Retrograde in History · 2006
Mahmudiyah killings
On March 12, 2006, Mercury was mid-loop — retrograde in Pisces, tracing backward through 21°00′ of the sign.
WhenMarch 12, 2006♓︎Pisces 21°00′Rx windowMar 2 – Mar 25, 2006
The record
On 12 March 2006, four U.S. Army soldiers committed war crimes in Iraq by gang-raping and killing 14-year-old Abeer Qassim Hamza al-Janabi and murdering her parents and sister.
More from this window · Mar 2 – Mar 25, 2006
Coincidence, not causation: the date is real and ephemeris-based, but a retrograde window is observed, never blamed. For entertainment, not navigation.