Didn't we go through this same s**t with the NBC videotape last year..then it turned out that the supposed civilan was indeed an armed terrorist...It's war, and in war, s**t happens. The marines had to make a split second decision..what are they supposed to do..allow themselves to get shot..you can't judge these things from the comfort of a lot of time..
The MSM only finds value in reporting on soldiers when they DIE or SCREW UP.
They are DEAD FAILURES in the MSM for the use of anti-war and anti-American propagandists.
Murtha is no friend of the military. But if the reports are true, these Marines must be brought to justice. Let's wait and see what the Article 32 report shows. I'm not sure where Murtha gets all of his information, but I doubt its from official sources. The fact that the military is reporting on this in the manner they are indicates the news will likely not be good. But let's wait and see.
MSNBC will run with this 24-7.
Chris Matthews wipes his a$$ with the photos of dead troops.
Your so right.Our boy's go out to a %&*$hole country and risk there lives and they have a leftwing commie trying to have our boy's on trial for murder.Bullshit!
THESE ANTI-AMERICAN MSM PIGS ARE A DISGRACE.
I'm going to hold off on this. The press would just love to convict these men (and women if so) on it's own. I won't play into that.
They'll see their day in military court. I'll review what I can of it and comment then.
Until then, these service members deserve their day before their peers. If circumstances warrant, I support that.
Otherwise I'll ignore the media whores.
I won't forget the American's who have given everything for our country. I also won't forget the Murtha's of our country who are all too ready to use them for political gain, he is not fit to be a Congressman.
I invite all to support Diana Irey for Congress, she supports our military and the WOT.
http://www.irey.com/
Bullcrap Fox is recycling what the New York Times is saying.
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I could understand punishing these Marines if they decided to go find a group of Iraqis with the express purpose of executing them, but I don't think this is the case. I think there was some impetus that created the perception of hostile enemy action. Perhaps it was similar to the Amadou Diallo case.
How many of their civilian leaders who sat safely in Washington and approved that bombing strategy were tried for war crimes?
"None", you say?
How, then can Murtha call Marines who kill a few civilians (in an murderous environment where the enemy are civilians -- hiding among civilians) "murderers" and "war criminals"?
Put Murtha out there in the middle of the IEDs and RPGs -- and see if he shoots at civilians!
I went to Littlegreenfootballs where there was an article on this and it seems there was an Iraqi platoon operating with the marines - one wonders ... also, isn't it a bit odd that Murtha and the MSM would bring this out on Memorial Day weekend???
My blood is boiling along with yours! The leftist scum sucking pieces of trash in this country are destroying us all with the stupid blessings of the sheep who only care about reality TV shows and car racing or something. WAKE UP OUT THERE!!! This is a WAR DARN IT!!!!
And if the court martial in fact finds them guilty - what will you say then?
Let the process play out. We should be tickled that we are seeing so FEW of this kind of thing in the hornet's nest that is Iraq.