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NBC Says Marine Shot Dead Wounded Iraqi Prisoner
Rooters via Yahho!News ^ | November 15, 2004

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."


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fallujah; fallujahmarine; hanoijohnny; ichabodcrane; iraq; kerryssilverstar; lurch; mediawillburninhell; traitorousmedia
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To: NittanyLion

Justified, if he felt threatened - perhaps by a weapon, perhaps by an IED triggered by the guy on the floor. Why is this reporter competent to judge a combat situation?


41 posted on 11/15/2004 4:04:59 PM PST by MainFrame65
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To: Kaslin



That sure looked like a pump action shotgun to me, not a rifle.


42 posted on 11/15/2004 4:05:13 PM PST by PokeyJoe (Viva Bush)
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To: Kaslin
Well, either the guy was dead -- and if so, then what does it matter whether or not the Marine shot him? Or he was actually "f*cking faking he's dead" just like the Marine said and if so that is perfidy and he should have been shot on sight. He for damn sure was not attempting to surrender or to show that he was not armed.
43 posted on 11/15/2004 4:05:16 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: CWOJackson

wounded insurgent, enemy combatant, no geneva conference, no uniform, no country, dressed as civilian, waging war on civilians, now with his 72 virgins - cannot satisfy press anyway, kill him or send him to Gitmo - lose/lose situation for the good guy, so kill him so he doesn't live to fight Amercans another day.


45 posted on 11/15/2004 4:05:22 PM PST by michaelbfree
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To: nmh
The media better be very careful here......this was in the heat of combat.

Hardball is discussing it now.

46 posted on 11/15/2004 4:05:28 PM PST by Dog (!)
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To: NittanyLion

He probably thinks he's in a war and is fighting the enemy.


47 posted on 11/15/2004 4:05:32 PM PST by Fledermaus (Are we a nation divided? Yes. Is it Red-Blue? No. It's the Sane vs. the Insane Left!!!!!)
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To: Kaslin
"He's fucking faking he's dead. He faking he's fucking dead."

This Marine has experience. A for sure dead terrorist can't detonate nearby explosives.

49 posted on 11/15/2004 4:05:54 PM PST by RGSpincich
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To: Kaslin
Sites said the shot prisoner "did not appear to be armed or threatening in any way".

Not now.

50 posted on 11/15/2004 4:05:55 PM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: RobertTX

Yup, we are better than that. And if the soldier in question is found to have shot a wounded combatant without cause, there should be discipline.

As for the now deceased terrorist, he most certainly sowed his life to the wind when he joined up with this evil bunch and now he has indeed reaped the whirlwind.


51 posted on 11/15/2004 4:06:12 PM PST by MMkennedy
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To: sitetest
The report said the Marine, who had returned to duty after being shot in the face a day earlier,..."

Why did this story even get written?

52 posted on 11/15/2004 4:06:29 PM PST by independentmind
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To: Kaslin

So no one told the Defense department that some of these media stations might have other reasons to be along for the fight -

Someone on Fox said that the terrorist used a tactic where they would fake being dead or hide along other terrorist who were dead - then attack the forces. Perhaps this guy thought that was about to happen -

In any event - maybe it wouldn't hurt to have our troops seen by people before they go into battle after being wounded - or give them more time to recover before going back into harms way - Settle the jumps down a little -

Old Ritter is also speaking out again - is this a plan developing perhaps - The election is over - but attacks go on - in force - Big mouths all -


53 posted on 11/15/2004 4:06:40 PM PST by Pastnowfuturealpha
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To: fooman
Kerrry got a medal for the same. I guess NBC wants him to have the Silver Star.

Only if the Marine agrees to throw away his medal, er ribbon. He can always petition for a replacement later...

54 posted on 11/15/2004 4:06:55 PM PST by weegee (WE FOUGHT ZOGBYISM November 2, 2004 - 60 Million Voters versus 60 Minutes - BUSH WINS!!!)
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To: Porterville

I'll second this motion.

Let's move along here. War is hell!


55 posted on 11/15/2004 4:06:55 PM PST by Chuck54 ("I' voted for 4 more years of tax cuts and killing terrorists.")
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To: michaelbfree

Our guys was administering high velocity, long distance, high impact first aide.


56 posted on 11/15/2004 4:06:57 PM PST by CWOJackson
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To: Kaslin
The Islamic fascists kidnap women and disembowel them, they kidnap truck drivers, saw their heads off, film it and post the snuff flims on the Internet.

They also burn their bodies, hang them from bridges and throw a party to their god Satan while they burn.

Any scum that commits crimes against humanity like that deserve death after all intel has been extracted of course.

58 posted on 11/15/2004 4:07:15 PM PST by Walkin Man
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To: mystery-ak

Why is Fox calling this another Abu Garib?


59 posted on 11/15/2004 4:07:16 PM PST by Dog (!)
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To: NittanyLion

That this terrorist wasn't dead and faking it and going to attack at any second?


60 posted on 11/15/2004 4:07:17 PM PST by CindyDawg
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