Friday, February 25, 2005

Well They Delt with It

I stated "if the Marine killed a non combatant, did not obey his ROE ("Rules of Engagement") he should be prosecuted; but report it, leave it alone and let the military deal with it", during a rant about the media only reporting negative news; here. Well the military did and is continuing to deal with this incident -- professionally I might add.
A US marine filmed apparently shooting dead an injured Iraqi in a Falluja mosque last year may not be formally charged, according to media reports.
Military investigators have concluded there is not enough evidence to prosecute over the shooting, US television network CBS news says.
However, the US military said the investigation had not been completed. [Read more here]
I am waiting to hear "the military is just covering it up" -- well actually to make it go away they should have prosecuted the young marine, but then you would hear the same thing we are hearing about the prison abuse prosecutions -- "the military is just offering us a sacrificial lamb"... Well thankfully the military knows that as far as the media goes they will not get a fair shake so they simply conduct fair investigations while attempting to ignore the media -- although like a whining child that is hard to do.

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