Posted on 11/15/2004 3:56:58 PM PST by Kaslin
LONDON (Reuters) - A television pool report by U.S. network NBC said on Monday that a U.S. Marine had shot dead an unarmed and wounded Iraqi prisoner in a mosque in Falluja.
The Iraqi was one of five wounded prisoners left in the mosque after Marines had fought their way in on Friday and Saturday. There was no immediate comment from the Pentagon (news - web sites) on the report.
U.S. forces launched an offensive one week ago on Falluja, and have gained overall control of the formerly rebel-held city, although scattered resistance remains.
The pool report by NBC correspondent Kevin Sites said the mosque had been used by insurgents to attack U.S. forces, who stormed it and an adjacent building, killing 10 militants and wounding the five.
Sites said the wounded had been left in the mosque for others to pick up and move to the rear for treatment. No reason was given why that had not happened.
A second group of Marines entered the mosque on Saturday after reports it had been reoccupied. Footage from the embedded television crew showed the five still in the mosque, although several appeared to be already close to death, Sites said.
He said one Marine noticed one of the prisoners was still breathing.
A Marine can be heard saying on the pool footage provided to Reuters Television: "He's fucking faking he's dead. He faking he's fucking dead."
"The Marine then raises his rifle and fires into the man's head. The pictures are too graphic for us to broadcast," Sites said. No images of the shooting were shown in the footage provided to Reuters.
The report said the Marine, who had returned to duty after being shot in the face a day earlier, had been removed from the field and was being questioned by the U.S. military.
Sites said the shot prisoner "did not appear to be armed or threatening in any way."
Don't forget the "V" device.
TAKE NO PRISONERS!!
That is a different video...this happened inside a mosque...
The soldiers were also aware that Iraquis were booby-trapping dead bodies as well as faking injuries to draw troops into ambush.
The above report also fails to mention that there were two groups of marines. The first had already entered the Mosque and shots were fired. It was then the second group came in with the newsman in tow.
While the MSNBC report indicated there were no apparent weapons, that does not exclude possible booby traps or concealed weapons.
If any disciplinary action is taken toward the Marine I am going to raise holy hell! I refuse to let happen to these brave troops what happened to us in Vietnam!
Right you are. But Nooooooo!!
The squishies would rather that TERRORIST kill yours so they could exploit you as 'victum of the war'
Exactly. This particular enemy doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt. Kill them and stay alive.
KEVIN SITES - WEBSITE
http://www.kevinsites.net/bio.php
They are boobytrapping dead bodies. He did the right thing.
The "Bush's Fault" death list includes the two men Sgt. Akbar murdered.
Sgt. Akbar has a good case for an insanity plea. He belongs to a murderous death cult called Islam.
Well, if NBC says so, it MUST be true.
I didn't. Never you might mention it ;)
You got it and you nailed shep "the girlie man lib from ole Miss."
BTW, has NBC or any of the other MSM provided pictures of the slaughter houses and torture rooms???
Those terrorists kill civilians , that's why they must be killed .
As was said in another context "take a deep breath and let the system work."
mosque? I think you mean enemy fort. They defile their own...
=== if you use a building of religion to stage attacks from you have to expect revenge
Maybe they read the part where the Lord said vengeance was his and didn't see it coming.
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