Military investigates shooting of wounded insurgent

CNN ^ | November 16, 2004

[Mr. Mojo]

If today's media/leftists have such a difficult time seeing actual terrorists - many of whom fake their deaths only to surprise our men with gunfire &/or bombs - get shot they never would've been able to handle seeing what our Marines did to Japanese soldiers during the island-hopping years ('42 - '45). .......let alone the firebombing of Tokyo, Hamburg, and Dresden.

PC wars kill.

[Lijahsbubbe]

No time to consider our troops when they have a ratings war going on!

[Pastnowfuturealpha]

What I noticed - We don't hear what the terrorist are doing until something like this happens. What is missing in the media -

I guess those terrorist see nothing wrong with waving a white flag - then fighting - or faking death - then trying to kill someone who passes them - or setting traps on dead bodies - all not mentioned by the investigating forces over there - it's only when one on the U.S. side does something that the media goes wild -

The major media is a disgrace -

[nothernlights]

Can't we do something like emails to all networks saying that if they think they are going to repeat the fallacies of Vietnam in trying to sully the brave US Marines that will indeed be the death of their media.

[gimmebackmyconstitution]

1) non uniformed combatant- Illegal!
2) feigning injury or death in order to continue killing our soldiers
3) enaging in combat while in a house of worship- Illegal!
4) possibly a foreign national with no authority or protection under the Geneva Convention
5)just prior to this alleged shooting terrorists used the illegal tactic of wiring dead bodies with I.E. D. - at that specific point in the conflict, all rules of engagement were thrown out the freaking window!

[dila813]

They are not prisoners until they are cuffed and secure. The Marine didn't know if this guy was pretending to be dead in order to trigger a bomb or not.

Since the Marine told them to surrender (not shown on tape) and they refused, the Marine acted justly.

This is war folks.

[ConservativeStatement]

If anything, I am sure there are members of the media who hope this, or events similar, will blow up in the President's face. Parasites, the lot of them.

[JonDavid]

I sent Rush Limbaugh an e-mail regarding Chris Matthews coverage of this:

Rush: Matthews’s has really crossed the line in regard to his reporting of the Marine shooting the Iraqi terrorist in the Mosque. He gave the Marine the benefit of the doubt for about 20 seconds, and then basically labeled him a war criminal. He had some air force ex officer concur. I believe that the Marine thought that the Terrorist was playing dead. If you listen to the audio of the report the Marine thinks the terrorist is playing dead. He also looked covered to me. From past experience this means either the terrorist is strap with bombs or is hiding a gun, grenade. Rush, maybe Matthews is doing this to get attention. However, again, he has crossed the line. You need to HAMMER this Quisling.

[Mr. Mojo]

Spot on post. Email it to Ollie North and Sean Hannity; they need to see it.

[mlocher]

The human rights organization Amnesty International raised concerns about violations of the rules of war last week, after a British news program broadcast video of what it said was the killing of another wounded insurgent by U.S. troops.

Amnesty also noted reports that insurgents have used mosques as fighting positions, and in one incident appear to have used a white flag to lure Marines into an ambush.

ai actually blamed one on the terrorists! of course, nothing will ever come of this because the terrorists are not aligned with any state (hahaha).

[JonDavid]

These Liberal in the MSM are going to get millions of Americans killed. Don't they realize that their reporting gives fuel and the excuse to the Islamic Fascist to justify the use of Nukes on our cities?

[Proud Conservative2]

We need to make a bigger stink in Washington for this than we have Specter!



My God, we are at war. I don't want our boys having to be PC. Has the entire world succumbed to insanity? Get the media OUT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GottaLuvAkitas1]

don't know all the facts yet, but one thing is for sure, the dead man didn't tell this story. The cameraman told this story.

To this I must ask, why only one bullet?

[Seaplaner]

Knowing what teensy info that I know after seeing the tape on Hannity and What's-his-name, this young and tired Marine may very possibly have seen a movement or even heard a noise, anything that conveyed a threat signal for him and his buddies.

If MSM takes the terrorist's side on this (he wasn't a prisoner) then they lose even more public trust.

[JonDavid]

Who is the best Senator to contact? I plan on calling the President's operator to voice support for the Marine

[ConservativeStatement]

I didn't see their show tonight. What was their commentary?

[FredWolfe]

If that were me I would have shoved a grenade up his pie hole.

[Peace will be here soon]

""About a block away, a Marine was killed and five others wounded by a booby-trapped body they found in a house after a shootout with insurgents.""

Makes you kind of mad that the media is being so critical of the way our military fights its battles, when you have this kind of stuff going on. Kick the media out. Let our military do its job and get them back home.

[MCFujiTanker]

Don't agree. O'REILLY had a "Rules Of War" expert on who justified easily what the Marine did. I've been through this training. He wasn't an "unarmed, wounded, prisoner". He was playing possum in a combat situation, faking that he was dead, so he could kill Marines. Thank God CNN was on Guadalcanal in 1942. Semper Fidelis!!

[SaltyJoe]

So MSM wants to show video of a US Marine defending himself and his brothers from booby trapped bodies and enemies faking their death?

Well then let's start viewing these enemies beheading civilians they deem dangerous and worthy of slaughter. Fair and balanced, yes?

It might be time for the embeds to go back to the safety of the rear and let our Marines and Soldiers do their job. This is too ridiculous, it's wasting time, and taking a trigger puller away from the front. The inquiry is using up Officers and Marines who would otherwise be concentrating on the main effort.

I foresee the USMC having their own video feeds (secure and wireless) that will be edited by HQ for MSM journalist who don't know the first thing about defending themselves much less understanding the nature of deadly combat.

I hope and expect US Military Vets to tell the MSM to shove this story as far up there well-intentioned sphincter holes as possible.