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British troops in Iraq in 2006. The Ministry of Defense said that a group of British soldiers filmed beating up young Iraqi civilians will not face charges at a military court, but they might still be punished for their actions(AFP/File/Essa Al-Sudani)

1 posted on 01/04/2007 1:40:10 PM PST by TexKat
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To: TexKat

Good. The "youths" deserved that beat-up.


2 posted on 01/04/2007 1:41:02 PM PST by SolidWood (Sadr lives. Kill him.)
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To: TexKat

Thank God. Now lets have the Pentagon skirts "man-up" a little.


3 posted on 01/04/2007 1:42:21 PM PST by pissant
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"The images sparked.."

The story sparked..
The cartoon sparked..
The incident sparked..
The action sparked..
The rumor sparked..
Just to be proactive, they sparked themselves..

Ready made riot - just looking for an excuse.


4 posted on 01/04/2007 1:43:47 PM PST by Sax
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To: TexKat

Imagine what the Ethiopians have been doing, and what would have been caught on film if CNN twirps were around.


6 posted on 01/04/2007 1:57:14 PM PST by Uncledave
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But by golly our soldiers will face charges of murder for the Haditha/taliban city ordeal- Cripes- I'm shocked the dems are letting the brit thing slip by- oh wait- that's right- the dems only hate our military- not others. http://sacredscoop.com


10 posted on 01/04/2007 4:01:47 PM PST by CottShop
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To: TexKat; jazusamo; smoothsailing; Just A Nobody; lilycicero

Our ally has common sense.


11 posted on 01/04/2007 4:19:49 PM PST by RedRover (They are not killers. Defend our Marines.)
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