Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

US investigates Falluja killing
BBC World News ^ | 15 Nov 2004 | BBC News

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.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: junknews; propaganda
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101 next last
Hasn't the BBC already been discredited enough? Do they beg more?
1 posted on 11/15/2004 4:49:43 PM PST by Cornpone
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

The terrorist didn't surrender, he played dead. Might have had a grenade, I see it as self defense.


2 posted on 11/15/2004 4:51:59 PM PST by Trteamer ( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

Sounds like the injured terrorists decided to take a potshot at the wrong group of Marines.


3 posted on 11/15/2004 4:53:06 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

I say Kill 'em all! That soldier should be rewarded! The wounded enemy will heal up and come back to kill again!


4 posted on 11/15/2004 4:53:12 PM PST by Sen Jack S. Fogbound (Let there be a honest Congress!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Comment #5 Removed by Moderator

To: Cornpone
Here goes the Old Media, helping Islamic terrorists defeat the United States by draining our legitimacy.

As if Islamists fight by the Geneva Convention.

I hate these bastards.

6 posted on 11/15/2004 4:53:40 PM PST by narby
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

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.


7 posted on 11/15/2004 4:53:41 PM PST by pissant
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

What is your point?


8 posted on 11/15/2004 4:54:58 PM PST by Endeavor
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

Do you have a URL for the footage?


9 posted on 11/15/2004 4:55:15 PM PST by 7.62 x 51mm (• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

JAFO - ready to shoot us in the back on a moments notice..


10 posted on 11/15/2004 4:55:24 PM PST by xcamel (W2: Four more years of Tax Cuts and Dead Terrorists)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: narby

Even Fox news is piling on. What MSM news outlet will show a beheading video?


11 posted on 11/15/2004 4:56:11 PM PST by Ben Chad
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone
I need to say this here too...

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

12 posted on 11/15/2004 4:56:11 PM PST by M Kehoe
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: All
I just hope this marine is given a medal!!! I just hopped over to DUmmie site, cannot believe the trash they are talking about this brave soldier, "has anyone seen the execution video" - as if this was something as horrific as terrorist beheading videos. These people are scum.

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

13 posted on 11/15/2004 4:56:48 PM PST by michaelbfree
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: joanie-f

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.


14 posted on 11/15/2004 4:57:08 PM PST by First_Salute (May God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ganeshpuri89

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.


15 posted on 11/15/2004 4:57:45 PM PST by JudgemAll
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: narby

I absolutely agree.


16 posted on 11/15/2004 4:57:46 PM PST by Cornpone ((Aging Warrior))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone

Drop this crap you idiots in the Pentagon.


17 posted on 11/15/2004 4:58:03 PM PST by demlosers
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone
It's called WAR and the heat of battle.

This story is ALREADY getting far more attention than it deserves.

You start shooting at us from a mosque? All bets are off.

18 posted on 11/15/2004 4:58:03 PM PST by zoyd (Hi, I'm with the government. We're going to make you like your neighbor.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Cornpone
Something for the media to fabricate and use to keep the UN oil for food scandal off the headlines? A foil to obscure the victory in Fallujah?
19 posted on 11/15/2004 4:58:21 PM PST by CWOJackson
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Endeavor

To stimulate discussion.


20 posted on 11/15/2004 4:58:33 PM PST by Cornpone ((Aging Warrior))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-6061-80 ... 101 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson