U.S. troops face murder charges for Iraq killing

[OffTopic1]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two U.S. Army soldiers are facing murder charges in a military trial in Baghdad for shooting and killing a badly
wounded Iraqi teenager mistaken for an insurgent by U.S. troops, the Los Angeles Times reports on its Web site.

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[Skiguy411]

Are you kidding me? They are soldiers in war time. That is ridiculous.

 

[assemblage]

Not smart at all. Should have left him suffering and the medical diagnosis for the medics.

 

[LTC8K6]

They will have a fair trial over their actions. How is that bad? If they committed a crime they will be punished, if not, they will be exonerated.

That's what is supposed to happen, isn't it?

The incident isn't being denied or covered up. We still prosecute our own soldiers for possible war crimes, and that is as it should be.

Now, I have to say that I think they should be prosecuted. There is no such thing as a mercy killing except on TV, and if that is their excuse, no military tribunal is going to buy it imo.

 

[jpeyton]

Good news. Lock the murdering SOBs up. :thumbsup:

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Good news. Lock the murdering SOBs up. :thumbsup:

You are a dildo!

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: mboy

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Good news. Lock the murdering SOBs up. :thumbsup:

You are a dildo!

A forum for more serious discussions of politics and current events. Passions are always high on all sides of these subjects so keep your posts on topic. PERSONAL FLAMES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

 

[assemblage]

Yes please keep attacks to a "group" of people and not an individual. It works for the lib posters here.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: assemblage
Yes please keep attacks to a "group" of people and not an individual. It works for the lib posters here.

Now you're getting it! :thumbsup:

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

There's no "mercy killing" defense in the UCMJ.

Under an executive amendment of the UCMJ Presideny Bush signed a couple of years ago, first-degree murder carries a mandatory penalty of life without the possibility of parole.

These GIs apparently made statements indicating they deliberately killed this guy, and one of them had to go get his M249 to do it - there is a real risk of them being prosecuted for first-degree murder and never seeing the streets again, which IMO would not really fit the crime. I'd like to see them prosecuted for second-degree murder instead, and serve a few years. We shall see . . .

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: assemblage
Yes please keep attacks to a "group" of people and not an individual. It works for the lib posters here.

Does this guy ever post anything over two sentences? Anything substantive? Ever?

 

[jtusa]

Originally posted by: Infohawk

Originally posted by: assemblage
Yes please keep attacks to a "group" of people and not an individual. It works for the lib posters here.

Does this guy ever post anything over two sentences? Anything substantive? Ever?

This coming from the biggest troll on the board.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: jtusa4

This coming from the biggest troll on the board.

No offense, but you're far too recent an arrival to pass judgment on who's the biggest troll on the board as a whole IMO.

You guys might want to take this to a PM feud if you must - it's not helpful in a public thread.

 

[Ozoned]

I don't intend to marginalize the op, but I must comment, that I am shocked, with all the assertions of Iraq being such a failure, that there are garbage trucks running in Iraq, and apparently even in shifts.

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: jtusa4

This coming from the biggest troll on the board.

No offense, but you're far too recent an arrival to pass judgment on who's the biggest troll on the board as a whole IMO.

You guys might want to take this to a PM feud if you must - it's not helpful in a public thread.

Top 5 at least...certainly a medalist

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Ozoned
I don't intend to marginalize the op, but I must comment, that I am shocked, with all the assertions of Iraq being such a failure, that there are garbage trucks running in Iraq, and apparently even in shifts.

It is interesting, but garbage service is a fairly basic public health and safety necessity.

A good friend is going to Iraq in a couple of weeks, and will be working in civilian clothes and living in an apartment in a large city there - I'll be curious what her experience is like. I'm afraid for her, but she is really strong, well-trained, and will be packing a Sig P228 (aka M8) and GAU-5, so hopefully all will be well.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: alchemize

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: jtusa4

This coming from the biggest troll on the board.

No offense, but you're far too recent an arrival to pass judgment on who's the biggest troll on the board as a whole IMO.

You guys might want to take this to a PM feud if you must - it's not helpful in a public thread.

Top 5 at least...certainly a medalist

Sorry, you're still about a month newer than DonVito

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: b0mbrmanSorry, you're still about a month newer than DonVito

Hey, he's right!

STFU, alchemize, ya noob! :|

 

[jtusa]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: jtusa4

This coming from the biggest troll on the board.

No offense, but you're far too recent an arrival to pass judgment on who's the biggest troll on the board as a whole IMO.

You guys might want to take this to a PM feud if you must - it's not helpful in a public thread.

Yeah, a recent arrival, because you know how long I've been reading the boards before I actually joined.