Posted on 11/21/2004 4:13:02 PM PST by FairOpinion
The US military says marines in Fallujah have shot and killed an insurgent who engaged them as he was faking being dead, a week after footage of a marine killing an apparently unarmed and wounded Iraqi caused a stir in the region.
"Marines from the 1st Marine Division shot and killed an insurgent who while faking dead opened fire on the marines who were conducting a security and clearing patrol through the streets," a military statement said.
Military sources had said that the rules of engagement were looser during the operation launched in Fallujah, for fear that rebels would be disguised, fake death or wear suicide explosives belts.
Great, now the soldiers have to report to the freakin media everytime they do something to protect themselves?
ROCK ON MARINES! doing what you do best, killing TERRORISTS
Well now he's not playing.
Had there been another anti war/anti American anti military embedded propagandist with them
GUARRANTEED this would have been another poor wounded Iraqi freedom fighter just trying to surrender peacefully or trying to ask for mercy for his wounds....
Perhaps the rules of engagement could be loosened to permit shooting journalists who fake having any sense?
bttt
To the MSM: No (American) blood for ratings!
No doubt this WON'T make it onto NBCCBSABCCNNNYTIMESWASHPOST...
For anyone, who missed Ollie North's editorial, giving the rest of the story about the Marine videotaped killing a terrorist, here is the link:
War crimes?
Oliver North
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ollienorth/on20041119.shtml
the correspondent who videotaped the shooting, doesn't mention the medical treatment provided to the injured enemy combatants, but he does note that four of the combatants were some of those who had been left behind from the firefight on Friday. If the NBC reporter knew that from being there the day before, why didn't he tell this new group of Marines before they rushed into the room?
None of that is included in the tape, which is now being used to raise Islamic ire at the "American invader." Why? And why did it take more than a day to learn that the Marine seen shooting on the videotape had been wounded in the face the day before if the correspondent knew that when he filed the videotape? Why didn't the original story include the fact that a Marine in the same unit had been killed 24 hours earlier while searching the booby-trapped dead body of a terrorist?
Within hours of the videotaped incident in the mosque, another Marine was killed and five others wounded by a booby-trapped body they found in a house after a gunfight. Why was this not made part of the original story? Even Amnesty International, no friend to the American armed forces, has reported that the Iraqi terrorists have illegally used white flags to lure coalition forces into ambushes. Yet this, too, is absent in the original story.
It seems to be even worse. In his editorial Ollie North mentioned that the journalist KNEW there were four wounded terrorists left in the mosque after the fire fight the previous day, and did NOT warn the Marines.
" the correspondent who videotaped the shooting, doesn't mention the medical treatment provided to the injured enemy combatants, but he does note that four of the combatants were some of those who had been left behind from the firefight on Friday. If the NBC reporter knew that from being there the day before, why didn't he tell this new group of Marines before they rushed into the room?"
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ollienorth/on20041119.shtml
Well he isn’t 'playing' anymore.
Note to insurgents: Next time don't play dead, because the Marines aren't playing. Surrender instead.
WELL DONE, MARINE! CARRY ON!
Just another example they can use in the Marines defense during the hearing.
Read on another thread that Sites is being investigated for this very reason...not sure how much credence to give it though.
Earlier today I posted a thread -with fair warning as to the graphic nature of the photo- that had been on MSNBC's website. The picture was of a dead U.S.Marine on the floor of a kitchen in Fallujah...with another marine standing guard at the door.
The Admin Moderator pulled the thread- maybe too graphic??? but my point is- NBC is going waaaaay over the line with it's photo "journalism" of the war.
When in doubt; Kill it.. If they aren't dead; then they will be.. If they are dead; then they wont mind..!
Semper Fi fellow Marines...
Stay Safe..
Regards,
Joe
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