Posted on 11/15/2004 4:49:43 PM PST by Cornpone
The US military is looking into whether an American marine in Falluja shot dead a severely wounded Iraqi insurgent at point-blank range. Television footage shows US soldiers entering a building as injured prisoners lie on the floor.
The soldier, from the 3rd battalion of the US marines, has been removed from the field and faces possible charges.
The images were taken by an NBC reporter embedded with the US troops in the Sunni city under assault.
The BBC's James Robbins says the incident could prove highly damaging and that the US military will need to answer key questions about whether the rules of engagement were broken during the incident.
It must explain, he says, whether wounded combatants were abandoned, or killed, illegally.
Mosque stormed
US marines have been battling with sporadic but fierce pockets of resistance inside the city. They say they have already killed 1,200 insurgents.
The images show a group of marines, armed with rifles, entering a building near a mosque.
The mosque had been used by insurgents to attack US forces, who had stormed it, killing 10 militants and wounding five.
At least three severely wounded men are seen in a room inside the building - two are slumped against one of the walls, partially covered with a blanket.
The NBC's Kevin Sites says the wounded men had been left in the mosque after marines had fought their way in on Friday and Saturday.
According to Mr Sites, one of the soldiers points his rifle at the head of one of the injured, an old man. The sound of a shot is then heard.
There was no immediate comment from the Pentagon on the report.
The terrorist didn't surrender, he played dead. Might have had a grenade, I see it as self defense.
Sounds like the injured terrorists decided to take a potshot at the wrong group of Marines.
I say Kill 'em all! That soldier should be rewarded! The wounded enemy will heal up and come back to kill again!
As if Islamists fight by the Geneva Convention.
I hate these bastards.
Where's the beloved ANdrew Gilligan, reporter extrodinaire for the BBC. Oh yeah, he was fired for making things up. Unlike the rest of the BBC, he got caught.
What is your point?
Do you have a URL for the footage?
JAFO - ready to shoot us in the back on a moments notice..
Even Fox news is piling on. What MSM news outlet will show a beheading video?
NBC said on Monday that a U.S. Marine had shot dead an unarmed and wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Falluja.
Did NBC verify the terrorist was unarmed? The last (11/14/04) unarmed terrorist exploded in a Marines' face killing him. Did NBC verify that the terrorist was an Iraqi? Last time I checked there were 400 terrorists captured that weren't Iraqis. Did NBC verify that the terrorist was wounded? Was the camera man a doctor?
Now, let's say that everything the NBC report said is true. Maybe the Marine killed the terrorist to put him out of his misery? You (collective) would put a rabid dog out of his misery, wouldn't you?
All this Geneva Convention bull$hit (from the msm), when none of these terrorists are signers of the Protocols? And you (collective) know that if that terrorist somehow was treated for his wounds and survived, he would surely kill again. Not just a Marine or soldier, but you (collective).
5.56mm
picked this up while there, FREEP this site, another loser liberal that thinks we are doing nothing but slaughtering innocents. Has some great pictures of DEAD TERRORISTS.
http://fallujapictures.blogspot.com/
Then email the POS that runs the site who is on the side of "freedom fighters" and hates republicans...liberal scum bag.
fallujahpictures@gmail.com
That drawn - n -quartered woman, will remain "cold" in the "liberal" media newsrooms, while this case is puffed up to represent all that can be construed to be negative about everything and everyone, except ... the butchers who cut her up.
Indeed, when the enemy fights to the death, he fights to the death, no prisoners, not taken prisoner. There is only way then, it is to shoot them dead. Geneva convention never superseded troop safety. WTF indeed.
I absolutely agree.
Drop this crap you idiots in the Pentagon.
This story is ALREADY getting far more attention than it deserves.
You start shooting at us from a mosque? All bets are off.
To stimulate discussion.
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