Posted on 11/26/2004 10:50:45 PM PST by kattracks
When a U.S. Marine in Fallujah shot a wounded Iraqi insurgent who was pretending to be dead two weeks ago, it generated wall-to-wall media coverage and global outrage.
However, the big media has been silent about an episode in Fallujah five days ago - which illustrates what might have happened if that Marine had reacted differently. Here's the CENTCOM press release that has so far generated only yawns from the folks at NBC, CBS, the New York Times and the Washington Post:
FALLUJAH, Iraq – Marines from the 1st Marine Division shot and killed an insurgent, who while faking dead, opened fire on the Marines that were conducting a security and clearing patrol through the streets here at approximately 3:45 p.m. on 21 November.
For more information, please contact Capt Bradley Gordon, public affairs officer, 1st Marine Division, gordonbv@1mardivdm.usmc.mil
Judging from the coverage so far, Capt. Gordon's phone hasn't exactly been ringing off the hook.
And not a peep from Kevin Sites or his other anti-war, anti-American jackasses in the Leftist media.
Just keep repeating to yourself:
The media is scum, the media is scum ...
Does anybody know if the petition for the marine was delivered and how many signatures did they get?
Of course the MSM will keep this quite, it doesn't further their aganda of making our troops look like war criminals.
The story just doesn't fit in the Old Media's agenda..So no news.
If Kevin Sites thinks he can just put our beloved son's lives at risk, and just walk away from it, he is going to painfully mistaken. There is going to be a lot of loving fathers, and sons too, looking to teach him a lesson, for playing games with the lives of finest and bravest sons. He will forever have to be looking over his shoulder.
Our U.S. Marine was better off safe than sorry.
Last I heard, a couple days ago it was approaching 275,000 signatures.
Wait!!...The ACLU screams...dead men are allowed to shoot!...
No peeps from them because they want our military to die and suffer. Sites and other a*holes like him are enemies of the US military. They cheer for the Islamic terrorists.
Remember a banner from one of the "anti-war" protests, which said something like "We Suppor the Troops When They Kill Their Officers"?
And vote!
I see dead people.
What, no inbreds along for the ride this time? Or the footage wasn't newsworthy?
"Our U.S. Marine was better off safe than sorry."
And besides, one of ours is worth over a 1,000 of theirs. Fire away.
Bump
Gives the answer that every honest, thinking person already knew.
These repulsive tactics are the result of the lethal hatred they have for 'infidels'. They are evil to the bone. You cannot fight these people with some sort of cultivated, humane warfare because they will spit in your eye and turn your compassion into your death if they are able. Given the cunning and ruthless mentality of these barbarians, that Marine was absolutely justified in shooting the wounded terrorist.
Playing dead is against the Geneva convention rules! Where is the UN?
I demand Kofi Annan walk into terrorist's caves and spank them! /sarcasm
I hope that none of our boys were killed /wounded. MSM is scum. They are responsible for giving those camel jockey terrorists ideas on how to kill our men. I would for once, just once like to see MSM give these guys some appreciation.
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