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Marine cleared in videotaped shooting:
Wounded Iraqi killed inside Falluja mosque
CNN.com ^
| thursday, May 5, 2005
| Jamie McIntyre
Posted on 05/05/2005 10:38:39 AM PDT by Gondring
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I searched and didn't see this posted. Interesting tidbits in the article, beyond just the main news of exoneration.
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:38:39 AM PDT
by
Gondring
To: Former Military Chick; jan in Colorado
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:39:48 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(Pretend you don't know me...I'm in the WPPFF.)
To: Gondring
JAG did a show on almost exactly that incident.
To: Gondring
To: Gondring
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:41:55 AM PDT
by
jan in Colorado
("For such a time as this...")
To: Gondring
Great News and a good boost to the moral for troops.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To: Young Werther
The responsibility lies with whomever led to this Marine not knowing the man he shot was an already captured prisoner.
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:43:44 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(Pretend you don't know me...I'm in the WPPFF.)
To: jan in Colorado
yw.
And I am guilty, I know. :-)
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:44:05 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(Pretend you don't know me...I'm in the WPPFF.)
To: PureTrouble
Now do the same with Illario Pantera.
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:44:26 AM PDT
by
massgopguy
(massgopguy)
To: Gondring
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:44:39 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
To: Gondring
saw the video when first aired.
the shooting was justified given the circumstances.
thanks for the update, i was wondering what would happen the this marine,and the outcome is not as i expected given the video.
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:48:52 AM PDT
by
mmercier
To: mmercier
Well, someone screwed up...you just don't capture an enemy and then come back the next day and shoot him. But the mistake occurred above the level of this Marine.
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posted on
05/05/2005 10:57:22 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(Pretend you don't know me...I'm in the WPPFF.)
To: Gondring
Media muddying the waters of war. This news never should have been brought out. Pure propaganda. Glad the soldier has been cleared and hope for his full exoneration.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:01:02 AM PDT
by
peacebaby
(I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house. Zsa Zsa Gabor)
To: Gondring
"Although that Marine has been cleared of wrongdoing, the investigation remains open because autopsies of some of the bodies found in the mosque turned up bullets that were not from his gun." It was my understanding that he was carrying a rifle not a gun.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:04:33 AM PDT
by
Flint
To: Gondring
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:04:46 AM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: lilylangtree
Thank God for small miracles. You think NBC will run with this tonight like they did the original story and video?
No?
Me either.
To: Gondring
These insurgents are not military, per the Geneva Convention. They don't wear uniforms, insignia, and pledge allegiance to a state. They hide in mosques and don't differentiate between soldiers and innocents.
Under maritime law they can be treated as pirates and hung or they can be treated as spies and given the Mata Hari treatment.
Makes no nevermide to me. I can close my eyes and see the USAA family that was on the flight with Barbara Olson which struck the Pentagon. Those 8 and 6 year old daughters didn't receive due process so why should these pond scumm wannabes!
To: Gondring
Great news! Now when are they going to try that treasonous reporter?
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:10:35 AM PDT
by
MichiganCheese
(Democrats: The Party Of Choice; We Choose To Kill)
To: Gondring
The Marine in question was cleared and completely exonorated by thinking Americans 30 seconds after seeing the video.
You take up arms against the mighty forces of the United States Military, you might as well just plan to die.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:12:48 AM PDT
by
cyclotic
(Cub Scouts-Teach 'em young to be men, and politically incorrect in the process)
To: Young Werther
Then, per Geneva Conventions, we are required to notify that we are not going to honor those requirements. And frankly, the little protection we get from them is far better than letting any of our good men and women be treated a whit worse than they are by the enemy. If we announced the freedom to execute prisoners, it would be far worse a loss to us than to our foes.
Of course, one could argue that our snipers do not meet the clearly visible insignia requirements, etc., too...so be careful what you ask for.
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posted on
05/05/2005 11:14:54 AM PDT
by
Gondring
(Pretend you don't know me...I'm in the WPPFF.)
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