The Americans' error was explained to them by village elders, so they fetched out what they term "solatia", or compensation.

美国人的错误是通过村长老向他们解释，因此他们只提取了一些抚恤金或者说补偿。

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The classified intelligence report ends briskly: "Solatia was made in the form of supplies and the Element mission progressed".

后来这一机密情报被简单的解释为：“补偿是以物资的形式对执行任务的补充。”

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And obviously, that's not what solatia payments are supposed to be for.

NPR: Charges Expected Against Marines in Haditha Case

What is unusual here is that these payments, known as solatia payments, were made a time when the Marines were officially saying the Haditha civilians were killed by an insurgent's roadside bomb.

NPR: Charges Expected Against Marines in Haditha Case