Posted on 11/19/2004 5:34:42 PM PST by X-USAF
It would be a very lousy day in hell for me to say if.
As always, Bob has hit this nail right on the head.
Give the man a Silver Star.
Yes, Bob is right with one exception. The incident does need to be investigated to learn why the wounded bad guys were not picked up after the action on Friday. Not that I'm particularly concerned that they get to the hospital, but so as that they are id'd & aren't left laying around to give away any intelligence to their buddies in case the buddies come around AND to collect intelligence from them.
http://www.globalissuesgroup.com/geneva/convention1.html
Art. 13. The present Convention shall apply to the wounded and sick belonging to the following categories:
(1) Members of the armed forces of a Party to the conflict, as well as members of militias or volunteer corps forming part of such armed forces. (2) Members of other militias and members of other volunteer corps, including those of organized resistance movements, belonging to a Party to the conflict and operating in or outside their own territory, even if this territory is occupied, provided that such militias or volunteer corps, including such organized resistance movements, fulfil the following conditions: (a) that of being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates; (b) that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance; (c) that of carrying arms openly; (d) that of conducting their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war. (3) Members of regular armed forces who profess allegiance to a Government or an authority not recognized by the Detaining Power. (4) Persons who accompany the armed forces without actually being members thereof, such as civil members of military aircraft crews, war correspondents, supply contractors, members of labour units or of services responsible for the welfare of the armed forces, provided that they have received authorization from the armed forces which they accompany. (5) Members of crews, including masters, pilots and apprentices, of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft of the Parties to the conflict, who do not benefit by more favourable treatment under any other provisions in international law. (6) Inhabitants of a non-occupied territory, who on the approach of the enemy, spontaneously take up arms to resist the invading forces, without having had time to form themselves into regular armed units, provided they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war.
Bump for a good read.
This Marine deserves a medal!
I pray he gets in no trouble whatsoever.
Yes, I agree. I'm not losing any sleep over these piles of puss being eliminated. As far as I'm concerned, the Marine was tidying up the mess that got left from the day before. Counter-productive to patch 'em up so they can jihadi another day.
YUP.......War is hell........i hear they are autopsying the body at Dover right now........he may have already been dead.......either way, he is now. One less headache for the Marines and Soldiers
Agreed!
I know these innocent civilians were warned we were coming in, they dropped leaflets telling them to get the hell out if they were innocents. We screened the people leaving as best we could, allowing women and children to leave, the males if they passed thorough checks. I've seen some video on a UK news site which shows the Marines clearly warning the occupants before blasting them with the terrorist yelling back "Allah Akbar" or some crap, just before throwing grenades. This Marine did the right thing, and the wounded terrorist had plenty of opportunities to surrender.
I think of the soldier in the movie "Saving Private Ryan," which talks Hank's character into letting the captured German go and later he is the one that kills Hank's character (Miller?). Quite probable that this scenario has been played out in real life over there in Iraq and frankly the good news is the dead scumbag terrorist won't get that chance.
And America supports him.
Amen!
Great idea. Let the reporters check the dead and wounded.
Piss off, fruitcup.
That would be the only reason I might fault him is speaking first. They are still alive. I'm with this Marine no matter what.
I smell a ZOT coming...
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