dibob
11-22-04, 12:59 AM
I have just received an email from a Vietnam veteran buddy in which he forwards a letter from a Marine Corps officer. In the letter the officer makes mention that back in April 2004 some wounded Marines were execited by "insurgents" after a rather heavy firefight in which at least a squad of Marine were KIA.
Could this be true? Or is this just an attempt to justify the shooting of the wounded "insurgent" by a Marine.
If it is true that wounded Marines have been executed by "insurgents" in Fallujah, why has the Marine Corps been silent about it? I know the Corps has a policy of not telling the world about casualties in specific engagements for intel purposes, but to keep silent about executions of American wounded by the "insurgents" is a misguided policy.
Although it is a little late, I believe that if the senior leadership in Iraq knows of instances of wounded Americans being summarily executed bythe "insurgents" it is their duty to so inform the people of the United States and the world.
Could this be true? Or is this just an attempt to justify the shooting of the wounded "insurgent" by a Marine.
If it is true that wounded Marines have been executed by "insurgents" in Fallujah, why has the Marine Corps been silent about it? I know the Corps has a policy of not telling the world about casualties in specific engagements for intel purposes, but to keep silent about executions of American wounded by the "insurgents" is a misguided policy.
Although it is a little late, I believe that if the senior leadership in Iraq knows of instances of wounded Americans being summarily executed bythe "insurgents" it is their duty to so inform the people of the United States and the world.