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VOA and Defense Officials Acknowledge 'Possible' / 'Probable' Execution of POWs
Voice of America ^ | March 23, 2003 | Alex Belida

Posted on 03/23/2003 4:28:02 PM PST by Ironword

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The CinC, SecDef, and the folks at CentCom need to grab this vile bull by the horns and wrestle it to the ground in public view rather than gloss over the matter and condemn only "the pictures."
1 posted on 03/23/2003 4:28:02 PM PST by Ironword
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There would be no reason to evacuate "dead" bodies killed in action away from the battle front by the Iraqis. They were brought back for the PR impact and killed. May the Iraqi face the same fate soon!
2 posted on 03/23/2003 4:31:59 PM PST by NavyCaptain
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Isn't there a bounty on coalition GI's? That would be a good reason for a soldier to collect the bodies.

On another point, if headshots are considered evidence of execution, should we consider any Iraqi shot through the head to have been executed?

3 posted on 03/23/2003 4:34:37 PM PST by Trust but Verify
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May the Iraqi face the same fate soon!

Hell is too good for the animals in the Iraqi regulars and merc units and among the Baathist mongrels.

4 posted on 03/23/2003 4:35:17 PM PST by Ironword
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Head shot's tough when one is wearing a helmet . . .

Besides, what is it with these freaks that they have this need to pull men's pants down before they are executed? Remember the poor slob Taliban partisan that was captured in a ditch by Northern Alliance soldiers, how they pulled down his pants before shooting him up in the road?

Must be an Arab culture thing.

5 posted on 03/23/2003 4:38:26 PM PST by Ironword
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And how do we know they were wearing helmets? They were support people, probably caught way off guard in a terrible situation.
6 posted on 03/23/2003 4:40:04 PM PST by Trust but Verify
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Well, your supposition is 50% as likely as mine. But I'm basing my comments on the opinion of the defense officials cited in the article.
7 posted on 03/23/2003 4:43:12 PM PST by Ironword
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8 posted on 03/23/2003 4:43:26 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Where is Saddam?)
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On another point, if headshots are considered evidence of execution, should we consider any Iraqi shot through the head to have been executed?

You obviously don't shoot much. And neither do the Iraqis. Getting headshots (5, no less!) with a Kalashnikov much past contact range would be quite a feat.

But something tells me that forensic examination would show the projos to be pistol caliber.

9 posted on 03/23/2003 4:43:33 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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I saw some of the pictures and they weren't all headshots. There are clearly other very severe wounds.
10 posted on 03/23/2003 4:46:09 PM PST by Trust but Verify
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In addition, U.S. troops aren't likely to be getting many headshots, either, unless they're SOF clearing rooms.

As I said, you obviously don't shoot much.

11 posted on 03/23/2003 4:47:31 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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I don't shoot at all. So what? You stated they were all headshots. I don't think that's true.
12 posted on 03/23/2003 4:49:25 PM PST by Trust but Verify
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Isaw the pics and the blood pool,these guys were executed,plain and simple.My heart goes out to thier families,this is war,my son is there also,time to open a can of WA and never look back.
13 posted on 03/23/2003 4:54:50 PM PST by eastforker
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Some of the fallen were shown outdoors around equipment, but the ones shown in the "morgue" room are the ones in question, I believe.
14 posted on 03/23/2003 4:56:00 PM PST by Ironword
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I saw the pics and the blood pool,these guys were executed,plain and simple.

I agree.

Godspeed to your boy.

15 posted on 03/23/2003 4:59:23 PM PST by Ironword
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I saw some of the pictures and they weren't all headshots. There are clearly other very severe wounds.

Jeez. The point remains: small arms headshots, especially from Iraqis, are the result of executions. Any exceptions to this fact will only prove the rule.

16 posted on 03/23/2003 5:05:46 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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Ironword, to answer your question, the Iraqis like to rape--both men and women--before they kill them. This according to people who have escaped Iraq, and since given interviews on our networks. Horrible fates were met by these brave souls.
17 posted on 03/23/2003 5:06:09 PM PST by MizSterious ("The truth takes only seconds to tell."--Jack Straw)
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Truly demented . . .
18 posted on 03/23/2003 5:08:43 PM PST by Ironword
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I don't shoot at all. So what? You stated they were all headshots. I don't think that's true.

Ugh.

Have fun with yourself.

19 posted on 03/23/2003 5:11:15 PM PST by Trailerpark Badass
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If I understand correctly from late reports, these soldiers were with the unit that was ambushed.
20 posted on 03/23/2003 5:28:35 PM PST by Ironword
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