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.
They don't accept anyone over 32 years old.
He was a polite Marine.
Let them start with an investigation of the tactics of the slime we are fighting. Begin with the disemboweled woman and then the fake surrender that got one of our boys killed and then the booby trapped body that got another one killed. Then let them butt out.
Sadly, I think the Bush administration is yet again going to put politics before the troops.
STOP MISSING THE POINT!!! We know what the UN stands for. The question now is what does his C.O. stand for? What does our president stand for?
The fact that this man is being investigated is a BETRAYAL by his chain of command. Here's what we should expect of our President: Get on the horn and tell Centcomm this:
"The buck stops here. This 'investigation' is over. Tell the young men we're behind them. After Fallujah, no more journalists. Abizaid, don't make me replace you. Any questions?"
Traitor NBC photographer email addresses:
kevinsites@hotmail.com
kevin@kevinsites.net
http://www.kevinsites.net/
That stupid UN just keeps pushing. Those pigs need to be invited to a roasting.
Slightly modified quotes from Full Metal Jacket come to mind.
"Anything moving is a terrorist. Anything not moving is a well-disiplined terrorist."
"How can you kill an unarmed, wounded terrorist? Easy, just don't lead them as much"
No way does the UN get this Marine.
I thought we were supposed to "Hunt Down and Kill the Terrorists"? Didn't Kerry even say so?
Screw the UN. As far as I'm concerned that marine is a HERO for ridding the world of a filthy piece of terrorist scum.
if they don't like the way "our country's sons" are conducting this war, let them send their sons to iraq... this has me so angry...the boy deserves a medal...
What I can't stand is not only the arm-chair quarterbacking, but the Useless Nutjobs that turn a collective blind eye to Islamic atrocities, but nitpick everything we (and Israel) do!
UN OUT NOW!
BOYCOTT NBC!!!!!!!!!!
We need to make ourselves LOUD, everyone! We cannot let them get away with this! Stand up for our military!
Let's get out of the Useless Nation.
Back when I was an instructor in the military, I used to tell my students "The primary purpose of the military is to kill people and break things", everything else is secondary.
Thanks. I e-mailed him a piece of my mind, what little I
have left at 11:30 after a loooooong day. Goodnight all.
John Kerry would have handed our marine over to the U.N. a.s.a.p.....
abuses... such as beheadings?
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