[cgk]

[Servant of the 9]

John 'Frenchy' Kerry got a Silver Star for doing the same thing.

So9

[Diogenesis]

Civilian? Insurgent? The scumbag was a proven-murderous terrorist.

Double tap him and the embedded traitor.

[OXENinFLA]

Take a famous scene from "Saving Private Ryan." At Normandy Beach, American soldiers, after terrible losses, finally knock out one enemy bunker with a flamethrower and Germans tumble out on fire, screaming in agony. "Let 'em burn," responds one GI without remorse. Witnessed from the comfort of our living room, it is a shocking statement and scene. But in the context of the film and of war it is understandable.

Actually the "Look I've washed my hands for supper" scene would fit better to the story.

[68 grunt]

http://www.petitiononline.com/as123/petition.html

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Terrorist who feign surrender or injury, hide among civilians and masquerade as noncombatants incur all moral and legal responsibility for the consequences.

[proust]

I'm ticked and Danzinger for the Condi cartoon, but I gotta admit this one is pretty darn funny.

[Restorer]

I know it is not a popular position, but I think it is entirely appropriate for the military justice system to investigate exactly what happened and then handle it in compliance with military law. I believe the stresses and circumstances faced by the Marine will be taken into consideration appropriately.

[Tallguy]

No surprise that war historian and analyst James F. Dunnigan estimated that, "Historically 50 percent of those surrendering [in war] do not survive the process."

Dunnigan's a smart guy, and he doesn't know, either. But he's trying to make is that surrendering is very dangerous.

There's a factor for any soldier intent on surrender needs to consider: it's very dangerous. The ground between contending forces is patrolled or observed by BOTH sides. That ground is likely to be mined & swept by automatic weapons & mortars.

The best way to survive is therefore to wait for the enemy to come to you. But there's a catch: Do not attempt to surrender to the enemy's assault troops (his first echelon). These men have a mission to consider, they have probably taken casualties, and they aren't very well equipped to take prisoners. If you pose any threat to them, or their mission YOU ARE DEAD.

So there's truly no way to know how many prisoners actually survive the "surrender process".

[Diddle E. Squat]

"Slandering Private Ryan"

IMHO that phrase resonates

[Chummy]

Last Week: Some ABC affiliates refuse to air Saving Private Ryan, saying they're concerned with possible backlash in the wake of a Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction.

This Week: How many ABC affiliates dropped Monday Night Football with its little opening tie-in advertisement?

[Beckwith]

American Marine shooting a wounded and unarmed civilian in Fallujah.

Unarmed civilian?

Doesn't an associate professor of mass communication at Louisiana State University need to have their facts straight?

Maybe this guy is just a professor of mass hysteria.

[Eagles6]

It seems that al-jazeera is showing the unedited version of the video which shows the faces of the Marines involved as well as the name tag of one. This could only have come from nbc or the reporter. Anything to hurt our troops. I'm holding my breath while waiting for massive msm coverage of the mutilated body of the white woman found in fallujah. Now turning blue..., lights getting dim.........

[BillyCrockett]

This is a very good story...unfortunately, one that will fall on deaf ears around the world. People who want ANYTHING to prove America's work in Iraq is wrong will only believe what they want.

[Darlin']

Isn't it odd... when Steven Spielberg depicts similar circumstances in a movie he, and the authenticity of his work, is awarded, fawned over and feted for years by the liberal media but, let it happen when it really matters and all we hear from those very same libs is: This is outrageous and must be investigated.