[P12]

Marines search for fallen comrade

From correspondents in southern Iraq
April 01, 2003

US Marines moved into the southern Iraqi town of Shatrah today to recover the body of a dead comrade which had been hanged in the town square, officers said.

Hundreds of troops were dispatched on the operation after intelligence reports indicated the body of a dead American, who was killed in a firefight last week, had been paraded through the streets and hanged in public.

"We would like to retrieve the body of the marine but it is not our sole purpose," said Lieutenant-Colonel Pete Owen, of the First Marine Expeditionary Force.

Military sources said another part of the operation was to arm local militias to fight against members of the ruling Baath party loyal to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Shatrah is some 40km north of Nasiriyah, where Iraqi forces have been harassing US supply lines and putting up tough resistance for more than a week.

The Associated Press




Not that I didn't expect this, but this really torques my jaw.:fire:

On a side note;

Military sources said another part of the operation was to arm local militias to fight against members of the ruling Baath party loyal to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

I didn't know that Iraq had state and national gaurds.:rolleyes:The Link (http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6220135%255E25778,00.html)

[TarpleyG]

Yeah, right. Like those "arms" won't fall into the wrong hands at some point and be used against us. I would prefer that our military took care of the problem, not relying on some possible lunatic religious fanatic to aid us.

GT

[Leatherneck]

So tarpley, you'd like to see the Iraqi citizenry disarmed? :scrutiny:

TC
TFL Survivor

[Pendragon]

It is their country and many of them are sorely pissed at Saddam and his crew.

Why not let them do some of the work? These people have been brutalized, raped and murdered for years, I do not think they are going to take the rifle and turn on us - at least if they do, it will be after the regime is finished and it will not matter anyway because they can get all the rifles they want at that point.

Get over your bigotry.

[JoeSF]

Here is a link to the story..
I havent heard about it on TV has anyone? Maybe on the Amnesty page, or the geneva convention or something?

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,6220135%255E25778,00.html

[Drjones]

Wow.

I'm quite shocked that this isn't a hot topic.

This place has been quiet the last day or two.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MOOOOOOOOOOOOOORNING, VIETNAAAAM!!!!!!

*cricket chirp*

:scrutiny:

So anyway.....

"We would like to retrieve the body of the marine but it is not our sole purpose,"

"Our other purpose is to find anyone and everyone involved in this, and kill them instantly, as we Americans are better than to sink to the level of giving them what they really deserve; the slowest, most painfully agonizing death in history."