a Marine of an apparently injured and unarmed Iraqi by a U.S. Marine
inside a Fallujah (search) mosque has written on his Web site that the wounded man made no sudden movements before the Marine opened fire on him.
Posted on 11/22/2004 6:28:13 AM PST by crushelits
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The NBC correspondent who filmed the fatal shooting by
a Marine of an apparently injured and unarmed Iraqi by a U.S. Marine inside
a Fallujah (search) mosque has written on his Web site that the wounded man made no sudden movements before the Marine opened fire on him.
Before the opening of the Nov. 8 assault on the rebel-held city, Marine commanders told infantrymen that the rules of engagement allowed for use of deadly force against men of military age deemed holding hostile intent, even if the enemy didn't fire on the Marines first.
In a posting on his Web blog dated Sunday, Kevin Sites (search), a freelancer on assignment for NBC, wrote that he didn't see the wounded Iraqi make any movement before the Marine shot him — but that only the Marine can explain his mental state before the shooting.
"Through my viewfinder I can see him (Marine) raise the muzzle of his rifle in the direction of the wounded Iraqi. There are no sudden movements, no reaching or lunging," Sites writes.
"However, the Marine could legitimately believe the man poses some kind of danger. Maybe he's going to cover him while another Marine searches for weapons. Instead, he pulls the trigger. There is a small splatter against the back wall and the man's leg slumps down," Sites writes.
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WHY are you posting anything by this anti-war shill hired by the MSM to attack our troops.
These idiots, so called journalists should be banned from the front.
Agreed!
So?
I still say that the Marine shot the wrong guy.
Ok...and what's your point?......He killed a terrorist...Let's all move along now folks....nothing to see here anymore.....
Looks like Sites is stiil trying to keep himself in the news for his fifteen minutes of fame. At the expense , of course, of the Marines and Soldiers in combat.
Also, detonating explosives requires but a small hand movement, releasing or pressing a switch. Further, and most importantly, by the time the Marine sees the movement, it is way too late.
This sort of thing happens in all wars.
It happened in the Akkad/Sumer wars whan Sargon I became history's first empire builder, it happened it in the Punic Wars, the War of Spanish Succession, the War of Jenkin's Ear, The Napoleonic Wars, The Revolution, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II and now the war to liberate Iraq.
No news here.
If he never ever moved, how does he know he was alive?
With the wearing of C4 having become almost a fission statement it's a wonder more insurgents haven't been killed on the spot.
No lunging, perhaps...but there was movement. He needs to watch his film...
And watch some westerns from the 50's and 60's...the bad guy fakers moved slowly, sneaking their gun up, no "lunging"....
I mean, come on...there has to be "lunging"? Guess thats why he's running a camera instead of a rifle.
:)
How could the Marine have known he was alive if the terrorist didn't move?
Position a trash can close by in case of stomach churn.
Beat me by :59!
The NBC correspondent who filmed the fatal shooting by a Marine of an apparently injured and unarmed Iraqi by a U.S. Marine inside a Fallujah mosque has written on his Web site that the wounded man made no sudden movements before the Marine opened fire on him.
In a posting on his Web blog dated Sunday, Kevin Sites (search), a freelancer on assignment for NBC, wrote that he didn't see the wounded Iraqi make any movement before the Marine shot him
These two statements are not the same at all.
I didn't have anyone volunteer to take my place when I went to Viet Nam in 1969 and anyone who thinks they can do a better job than this Marine did in Falluja and wants to volunteer I will be more than happy to take them down to the Marine Corps recruiter myself.
Bottom line: all of these morons who are criticizing this Marine have never laced up a pair of combat boots in their life. Thus, they have less crediblity than a screen door on a submarine. Hence, they can take their opinions and shove them where the sun don't shine.
Maybe this "reporter" would have felt better if this Marine had turned over the body of this enemy and found a detonated explosive which would have killed the Marine and the "reporter." The MSM would have had a field day with that one now wouldn't they.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
PS And yes, I killed them before they could kill me.
That's why I am here today and they aren't.
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