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Alleged war crime in Iraq
Henry0Reilly
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I just got an email from a guy at our legion as follows:
quote:U S Marine
This is about the U.S. Marine in Iraq who shot and killed an enemy combatant who was pretending to be dead but in reality was alive. If you have any feelings for this Marine who was doing his job then please read and help take action for this American Hero. I am asking all who receive this message to add your name in support of the young Marine accused of murdering a combatant in Iraq. He called out to his buddies that the person was faking, the person apparently made a suspect move and the marine shot him dead. There was another combatant in the room who identified himself as being wounded.....The marines did not shoot him. The do-gooders and bleeding hearts at the ACLU are claiming the marine is guilty of a war crime. This is ridiculous! Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel feels there is overwhelming support for this young Marine -Let's prove him right - we can make a difference! The servicemen fighting for our freedom and safety deserve our support......Support is indicated by adding your name to the list that follows. Best to copy and paste then add your name to the list or, press "forward" and send to everyone in your address book you think should read this. You can only add your name after you have pressed "forward" or "copy and paste ," don't delete any names - just go to the next number and type your name. (After 1,000 names send to Fox News: mailto:billoreilly@foxnews.com
Didn't this already get settled in the Marines favor?
quote:U S Marine
This is about the U.S. Marine in Iraq who shot and killed an enemy combatant who was pretending to be dead but in reality was alive. If you have any feelings for this Marine who was doing his job then please read and help take action for this American Hero. I am asking all who receive this message to add your name in support of the young Marine accused of murdering a combatant in Iraq. He called out to his buddies that the person was faking, the person apparently made a suspect move and the marine shot him dead. There was another combatant in the room who identified himself as being wounded.....The marines did not shoot him. The do-gooders and bleeding hearts at the ACLU are claiming the marine is guilty of a war crime. This is ridiculous! Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel feels there is overwhelming support for this young Marine -Let's prove him right - we can make a difference! The servicemen fighting for our freedom and safety deserve our support......Support is indicated by adding your name to the list that follows. Best to copy and paste then add your name to the list or, press "forward" and send to everyone in your address book you think should read this. You can only add your name after you have pressed "forward" or "copy and paste ," don't delete any names - just go to the next number and type your name. (After 1,000 names send to Fox News: mailto:billoreilly@foxnews.com
Didn't this already get settled in the Marines favor?
I used to recruit for the NRA until they sold us down the river (again!) in Heller v. DC. See my auctions (if any) under username henryreilly
Comments
He led a lucrative career as a successful attorney in the civilian world and left that behind to serve thereby taking a pay cut.
His men had already been engaged by an enemy who had used death-fakers to kill Marines. He did what he had to do to take care of his men. This guy risked his own freedom to bring his men home alive. I'm not a Marine but that's "Semper Fi" embodied.