FIRST HAND REPORT; MARINE UNDER INVESTIGATION

[lt.america]

Good Morning Everybody. > > The following is an email from my son regarding the NBC report (with > embedded reporter Kevin Sites), concerning the Marine who is being > investigated for "murdering" the insurgent in Fallaja. I will be sending his > mail to every news program's email I can find. I find it sickening that this > Kevin Sites is even allowed to be embedded with our Marines, as this isn't > the first report I've heard from him that took on a decidely unfriendly > tone. My son also gave me permission to release it to anyone that wants to > pass it on, as long as it remains unedited. > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This is one story of many that people normally don't hear, and one that > everyone does. > > This is just one most don't hear: > A young Marine and his cover man cautiously enter a room just recently > filled with insurgents armed with Ak-47's and RPG's. There are three dead, > another wailing in pain. The insurgent can be heard saying, "Mister, > mister! Diktoor, diktoor(doctor)!" He is badly wounded, lying in a pool of > his own blood. The Marine and his cover man slowly walk toward the injured > man, scanning to make sure no enemies come from behind. In a split > second, the pressure in the room greatly exceeds that of the outside, and > the concussion seems to be felt before the blast is heard. Marines outside > rush to the room, and look in horror as the dust gradually settles. The > result is a room filled with the barely recognizable remains of the > deceased, caused by an insurgent setting off several pounds of explosives. > The Marines' remains are gathered by teary eyed > comrades, brothers in arms, and shipped home in a box. The families can only > mourn over a casket and a picture of their loved one, a life cut short by > someone who hid behind a white flag. But no one hears these stories, except > those who have lived to carry remains of a friend, and the families who > loved the dead. No one hears this, so no one cares. > > This is the story everyone hears: > > A young Marine and his fire team cautiously enter a room just recently > filled with insurgents armed with AK-47's and RPG's. There are three dead, > another wailing in pain. The insugent can be heard saying, "Mister,mister! > Diktoor, diktoor(doctor)!" He is badly wounded.Suddenly, he pulls from under > his bloody clothes a grenade, without the pin. The explosion rocks the room, > killing one Marine, wounding the others. The young Marine catches shrapnel > in the face. > The next day, same Marine, same type of situation, a different story. The > young Marine and his cover man enter a room with two wounded insurgents. One > lies on the floor in puddle of blood, another against the > wall. A reporter and his camera survey the wreckage inside, and in the > background can be heard the voice of a Marine, "He's moving, he's moving!" > The pop of a rifle is heard, and the insurgent against the wall is now dead. > > Minutes, hours later, the scene is aired on national television, and the > Marine is being held for commiting a war crime. Unlawful killing. > > And now, another Marine has the possibility of being burned at the stake for > protecting the life of his > brethren. His family now wrings their hands in grief, tears streaming down > their face. Brother, should I have > been in your boots, i too would have done the same. > > For those of you who don't know, we Marines, Band of Brothers, Jarheads, > Leathernecks, etc., do not fight because we think it is right, or think it > is wrong. We are here for the man to our left, and the man to our > right. We choose to give our lives so that the man or woman next to us can > go home and see their husbands, wives, children, friends and families.

> > For those of you who sit on your couches in front of your television, and > choose to condemn this man's actions, I have but one thing to say to you. > Get out of you recliner, lace up my boots, pick up a rifle, leave > your family behind and join me. See what I've seen, walk where I have > walked. To those of you who support us, my sincerest gratitude. You keep us > alive. > > I am a Marine currently doing his second tour in Iraq. These are my opinions > and mine alone. They do not represent those of the Marine Corps or of the US > military, or any other. > > Sincerely, > > LCPL > USMC > > > > > > "For those who fight for it, freedom has a flavor the protected never know." > -- Written on a C-ration box lid at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, 1968 > > "There will be nowhere left for the insurgents to hide.  We will fight them > until there are none of them left to fight."  U.S. Army Gen. John Abizaid, > chief of U.S. Central Command > > MGySgt., USMC (Ret.) > Not as lean, > Not as mean, > But still a Marine. > >

[RightWingBev]

we will do everything in our power to help this Marine. And if you son can get this out that would be great. I have faxed Senators all over the country in support of the Marine the ones I haven't faxed I have called. I called the Marines Office in my local area and lent them more support and they were very happy. THIS MARINE WILL NOT BE TREATED IN A BAD WAY AMERICA STANDS BEHIND HIM
GOD BLESS THIS GREAT MILITARY PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL THE MARINES AND ALL THE MILITARY SERVICE PEOPLE

[Boot Hill]

"To all those who are out for Sites' head."

