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.
8:24am (UK)
Hassan Charity Waits for News on Fallujah Body
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By David Stringer, PA
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"It's God's responsibility to forgive Bin Laden...It's our responsibility to arrange the meeting." -- United States Marines Corps
The first captured American prisoners at the hands of Iraqis.
How they would treat our guys
How they treat their own:
And let us not forget:
CIA operative killed in Afghan prison riot
Posted on 11/29/2001
WASHINGTON - Rioting prisoners killed CIA officer Johnny "Mike" Spann at Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, the agency said Wednesday. He was the first American killed in action inside the country since U.S. bombing began seven weeks earlier.
Officials recovered his body from a prison compound only after northern alliance rebels backed by U.S. airstrikes and special forces quelled an uprising by Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners.
Spann, 32, leaves a wife, two daughters and an infant son.
Mr. President,
Please exercise your "capital" to pardon the Marine in Fallujah who shot the Iraqi who he thought was faking death in the mosque in Fallujah. There are several mitigating circumstances including:
1. The pace of operations
2. The duration of operations
3. He was wounded in the face by enemy fire the previous day
4. IED's have been rigged to dead bodies
5. Surrender attempts have been used as decoys by terrorist fighters
6. The terrorists hands cannot be seen in the video
7. Our soldiers have to make split-second judgments, and they get it right 99.9% of the time
8. The terrorists murder women (Margaret Hassan) without compunction
9. Beheadings
10. The terrorists are fighting to the death. What should make these Marines think other wise of this terrorist?
Thank you for your support of our troops. Please do not jump on the media bandwagon and condemn this loyal warrior.
Amen.
I like the idea of taking that journalist out on patrol, and then playing "ditch the queer," and let him find his way back on his own. I'm sure the slammies wouldn't hurt one of their own, right? Right??? /evil grin
Please explain whey Kofi should want an investigation when this POS should be investigated himself. Get the US OUT of the UN.
Hell! The enemy had booby trapped a dead person ultimately ending up killing one of our marines. Is the UN investigating this? Don't hold your hand on your=======waitng for them to act.
Please read my post again carefully. Visualize the process. Be optimistic :-)
Will the Jihadi who was pretending to be dead, but suddenly sat up when the other one was shot (and offered to be a witness to the "crime"), will he be charged with a war crime for using a Mosque as cover?
"...unarmed insurgent.... "
Code word for terrorist who dropped his AK-47 before the camera crew decided to make him an Anti-US hero.
Walk a mile in Sites's shoes!
Ok BIG question here;
Why is it that the MSM can deem "too graphic" the Daniel Berg murder and not air it...yet it's ok for NBC et. al. to show the footage of the Marine allegedly shooting this alleged unarmed and wounded combatant?
The Old Media is not just unAmerican... They are Anti-American.
Naw...we should rent 4 of the biggest U-Hauls we can, post a big ass "UN Moving Day" sign and park them in front of the UN building. Then start inviting the inhabitants to come bring their stuff out. :)
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