POW U.S. soldiers executed?
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POW U.S. soldiers executed?
If that is really the truth, I hope that those antiwar protestors will realize the brutal regime of the evil dictator.
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I don't think either that the U.S. will used reprisal against Iraqi POW. Anyway it's again the the Geneva convention and If The U.S. wants to win the heart of a lot of people, they won't do it. The Iraqi POW are well treated, the one who surrended in the beginning of the conflict.
I also just saw Iraqui soldiers shooting at a U.S. pilot who his plane went down in the water. Pretty disturbing... Or maybe it is just propaganda?
I also just saw Iraqui soldiers shooting at a U.S. pilot who his plane went down in the water. Pretty disturbing... Or maybe it is just propaganda?
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Re: POW U.S. soldiers executed?
Where have you gotten this from??
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Benoit Douville wrote:If that is really the truth, I hope that those antiwar protestors will realize the brutal regime of the evil dictator.
Here's a link to the Arab TV
Beware, the images are gruesome and not for the faint hearted. The fact that some of the dead appeared shot in the head may give rise to the allegations of executions.
http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2003/3/3-23-23.htm
http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2003/3/3-23-23.htm
Here's a link to the Arab TV
Beware, the images are gruesome and not for the faint hearted. The fact that some of the dead appeared shot in the head may give rise to the allegations of executions.
http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2003/3/3-23-23.htm
http://www.aljazeera.net/news/arabic/2003/3/3-23-23.htm
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Re: POW U.S. soldiers executed?
The Iraqis will become increasingly brutal the further Coalition forces penetrate their country, a mix of frustration and awareness that they cannot repulse the invasion by conventional means.
The US won't take reprisals against POWs, as it would make those Iraqi conscripts hesitant to lay down their weapons.
The US won't take reprisals against POWs, as it would make those Iraqi conscripts hesitant to lay down their weapons.
Are we talking double standards here?
I saw on the TV pictures of dead Iraqi soldiers, as well as POWs being humiliated in front of the camera. Are we pressing war crimes against the perpetrators?
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I'm not a ballistics expert, but the training that I've had seems to indicate that the damage inflicted was from a higher powered weapon at close range. Perhaps and AK-47 or -74?
Yves, I remember seeing some of those photos, as well as some personal snapshots that were never released. There is a difference though between bodies laying outside a destroyed vehicle, and bodies that appear to have been shot execution-style.
As regards the bodies near a white flag, could that have something to do with the reports of Iraqis indicating a desire to surrender, then ambushing the troops coming to collect them? We all know that you can't tell the whole story from one photo. We ought to withhold judgement until we know the entire context of the story, eh?
Yves, I remember seeing some of those photos, as well as some personal snapshots that were never released. There is a difference though between bodies laying outside a destroyed vehicle, and bodies that appear to have been shot execution-style.
As regards the bodies near a white flag, could that have something to do with the reports of Iraqis indicating a desire to surrender, then ambushing the troops coming to collect them? We all know that you can't tell the whole story from one photo. We ought to withhold judgement until we know the entire context of the story, eh?