David Mannion, the editor in chief of ITN, said the company would fully support Mr Lloyd's family to "bring those responsible for Terry's death to account before a court of law".
Source: ITN
Really? Well best of luck with that one. You don't seriously believe, even if you had the support of the British government (and you don't), that you could bring any sort of pressure on the US government do you? Well if you do let me disabuse you of that belief. There is NO chance of this happening.
I understand that this is a tragic loss for the Lloyd family. I also understand that bringing those responsible to account would bring some closure to their grief; but it's just not going to happen; and tragic though it obviously is, that is the best conclusion in my opinion.
The reason for this is simple. The men responsible for this were at war. Those who judged them are not; they had the luxury of taking months to study the correctness of a judgement that the marines made in seconds. In my opinion, that luxury allows them to say whether their judgement was right or wrong. It does not allow them to stand in judgement.
The court should have said the killing was wrong, an accident, like so many accidents of war (a blue on blue if you like). It should be noted. Action should be taken to try and ensure it does not happen again. But that's it, soldiers should be allowed to leave their mistakes on the battlefield. War is hard enough to get over without people, who have no concept of what fighting for your life is like, judging you and hounding you for your mistakes. That is why the US will do nothing to bring the marines to "account", and why that is the correct course of action.
Having said that I, of course, extend my deepest sympathies to the Lloyd family.