Posted on 11/16/2004 8:12:36 AM PST by dinok
The United Nations has called for an investigation into a series of alleged abuses in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.
Human rights official Louise Arbour said those responsible for any violations should be brought to justice.
Controversy over the Fallujah offensive was fuelled by video footage showing a US Marine shooting dead a wounded and unarmed Iraqi.
The pictures showed some marines entering the mosque on Saturday.
The marine, who has since been taken off battlefield duty, is seen standing above a figure slumped against a wall aiming his rifle at the man's body.
"He's f****** faking he's dead," the soldier is heard to shout. "He's breathing... he's f****** faking he's dead."
A shot rings out, and the words: "He is now" can be heard on the video.
US broadcaster NBC said the dead man, one of about five pictured inside the mosque, was an unarmed insurgent who had been discovered the previous day and been left to await medical attention.
The reports said the unnamed marine involved had been wounded in the face the day before the killing but had returned to duty almost immediately.
Another soldier had died moving the booby-trapped body of an insurgent.
The US military has begun an investigation into possible war crimes over the incident.
The First Marine Division said it wanted to determine whether the marine acted in self-defence, violated military law or failed to comply with the international Law of Armed Conflict.
Kevin Sites gets his glory on the backs of real men. He's looking to be the next hero of the Dan Rather crowd. Here's the moron's website.
http://www.kevinsites.net/
let the UN try to investigate and let the ICC declare american soliders guilty of atrocities. then let them try to arrest our soldiers.
"Is Mr. Arbour going to bring the terrorists in Falluja who are responsible for 'violations' to justice?"
Another don't hold your breath Alert.
Liberals just cannot understand the reality around them. I consider them domestic terrorists along with the MSM. This soldier is a hero, he has been trying to save my life for along time and I thank him for it. I have had it! Anyone who aligns with the left CAN GO TO HELL!!! and don't come back either! Enough with their snobbish rhetoric about leaving for Canada lets start kicking them out NOW!! you are no longer welcome here go away!!
I tell you, Kevin Sites of NBC made a big mistake implicating this Marine of a "war crime" before all the facts are known. For Sites, I guess fame trumps the safety and honor of the soldiers fighting in Iraq. It's all about the money, huh Kevin? Hope you're happy.
Throw the UN out!
This makes me sick. I don't know what else to say.
The UN appears to be poised to make a SCAPEGOAT out of one
of our soldiers. Poised to attempt to anyway.
Let's find that Marine!
Then let's pin a medal on him: That's what we sent him there to do - kill those bastards before they kill us!
"This reporter should be thankful that the marines were there to protect him from these terrorists."
Its the soldier not the reporter who has guaranteed us the freedom of speech.
Hopefully his Pulitzer prize will be awarded posthumously.
I tell you, Kevin Sites of NBC made a big mistake implicating this Marine of a "war crime" before all the facts are known.
If Mr. Sites values his life he will give up his career as an embed, at least with our guys, unless he changes his name and gets plastic surgery. I have heard there are openings for embeds among the terrorists though. He can go there.
Old Hill Street Blues line: Do it to them before they do it to us".
Eggzackerly!
Well, maybe we should limit that to those who are enemy propaganda agents:
including, of course, NBC, See-B.S., CNN...
Eggzackerly!
LOL. Never misunderestimate those journalists.
In a war, you take prisoners; you do this so the enemy will in turn treat your soldiers humanely.
Does ANYone anywhere think those terrorist scum would treat one of our men "humanely"?
Or even humanly?
You don't take prisoners when, for example, you're fumigating to rid your house of cockroaches...
WTF!!
Thank God that George W. Bush had the courage and character to refuse to subject the U.S. to the World Criminal Court . . . putting this decent Marine through a corrupt international show trial is exactly the kind of horror the World Criminal Court would have allowed . . . Even if W. had done nothing else as President, just his standing up against this kind of crap makes his presidency worthwhile . . .
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