Shooting at Libyan civilians who attempted to greet US "rescuers"

"Six Libyan villagers are recovering in hospital after being shot by American soldiers coming in to rescue the U.S. pilots whose plane crash-landed in a field.  The helicopter strafed the ground as it landed in a field outside Benghazi beside the downed U.S. Air Force F-15E Eagle which ran into trouble during bombing raid last night.  And a handful of locals who had come to greet the pilots were hit - among them a young boy who may have to have a leg amputated because of injuries caused by a bullet wound." Now, look at the typical convoluted explanation that the New York Times gives:  "Channel 4 News in Britain reported that six villagers were shot by American troops in rescuing one of the two airmen. None of the villagers — who were interviewed by a reporter in a nearby hospital — were killed, although a small boy may need to have a leg amputated."  And has there ever been a case in which civilians are killed by US troops and in which the US military does not engage in clear obfuscations, fabrications, cover-ups, and ridiculous rationalizations?  Just one case?