Posted on 11/17/2004 5:28:42 PM PST by 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. > >
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Study the raw video, if you have a copy of it.
Granted, in the video shown on the MSM, you see an elderly man sitting next to a wall. That was not the terrorist who was executed.
Send me the info by freeper mail, and I will proudly send you the the money that you spent.
Indeed. That is the way I recall it.
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Thanks kid, I knew you would understand what I was talking about.
Thanks for the post.
Here's another take
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Monday, November 15, 2004
Marines killing an INNOCENT Terrorist!
/rant on
You know its funny. When the media gets bored with a story they seem to grasp onto anything they can. So last week it was all about the battle in Fallujah. Then as the week pressed up it was about whom the President was going to replace Ashcroft with. Then the weekend pressed on and nothing was really new. We had 100% of Fullujah occupied, but only subdued!! Then Colin Powell decides to resign, yippee! Then we have today. Oh just another day in media land! WRONG! We get headlines about "the possibility of another Abu Gharib". A Marine shoots an innocent Insurgent, yes you heard it I-N-N-O-C-E-N-T! F*ck him and f*ck the media! Those motherf*ckers have been using their fellow dead friends as traps for those boys! They say "take this grenade and when that western devil comes, blow them all up!" What we see in the media is some Marines go into a building and they see some dead body's of Terrorists left from the day before and a few live ones. What you don't know is how these Marines have been sweeping countless houses and almost getting their asses blown up because some f*ck face decided to pull the pin of a grenade and trying to take out anyone he could. So, you think the Marines are a little worried? I mean sh*t, those Marines could of just swept a house before and someone was trying to pretend to be dead and began to pull the pin from underneath himself and BOOOM! So we get this footage and a Marine says he is faking to be dead. He see's him clearly moving. Yeah, now what, let him move some more? Should we give him first aid when the house or two before a guy tried the same thing and killed one of your buddies?
F*ck that!
72 Virgins to you mother f*cker!
You media f*cks who want to burn those Marines are not worth the sweat off my......just go f*ck yourself! The rest of you, why are you not being the devils advocate?
/rant off
American Soldier
(Note: Some words edited from the original)
SLB, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Thanks for the ping
Major monuments, or religious items, are usually considered as protected items. This is because both sides in the war have agreed to protect these items.
The primary method of protecting the civilian population, is by enforcing a strict rule of wearing a military uniform. When every single person in the military (on both sides) in is uniform, it is easy to protect innocent civilians.
When thugs and criminals violate the basic "Gentleman's Agreement", then they have forfeited those implied protections.
If the media at all actually cared about this shooting, they would have pursued the story of John Kerry shooting a kid in the back and getting a medal for it.
If the media at all actually cared about war crimes, they would have aired the video (not necessarily the gore, but the pleas) of the woman from CARE who was kidnapped and murdered by this terrorist's partners.
If the media at all actually believed that these were insurgets from Iraq and not terrorists from Sudan and other nations, they would be pushing for a non-violent solution; encouraging them to run in the upcoming Iraqi elections.
The media serves the enemy. There is no doubt. The sheep in America have been lulled back to sleep.
True, but this war has more than just the military dimension to it. It's not justified but even as we speak our "good friends" at Aljazeera are busy as beavers spreading this film across the world.
We must all speak out and make sure this doesn't happen!!
I wonder if Mike Moron is going to make a crockumentury about the marine's role in Fallajah, all he would need to do is sub title it in French, German, Russian, Arabic, and of course English and distribute it to all the America haters, to fire them up even more, I was hoping when the marine shot the terrorist, he closed his eyes and pictured it being some commie, pinko, left wing scummy rat like Kerry, Kennedy, Byrd, Hillary, etc:, etc. either way he is a hero, and I would love to shake his hand, and salute him.
BTT
I did'nt mind. SEMPER FI!
That Marine did nothing wrong. Thanks for the ping.
BTTT!!!!!!!!
The Main-wasteStream-Media is making every relative of every member of our forces "over there" turn them off as they pxxx them oxx. Makes Blather's tanking of SeeBS seem like a drop in the huge bucket.
Yes, you can point out to less informed citizens the forged memos, complicity between press and one political campaign, general lies, and suppression of important facts.
The public has seen these and has moved away from the MSM to a certain extent. But this is personal. This is an evil attack on a good man who did exactly the right thing--exactly what he should have done.
I think this will help to make more people realize that the MSM is truly The Enemy Within. They are our enemy and more people are realizing it everyday.
Good post but not a "first hand report" of the incident.
These Marines have more of us beside them on this than are against them.
I heard a recent retirey from CentCom on Fox this morning who said this Marine did just what he should have done.
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