This photo from his website is titled: Dispatches from a life in conflict.
I'm not making it up. 
Posted on 11/16/2004 1:07:33 PM PST by nothernlights
Was not the reporter under the duty to hand over this tape to military authorities,under the rules of imbeds? If that's the case then strong measures should be taken against Sites. Also has Sites been removed from that Marine unit,because at this point i"m sure his presence is a distraction to the Marines and therefore endangers their lives. Sites has to be removed from that unit at the very least.
Please explain, in detail, why this conduct is treasonous.
I personally think the Marine was rightous in what he did. His fellow Marines may see it that way too, but they may also think that this guy is a Media hack from the MSM that is trying to paint The Marines in a bad light in Iraq.. There are thousand of Great Soldiers in Iraq doing their job, but it only takes on that thinks he is being slighted to make a stupid mistake and harm Mr. Sites and for his own safety I think the pentagon need to remove him... Is that clear enough of an explanation?
Marines are used to dealing with--and living with--people they dislike.
Retaliation is a sign of guilt.
Michael Savage is on fire over this issue.
Saying on his radio program that Sites should be indicted and charged with treason.
http://www.ksky.com (in case anyone wants to tune in)
Once again I am not condoning retaliation, but know that it only takes one loose cannon, it is a sitation that if the pentagon can avoid it they should...
Please understand I realize that Most all Marines are very well trained... I have worked with thousands of them... I know that they are trained to deal with crap most normal American cannot concieve and the do it very well and with out complaint or animosity, but in heated situation or One person that snaps it could create a problem that could have been avoided...
Whether you consider retalition as a sign of guilt or not, not everyone thinks in that same vain of thought. I am not saying it is going to happen, but that it is a possibility.. If you cannot accept that, that is what I am saying then I am sorry, but I cannot make it anymore clear that I don't condone that action, but I am realistic to the fact that it could happen. This is war and terrible things happen even from those that we would not expect it from.
Good thing Savage isn't an attorney--he'd set a record for sanctions against him.
What's interesting is that so many FReepers WANT retaliation. They WANT the Marines to simply shoot Sites.
If this is a righteous event captured on video, what's the cause for shooting Sites? Why do so many FReepers want to kill him?
The more I hear from FReepers on this, the more I'm wondering if this event was, in fact, righteous.
I can't believe you said that!
You owe that Marine an apology. He was shot in the face the day before this video was recorded and was back on duty to protect your sorry a$$.
I'll let the FReepers speak for themselves.
I can't believe you said that!
Why not?
The mob on Free Republic braying for the death of the reporter is rather unnerving.
If the deed was righteous, then showing it on TV is a non-issue.
The fact that many folks are angry about the tape ever seeing the light of day makes me wonder if they really think the deed was righteous. If they don't think it was righteous, why should I?
You owe that Marine an apology.
No, I don't. That Marine--like me, a long time ago--is going to have some hard questions asked of him.
I'll let the FReepers speak for themselves.
They already are--that's what's bothering me.
You know what... I have been gracious with you up to this point, but now you have taken it a step to far... you act like a true liberal... pick and choose the part of the statments you want to attack and question then spout your own rhetoric...
let me ask you this if you are so set in your opinons... Have you ever been in combat? Have you served in the military? Do you know what it is like to walk into a building and not know what is around the corner.
You can see to get it through you skull that people will have their own opinions on this, just like you do. Regardless of the facts... you have come here disagreed or ignored what i have said and then make a back handed comment about weather this was rightous or not and then condemn you fellow freepers for their opinions. Here is some helpful advice before you condemn anyone else actions walk a mile in there shoes. If you cannot understand where the come from you have no basis to judge them on. Your right to make the asine comment that you did is protected by that same Marine... Mr Sites rights as an American are protected by that same Marine.
I don't know what you issue is, but your opinion on this along with the rest of the people here will not in one way or the other sway how the pentagon views this... If you don't like the opinions of your fellow citizen do one of two things that are fully with in you rights... ignore them and move on... or just move on...
If what we say bothers you so much report it or ignore it or leave... there is nothing binding you here... in fact let me take it a step further...
Mod,
Sorry to bug you but has anything that any of the freepers on this board crossed the line... some of it is said in jest and some of it is opinion of what people would like to see happen but that is their right and opinion that they are allowed to freely extol on this board.
poohbah,
There are other outlets if you don't like what were saying. That is life.
Generally, when people start getting incoherently belligerent with me, I wind up concluding that I must've been onto something.
let me ask you this if you are so set in your opinons... Have you ever been in combat? Have you served in the military? Do you know what it is like to walk into a building and not know what is around the corner.
Yes, yes, and yes.
And if someone had been pointing a camera at me, I wouldn't have minded in the slightest.
But a lot of folks here are acting as if they're ready to strap on a f***ing homicide bomber vest and shout "USMC AKHBAR!" if they can get within lethal radius of Sites...
You can see to get it through you skull that people will have their own opinions on this, just like you do.
When said opinions call for killing the bearer of bad news, solely for bearing the news, it makes me wonder about what's driving those opinions.
Innocence need not be hidden.
Guilt, on the other hand...
Simply put differnce of opinion then... You seem to have all the answer and you can't be told different... I beg to differ on the belligerce and incoherance but once again your opinion is you opinion....
Condemn us all if you must, but I am not going to condemn that guy for doing what he did and I don't think he was quilty of anything other than self defense, and as for Mr. Sites I only comment that in concern for his own safety that the pentagon needed to consider removing him... and you seem to have wanted to make this you morality play... well congratulations you go you opinion across.
This photo from his website is titled: Dispatches from a life in conflict.
I'm not making it up.
You're about the only one expressing that attitude.
Actually, I do.
When the mob is thinking with its glands instead of its brains, I start wondering WTF is going on.
Those actions that the modern whining liberal would label a 'war crime' happen in every war.
It's either a war crime, or it's not.
Which one is it?
If it's not a crime, why are folks here screaming for Sites to be killed for showing it?
The really screwy thing is that if the marine had not shot the slammi, and he had something and it went off, the reporter would have gotten greased too. So I'm sure he was grateful at the time, knowing in the back of his mind that this footage would make his career. I say take him out in the middle of fallujie in the middle of the night and drop him off. ooops.
Yup, another cry for killing a reporter who displeased you.
WTF is the difference between FR and DU of late? Is it just a matter of whose "tribe" is at stake?
Sites is disloyal to men who befriended him and took him in their confidence. If you see nothing wrong in the behavior of that weasle, you definitely are lost.
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