WOW.
Guys this claim is total BS, and I have the video to prove it:
http://news.yahoo.com/p/v?u=/ap_av/20041111/av_ap_wl/466b61a7bf5a62d27dbfff99d7adb434&cid=452&f=53746348
That video shows what happened, It is by NO means an execution.
This was NO helpless Iraqi.
The troops even explain that they were trying to root him out.
This is completely false.
The truth needs to be spread.
The guy was trying to kill them. And there is absolutely no freaking way in hell that anybody without an agenda could say the guy was harmless or even wounded for that matter.
Some marine needs to whisper in the reporter's ear that journalists get shot too, in war zones. They need to medivac this prick out just a little too slowly. Sorry.
That can't be the video. I don't see anything in it remotely like this hysterical journalist's story.
Thanks for finding the video. Anybiody who has a problem with what our men did there is a complete terrorist loving a-hole.
THIS IS A BLOODY OUTRAGE!
I watched the video. There is nothing to even remotely suggest that there was anything even there. The marine appears to fire off a round somewhat aimlessly straight ahead, not down on ground. He wasn't even aiming. Perhaps just a parting shot or something. Watch the video. To me it seems like the words "he's gone" refers to the fact that the insurgent LEFT.
This newspaper is deliberately inciting violence. This can not be tolerated! Whoever is in charge of that newspaper deserves to have his nuts kicked in.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/video1043.htm
yea, this is a good recap of it. The person who runs this website is some lib...
Here is another one, it might be this one.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5365.htm
- wounded Iraqi being shot. This is what war is - ugly adn brutal. Libs watching from the confort of their homes may question their judgment, but not me. Go get 'em boys and bless our troops.
If that is the video I just made a copy of it... Thanks...
Awesome video.
If that Devildog had been 'trigger happy', he would have emptied his magazine. One shot just means he qualified as an expert marksman.
Thanks for the video.
There is NO WAY to confirm any such "execution".
The Marine casually fires one quick shot, turns immediately, casually jumps down and clearly says "he's gone". This most likely implies that the terrorist was either hiding or had run away, the single shot was to test the situation. The Marine would not have turned so quick after one shot.
US soldier being interviewed: "We thought everything was clear. We had guys up on the roof and we went over there to go get them; pull them back with the squad. Another guy popped out and tried to shoot me, threw a frag[mentation grenade] at me. I ran away from the frag, [something, something] dead body - one of theirs, not ours. Made it back here, trying to get the guy out and take care of business."
[announcer]"The insurgent's fire is neutralized and they [US forces] continue with their house to house activity" while the scene shows the soldier leaning into a window [yes it was a wall, but not a freestanding wall but rather the wall of a building], he fires a shot and says "he's gone".
I don't see a problem. Good Job Soldiers! Stay Safe!
Good video link. Shows the story isn't really what the Mirror says it is.
The Mirror also asked the front page question "How can 59 million people be so dumb?"