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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: David Howe who wrote (151930)11/18/2004 5:25:39 PM
From: Michael Watkins  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
There was a civilian camera man only a few feet away from the incident. Clearly he didn't think the threat level was high. Clearly the soldier did not interrogate the prisoner, ask any others present if the man had been searched.

Sure war is hell, but its a hell of the administration's own making.

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Lt. Col. Bob Miller, told NBC News that depending on the evidence, it could be reasonable to conclude that the Marine was acting in self-defense.

“The policy of the rules of engagement authorize the Marines to use force when presented with a hostile act or hostile intent,” he said. “So they would have to be using force in self-defense, yes.”

But Miller added: “Enemy combatants — in this case, insurgents — who don’t pose a threat would not be considered a hostile.”

[how about an insurgent lieing down on the ground bleeding... ]
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