Posted on 11/16/2004 11:31:37 PM PST by kattracks
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Marine being investigated for allegedly killing an unarmed, wounded Iraqi was acting under extreme combat stress, comrades said yesterday.It was also disclosed that the Marine had just returned to duty after being shot in the face the previous day.
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Marines interviewed yesterday said the shooting wasn't a scandal, but evidence of how soldiers react under extreme circumstances.
"I can see why he would do it," said Lance Cpl. Christopher Hanson. "He was probably running around being shot at for days on end in Fallujah. There should be an investigation, but they should look into the circumstances."
"I would have shot the insurgent, too. Two shots to the head," said Sgt. Nicholas Graham, 24, of Pittsburgh. "You can't trust these people. He should not be investigated. He did nothing wrong."
Military sources also noted that the bodies of rebels — and even a beheaded hostage in June — have been booby-trapped with explosives set to go off if touched by an soldier.
A Marine from the same unit as the one in question was reportedly killed the day before the shooting by a booby-trapped body — and the day of the shooting, another Marine was killed by a booby-trapped body.
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A Pentagon spokesperson said, "The forces we face are not following the standards rules of war. They are using mosques. They are using civilians as human shields and all sorts of other tactics."
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
"Civilian??? The guy was one of the terrorists WITHOUT A UNIFORM."
As far as I know the victim had no weapon, he was wounded and was laying on the ground. There were no signs that he was a threat. He was shot without any millitary or other reason. Of course it is possible that he belonged to the terrorists. But the marine who killed him had no possibility to verify that. To me this soldier is guilty of manslaughter and should be punished soon and hard if there is enough evidence.
I would be very happy if this stand of information could be corrected.
Maybe you should read more about the incident. A previous USMC group took fire from terrorists in the mosque and returned fire, killing something like 9 out of the 15. Weapons were cleared out and the USMC group left. The next day, another group of USMC received a report of fire from the mosque. They found these wounded terrorists and noticed movement. One was shot. Another one popped out from under a blanket, put his hands up, and surrendered.
The terrorists had been and still are using false surrenders, booby-trapped bodies, and false injuries to attack our troops. One booby-trapped terrorist killed our guys the day before. You can find plenty of documentation if you wanted to. The terrorists themselves defined the threat facing our Marine by using these tactics.
This wasn't a "CSI: Fallujah" episode where our Marines walk in with police tape, latex gloves, and test kits. It was a war filled with dirty tricks from the terrorists.
I would be very happy if this stand of information could be corrected. You have been corrected ... but I doubt if it will make a difference.
Chicken-hearted and helpless, yep, right.
Source? Here's the first I found, there are many more;
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1373/is_10_50/ai_66157021
Run away troll boy.
The only crime here is that there was a camera man there to see it.
The Marine comitted a possible crime by shooting the wounded insurgent, the crime was only reported because there was a cameraman there to see it.
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