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US MARINE EXECUTES SHOT MAN
The Sunday Mirror (UK) ^ | Nov 14 2004 | Paul Gilfeather, Political Editor

Posted on 11/14/2004 6:29:14 PM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry

A US marine has sparked world-wide revulsion after being seen shooting an injured and helpless Iraqi.

The sickening scene was broadcast by Channel 4 News after a fire-fight in the rebel stronghold of Fallujah.

The trigger-happy soldier had been asked to get nearer to the injured man.

But instead of trying to capture him, the marine is seen leaning over a wall and cold-bloodedly shooting him.

He then turns to his colleagues and says: "He's gone". Coalition chiefs were last night under pressure to investigate the incident


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bombsondead; bombsoninjured; boobytrappeddead; boobytrappedinjured; europoofterreporter; fallujah; fallujahmarine; iraq; misleadingpress; warishell
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Precisely. They didn't see what happened on the other side, only the Marine's shot. The yellow press is looking for something, anything to continue their campaign of bull$hit.


41 posted on 11/14/2004 6:35:34 PM PST by pfflier
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

One less b@stard who can come back from Gitmo and take hostages!


42 posted on 11/14/2004 6:35:47 PM PST by Sociopathocracy
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To: PianoMan
Yeah right. No wonder the British hide up our skirts.

The British were the only ones that provided any major ground force in Iraq other than the US. I didn't see them hiding under our skirts.

43 posted on 11/14/2004 6:35:52 PM PST by WildTurkey
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

I will not condemn a trooper in the middle of battle....no one knows the circumstances....


44 posted on 11/14/2004 6:35:53 PM PST by mystery-ak (This military family thanks America for re-electing our CinC)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

The MSM and Liberals/leftist should just think of it as a very, very late term abortion.


45 posted on 11/14/2004 6:36:01 PM PST by Leisler (Is $20 for gas, for a lefty's Canada bound VW, too much to ask? Give all you can.)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

The title should be, Marine shoots terrorist


46 posted on 11/14/2004 6:36:11 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: SouthernFreebird

maybe you just hadda momentary stutter - from being so PISSED that they should even QUESTION our guys!


47 posted on 11/14/2004 6:36:24 PM PST by Smarti Pants (Glad to see the Texas Spirit in this place!)
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To: bubman

Yeah, really. The Mirror is practically al-Jazerra's UK branch.


48 posted on 11/14/2004 6:36:25 PM PST by Rastus
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

War is not pretty, it is not clean and it sure as hell doesn't need liberal monday morning quarterbacking!


49 posted on 11/14/2004 6:36:26 PM PST by swift eagle
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

What's the problem, it isn't as if he adorned the terrorist's head with a pair of women's bloomers?


50 posted on 11/14/2004 6:36:30 PM PST by matchwood
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This is a BRITISH news report.

I have found the British press to be even less honest (if that is possible) than the US MSM.

I believe I will reserve opinion but I have one question: Does a soldier that kills the enemy without a camera around a murderer, or just when "caught" on tape.

I thought these insurgents were dressing like Iraqis and pretending to be just Fallujah residents anyway!


51 posted on 11/14/2004 6:37:02 PM PST by Txsleuth (Proud to be a Texan)
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To: dfwgator

I owe you an apology - didn't catch your's before posting.


52 posted on 11/14/2004 6:37:11 PM PST by matchwood
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Dying in battle was his greatest wish, maybe the soldier just aimed to please


53 posted on 11/14/2004 6:37:24 PM PST by D Edmund Joaquin (I think I have a touch of the anthrax)
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To: CindyDawg
Absolutely!
The purpose of a battle is to kill the enemy, not get them to like you.
54 posted on 11/14/2004 6:37:41 PM PST by wagglebee (Memo to sKerry: the only think Bush F'ed up was your career)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
A US marine has sparked world-wide revulsion after being seen shooting an injured and helpless Iraqi.

I'm part of the world and it does not bother me in the least.

How does the Mirror know the diaper head was truly injured and helpless Iraqi. I'm sure the diaper head was still armed.

55 posted on 11/14/2004 6:37:42 PM PST by Popman (Democrat Party Political Values are Condescension, Hypocrisy, Bigotry)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Pin a medal on the Marine. But take a star away for not popping the prissy Brit journalist in the forehead.


56 posted on 11/14/2004 6:37:48 PM PST by asgardshill (November 2004 - The Month That Just Kept On Giving)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry
Don't let them go after that soldier! The sniper had probably wounded - or worse - some of his friends. Where is the outrage about the multilated blond-haired woman found dead in the street? What about the torture chambers in Fallujah?

To hell with the one-sided liberals that live only to criticize American soldiers.

57 posted on 11/14/2004 6:37:56 PM PST by xJones
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

It doesn't matter one iota to me what he did to that enemy. That wounded Iraqi would have blown the soldier to bits had he the chance. In that situation I say, take no prisoners.


58 posted on 11/14/2004 6:38:06 PM PST by rj45mis
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To: skikvt

God how I despise the media.


59 posted on 11/14/2004 6:38:12 PM PST by SE Mom (God Bless our troops.)
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

Revulsion, eh? Tough, eh!
Those guys gave no mercy and they get none. That's my opinion.


60 posted on 11/14/2004 6:38:35 PM PST by discipler
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