient over American troop’s excuses

Iraq’s prime minister says his patience is wearing thin with excuses from US troops that they kill civilians by mistake. Nuri al-Maliki added that he would launch an investigation into the killings of 24 Iraqis at Haditha last year. Many Iraqis believe unjustified killings by US troops are common, though few have been confirmed by investigations. The Daily Telegraph reports that the most common complaint is that troops open fire too hastily at checkpoints or when Iraqis approach their convoys too closely. Maliki said his own government would probe not just Haditha but other cases as well. He says people will be held responsible.