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To: SC Swamp Fox
"Covarrubias said he ordered the man to stop and forced him to turn around. "I went behind him and shot him in the back of the head. Twice"

Assuming this is a true account of the incident, he talked himself into a trial. He has described a situtation in which the enemy stopped and complied with his orders, thereby demonstrating that he had control over a surrendered enemy soldier. I think this guy may be in deep trouble. By talking about the incident he gave his superiors no choice but to investigate and maybe prosecute.

27 posted on 04/27/2003 8:27:37 AM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Enterprise
enemy stopped and complied with his orders

Maybe, but "ordered him to stop and forced him to turn around" is not the same thing as he stopped and turned around as ordered". He may have caught him, but he was still struggling and tried to get away after being forced to turn around. It will come out in the investagtion and and before any courts martial. I'd bet on no courts martial, but one never knows.

36 posted on 04/27/2003 8:46:51 AM PDT by El Gato
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To: Enterprise
Assuming this is a true account of the incident, he talked himself into a trial.

Did they find the bodies? Any corroborating evidence? Unless authorities can find corroborating evidence, a bare admission or confession to the killings will not sustain a conviction.

50 posted on 04/27/2003 10:51:48 AM PDT by Kevin Curry
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