[dinok]

Anyone still think we should be in the UN?

[queenkathy]

UMM. Didn't kerry get a siver star for doing something similar during Viet Nam? I think we should all get together and send some praises to this soldier and put pressure on the MSM.

[LowNslow]

When is the UN going to start its war crime investigation on the French Ivory Coast killings.

[Lijahsbubbe]

As another freeper pointed out,

THESE TERRORISTS WERE ALL OFFERED THE CHANCE TO SURRENDER THEY WERE THERE TO KILL OUR TROOPS

[RightWhale]

It's a war. There are battles. The terrorists are breaking every rule of warfare, including faking surrender and shooting from inside mosques, and if a soldier wants to avoid unnecessary damage to gov't property [himself] he needs to take action when in danger.

[Centurion2000]

"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.

Faking that you are dead means that he is not surrendering and still intends to try and cause harm; this makes him a combatant using deception to attempt death or injury against his enemy. He was shot to prevent that.

No problem at all and this guy should not be punished for doing that which a Marine does.

[marty60]

Ok that does it. it is time for a NATIONAL CAMPAIGN to get the U.N out of the U.S. and the U.S out of the U.N.

[Manic_Episode]

Of course you NEVER hear about investigations of Iraqi violations, EVER. They use mosques and booby trap corpses etc, and that's fine. The UNs political hypocrisy and double standards are beyond ridiculous.
We need to shoot every corpse as SOP to make sure it's indeed a corpse, and no more prisoners.

We should stay in the UN and nuke their every move with vetos.

[tophat9000]

The thing is either the guy was really dead (so you can't kill a dead guy) or the guy is faking and therefor he not surrendering even surrounded and therefor is still a potential combatant because you don't know what weapons he my have on him and what he might do...

Thats the reason you have people put that hand on their head or lay down or strip before you approach them even if you see no weapons... if the don't comply they could be consider a potential combatant

[JustAnotherOkie]

Get US out of the UN.

[DBeers]

Louise Arbour: "Anti-Family Canadian"

Canadian Activist Judge

'Equality' Bench Legislator

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Excerpt from: Equality groups welcome confirmation of Louise Arbour as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights:

"In her time as a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada, Justice Arbour has consistently affirmed the right of lesbians, gays and bisexuals to equal treatment, in cases dealing with the discriminatory application of customs laws to lesbian and gay materials, a School Board's refusal to approve for classroom use three books depicting same-sex families and the need for teachers trained at an Evangelical University to maintain a classroom free from discrimination..."

[JCEccles]

The United Nations has called for an investigation into a series of alleged abuses in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.

Outstanding! It would a most welcome development to see the world community finally start holding Saddam's and al-Zaqwari's thugs responsible for their atrocities.

That is their intention, no? It isn't?

I should have guessed.

[Tallguy]

A UN "investigation" will consist of....what? Viewing the video tape, and? They aren't going to be allowed to talk to the Marines that were there, or anybody in the chain of command.

So what are they to conclude? Looks bad? Yep. Unjustified? Maybe, but you weren't in continuous close-combat for a week, frightened of booby-traps & other concealed weapons, on a hyper-aggressive caffeine buzz, and about a hundred other things...

[GovernmentShrinker]

I think Kofi should personally go conduct a thorough investigation in Fallujah. His investigation should include personally turning over every apparently dead body to make sure it's really dead and not needing medical attention.

[Eternally-Optimistic]

Who the h is the UN to do anything. They are responsible for our being there in the first place with their corruption and involvement with the oil for food program. Sanctions would have worked if they were not accepting bribes and thereby allowing Saddam to continue his cruelty to his own people.
We would never have been put into this position if they were a moral organization. We need to get out of this organization and get them out of our country.

[Beckwith]

Screw it.

Bring all the troops home from everywhere.

Let the world go crazy and then see how much the lefties and liberals want the protection of those whom they disparage, discourage and disrespect.

I am getting really pissed off at guys like Sites whose Pulitzer is more important than the USA, or the Marines, or the president, or a combat Marine, or anything else that matters.

Sites is an incredibly selfish human being and I believe that the shit he stirs will eventually cover him for life.

[hawkaw]

I think the UN should STFU ....

[MysticCrusader]

This soldier just forgot that there were 2 sets of enemy in the room!


The video, provided later to Associated Press Television News and other members of the network pool, showed the bullet striking the man in the upper body, possibly the head. His blood splatters on the wall behind him and his body goes limp.
It is unclear from the footage whether the body was moving before the shot. Kevin Sites, the TV reporter embedded with the Marines, said the man who was shot to death didn't appear to be armed or threatening in any way, and there were no arms visible in the room.

[RtWngr]

I'd love to see a bunch of Franch blue helmets try and take this guy from the Marines!

[Mo1]

Hey UN .. when are you going to hand over the OFF Documents ???

[joesnuffy]

This has a SPECTER hanging over it....

Arlen Specter has no problem with the UN Criminal Court getting its claws into our guys.