Maynulet’s fellow officer, 1st Lt. Colin Cremin, testified that Maynulet told him he then shot the Iraqi in the base of the neck or the back of the head.
Does anyone know any examples of this kind of thing in other wars?
"Don't shoot, let them burn!"
The military lawyers should stay busy doing something more useful, like searching landfills for scrap armor. This situation is not right.
Appears infinitly more humane than sawing his head off with a dull knife.
On the face of it, it sounds to me like he acted without malice, believing his action to be the only humane thing to be done.
Still, a courts martial may be the only way to really get the facts straight and documented. An acquittal in a courts martial would be the best thing for this soldier, since it means that the matter has been fully and fairly investigated.
It closes the matter. At least I hope that's where this is going.
Touh call. But to characterize this as an "assault to commit murder" is too much. It was in the heat of combat and he made a field decision. Drop the charges, return him to normal duty, and tell him that the next time, let nature take its course.
Why don't we just make our soldiers fight with their hands cuffed and in shackles? Let's make it 'fair' so the libs are happy!!!!!
Jesus H. @##$%&$%##$@$$!!!!
COMPLETE HORSESHIT FROM SOME FRIGGING LAWYERS AT THE PENTAGON! The mans skull was partially blown away, and the man was dying. How in the hell do you charge someone with attempted murder when the terrorist was in the process of dying with a skull that had been partially blown away? If anything the officer showed compassion to a terrorist who had murder of our troops on his mind. Is there anything we can do to help this hero who is being abused by some JAG that is more like a jago##?