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WASHINGTON � Pentagon officials probing the alleged massacre of civilians during the Korean War are considering granting an unprecedented blanket immunity for all Americans connected to an incident that witnesses say left hundreds of Koreans dead.
By encouraging witness cooperation, an immunity grant would presumably help the government assemble the fullest record of what happened in the South Korean hamlet of No Gun Ri. It also would address veterans groups' objections that it would be unfair to punish aging veterans for an incident that occurred half a century ago.
But the immunity move could attract criticism if the investigation ultimately turns up evidence of egregious crimes committed by soldiers, some legal experts said.