Posted on 10/13/2006 5:52:47 AM PDT by Emile
OXFORD, England - A coroner ruled Friday that U.S. forces unlawfully killed a British television journalist in the opening days of the Iraq war.
Deputy Coroner Andrew Walker said he would ask the attorney general to take steps to bring to justice those responsible for the death of Terry Lloyd, 50, a veteran reporter for the British television network ITN.
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Did we unlawfully do this or was it friendly fire? Big god dang difference.
Oh vomit.
ALL OF US???
Had Saddam legally complied with the UN mandates the lawful action of removing him would not have been necessary. Please forward your complaint to Saddam's attorneys as Saddam bears sole responsibility for this unfortunate death.
Good point. If this kind of thing is ruled "unlawful" on the battlefield, next thing we'll see is the enemy disguising all their vehicles as ambulances -- much like what the Palestinians do at Israeli checkpoints.
Sorry. I searched. But not apparently good enough.
"The coroner said Friday that a civilian drove up in a minivan, pulled a U-turn and picked up four wounded Iraqi soldiers, then saw Lloyd with a press card around his neck and helped him into the van. Lloyd was shot in the head as the van drove off toward a hospital, the coroner said."
Their coroners must work differently than ours.
I thought they only looked for the "cause" of death.
besides, that....I don't believe much reported by reporters.
This is why I so thankful the US did not join the international court. It was one of President Bush's best decisions.
"Deputy Coroner Andrew Walker said he would ask the attorney general to take steps to bring to justice those responsible for the death of Terry Lloyd, 50. . ."
I suggest that anyone indicted file harrasment charges against Walker in the U.S., especially in a place like Texas. Done right, we can probably get a judgement against Walker so big that he will be depending upon the dole for his squeak and bubble until he is 120.
If the U.S does not have laws to prevent this type of judicial bullying of American servicemen by outside countries, it is well past time to make some -- and have them target those that file such charges financially.
U.S. authorities didn't allow servicemen to testify at the inquest. Several submitted statements that the coroner ruled inadmissible.Can you say kangaroo court?
A reporter "embedded" with the enemy is a legitimate target!
it is war....either lead, follow or get out of the way.
I am sad for his death, but the world has lost perspective on what a war is. It's like back in WWI when the English soldiers thought they'd pop over and win in a few months. Many thought it was a camping trip until the deaths started.
Which side of the front lines was Mr Lloyd on?
How about....
1. Libel (written) and slander (spoken).
2. Intentional infliction of emotional distress.
3. Negligent infliction of emotional distress.
My guess is that the closest that this coroner ever got to combat was the cap gun he owned when he was 9.
Sounds like a stacked deck to me.
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