I hope you aren't including me it that! I think Sites did a good job of reporting the incident, especially when he preemptively deflected anti-American criticisms with his on-video explanation of the exigent and mitigating circumstances surrounding the shooting.

As for how other news services got the video; at the time, Sites was acting not just as an NBC reporter, but as the designated pool reporter for a number of news services. I suspect, but don't know, that al-Jazeera was not part of the pool, but was sent a copy by one of the others that received it from Sites.

Interesting URL, thanks.

--Boot Hill

[Landru]

"This e-mail has been spreading like wildfire today and I felt that it was of the utmost importance that we let the MSM know that their one-sided reporting is not going to fly with we 'red-staters'."

Lemme get this straight.
You're saying the quisling mediots care WTF people in the red -- or any other color -- states think about their smears & lies? ~Oy vey.

You're a young one.

...aren'tcha.

[jackieaxe]

Now is the time for all the politicians who support the troops but not the war to open their mouths and show their support for the troops. How about some speeches of support on the floor of Congress? It's only been a few days but the longer this goes on the more deafening is this silence.

Is there anything in the Geneva Convention about non-uniformed insurgent boobytrapped dead bodies? Maybe this will be a disincentive to continue to booby trap dead bodies.

The bottom line is the MSM is trying to make a war criminal out of this Marine and as a byproduct has produce a propaganda film for the other side. Some say a recruiting film. I believe more US troops are going to die as a result of this reporting.

Again, it would be nice to hear some words of support from our "leaders" in Congress.

[Air Assault]

Bump!

[mad_as_he$$]

Can't get enough of that picture. I love this kid!

Semper Fi!

[Humidston]

I find it puzzling that the MSM has spent soooo much attention on this story and soooo little attention on the cold-blooded Jihadi execution of an innocent British woman!

[MeekOneGOP]

Can't get enough of that picture. I love this kid! Semper Fi!

Me, too, thanks.

bump! bump! bump! :^D

[conservativecorner]

The Marine followed the Rules of Engagement to the letter of the law! He will be exonerated, and he will be praised for his bravery in the face of pure evil. I would of put a cap in the be-ach without question. God bless all our fighting men and women.

[ForGod'sSake]

You're saying the quisling mediots care WTF people in the red -- or any other color -- states think about their smears & lies?

lt.america may not be up to speed regarding the Ministry of Imformation. However, never let it stop us from sounding the alarm anyway. Better to try and fail than to never try at all, eh?

FGS

[Ciexyz]

The MSNBC home page is still featuring the story, Iraq Shooting Probe Widens. The MSM is going to turn this into another Abu Ghraib...anything to damage the American war effort to further their own sick leftie Dem agenda.

[an amused spectator]

Wait for awhile and Poohbah will show up with his "he has nothing to worry about if it was a righteous shoot." Then talk about the reporter just doing his job. He'll also ask you to cite case law for this and that.

The bottom line is: the Democrat media is doing "Hey, batter, batter! Swing, batter, batter!" from the stands on our own troops. Getting our troops to second-guess themselves on the trigger is CERTAIN to cost a few American lives.

Poohbah has been known to be a pain in the rear about some issues in the past. He was right about the people calling for Sites' head, but wrong about the media. It would be real easy to smear the media as being dangerous to the war effort, after the crap they pulled during the election.

After all, the Demmies lost in great part because people recognized a media gang-pile when they saw it.

[Landru]

"However, never let it stop us from sounding the alarm anyway. Better to try and fail than to never try at all, eh?"

Maybe.
I'll let you do all that though, if ay don't mind.

The quislings droive me insane a long time ago.

So that today?

...only my wife understands my ramblings. {g}

[TexKat]

7016 Total Signatures at the present.

[cambodia]

I run a bar in Cambodia that loves our Marines and has a section of the wall dedicated to all of our military. I was sitting at the bar last night with an ex-British Marine when the story came up and some Canadian who was drinking there, dared to call this Marine a "murderer". My British Marine friend grabed the guy by the throat and within a few seconds had thrown him out on the street (I can't tell you what he said because I know this is a family friendly site).

I bought my British Marine friend drinks for the rest of the night.

Semper Fi!

[diss-a-lib]

If this young, and brave Marine is prosecuted, mainly just for the PC, or to "make an example of him" as I know he was just performing to the best of his training, and the Pentagon decides to court martial him, there will be an overwhelming outpouring of support for him and disgust for the "brass", the likes of which hasn't been seen for many years

[diss-a-lib]

WE shall see about that.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[diss-a-lib]

Maybe the Marine should have shot him with spitballs. ala Zell Miller.

[Hunble]

pop of a rifle is heard, and the insurgent against the wall is now dead.

Having watched the raw video, this is not what happened. I must now question the authenticity of this article.