[Polybius]

So lets see if I have this straight. Officer confronts ali Manure and the Ali Manure has the choice of surrendering and going to Club Gitmo or going to Alla. US Officer goes to court and gets sent to Levenworth over protest of innocents. Right is wrong, cold is hot, up is down.

The situation you have described is called "combat".

Here is the situation described by the prosecutor's charge:

Military prosecutors accused a U.S. soldier Sunday of taking an Iraqi detainee to a remote desert location, stripping him naked, shooting him in the head and chest and then watching as another soldier set fire to the body with an incendiary grenade. .... Prosecutors showed video footage taken by Iraqi police of Mohammed's heavyset, naked body lying on what looked like a large blood stain in the tunnel. His head, neck and shoulders were charred black.

That has described murder, not combat.

History says that the ancient Celts fought naked in combat. This man was not an ancient Celt.

[mountainlion]

My bias is to assume the man innocent. I have seen much in the media that was completely false and of course there is the LIAR john kerry to take into consideration. murtha lied about cold blooded murder like kerry.

[Talisker]

Apparently the forensics expert is saying that the prosecution’s description of the incident (which you posted) is backwards. That instead of being shot “in the head and chest,” the shooting was done in first in the chest, and then in the head. And that this order of shooting can only be explained by self-defense.

[Girlene]

That has described murder, not combat.

History says that the ancient Celts fought naked in combat. This man was not an ancient Celt.

I would assume if the Iraqi was indeed naked, it was an intimidation tactic for an improvised interrogation by the Lt. The prosecutors' own forensic expert tried to tell the prosecutors that he found the defense experts explanation the only one that made sense. He even did a demonstration test to prove his theory. He was dismissed without giving testimony that would have been favorable to the defense.

The military must maintain order to remain effective. Not abiding murder is one aspect of good order. Following the rule of law in the courtroom is another aspect. Behenna was not convicted of premeditated murder. He was also not given the benefit of evidence that backed up his self-defense claim.......

........regardless of whether the Iraqi was naked or not. A naked man can still be a threat.