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Soldier Says Comrades Threatened Him
NYT ^
| 08/02/2006
| AP
Posted on 08/02/2006 11:24:56 AM PDT by raj bhatia
TIKRIT, Iraq (AP) -- A U.S. soldier testified Wednesday that four of his colleagues accused of murdering three Iraqis during a raid threatened to kill him if he told anyone about the shooting deaths.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq
This is a damm mess. More fodder for the nitwits who claim the military is broken. This is truly frustrating.
To: raj bhatia
AP/NYT. That says it all.
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posted on
08/02/2006 11:40:58 AM PDT
by
caisson71
To: raj bhatia
Just great, I hope it wasn't the Sargent in command.
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posted on
08/02/2006 11:46:30 AM PDT
by
#1CTYankee
(That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??(Jason Varitek's out and it's Bush's Fault)
To: raj bhatia
''Kill all of them,'' Mason quoted Steele as saying. When asked who those people were, Mason said ''insurgents, terrorists.''
Amen brother. The reason we're loosing this war is because we can't find the stomach to use these rules of engagement.
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posted on
08/02/2006 11:56:57 AM PDT
by
beeler
("Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice...moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue")
To: beeler
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posted on
08/02/2006 11:59:02 AM PDT
by
AmericanRepublican
(There are fools on both sides. Only the true Americans will prevail.)
To: #1CTYankee
Just great, I hope it wasn't the Sargent in command. Brigade commander Michael Steele, a veteran of the 1993 ''Black Hawk Down'' battle in Somalia.
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:14:13 PM PDT
by
TexKat
To: beeler
MARINE Lt. Pantano, author of WARLORDS, aquitted of killing two Iraqis, echoed this sentiment throughout his fine book. The ROE are insane and causing our men to be killed needlessly.
Sadly modern day warfare INCLUDES lawyers at all levels of command hence PC warfare is here to stay.
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:17:12 PM PDT
by
PISANO
(Our Military will NOT tire, will NOT falter and will NOT fail...but our NATION can!!)
To: PISANO
Sadly modern day warfare INCLUDES lawyers at all levels of command hence PC warfare is here to stay Military lawyers should be made to serve two years of front line combat duty following every two years of court room duty. They will see to it that the rules of engagement are as favorable to the combat soldier before they get there.
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:57:24 PM PDT
by
LoneRangerMassachusetts
(The only good Mullah is a dead Mullah. The only good Mosque is the one that used to be there.)
To: PISANO
Sadly modern day warfare INCLUDES lawyers at all levels of command hence PC warfare is here to stay. And all they do is weaken a country.
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posted on
08/02/2006 12:58:41 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: raj bhatia
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posted on
08/02/2006 1:13:21 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://www.mises.org/story/1975 <--no such thing as a fairtax)
To: raj bhatia
Mason said the squad's 1st sergeant would tell soldiers they did a good job if they killed an Iraqi. Wow, squads have 1st sergeants nowadays? When I was in the Army, corporal was about it.
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