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Offline Cherlie

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« on: March 27, 2003, 01:25:11 AM »
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Offline Erlkonig

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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2003, 02:05:33 AM »
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Pace on Iraqi war crimes: "I've never seen anything like this."


As sad as it is, all you need to do is open a history book and find that this has happened in pretty much every war the US participated in this century - and not every instance was committed by the other guys.
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Offline davidpt40

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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2003, 03:46:45 AM »
Erlkonig, I just studied an opera by the same name in my music history class.  Is that where you got your name?
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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2003, 04:49:29 AM »
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Offline BUG_EAF322

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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2003, 05:44:48 AM »
I hope they gonna hang those criminals just like neurenberg.
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Offline SC-Sp00k

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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2003, 06:46:11 AM »
Nuremberg?
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Offline X2Lee

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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2003, 06:58:50 AM »
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Originally posted by Erlkonig
and not every instance was committed by the other guys.



Spit it out, say what you mean, dont hide behind vague
generalities.
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Offline SaburoS

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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2003, 07:10:24 AM »
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"They have executed prisoners of war," said Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live."

Pace did not elaborate. Earlier in the day, Pentagon sources told CNN they were looking into a report that Iraqi soldiers shot dead seven U.S. Army soldiers as they were surrendering with their hands up Sunday.

Iraqi television showed video of five U.S. soldiers in custody after their capture Sunday and the bodies of at least five other soldiers who had bullet wounds to their foreheads.


Interesting. If this were the case, why did they let the other 5 US prisoners survive? Why didn't they kill all of the prisoners? Not good to leave witnesses to murderous actions that are against the Geneva Convention. Not saying that Iraqi troops didn't deliberately kill our troops after surrendering, but I'll need to see/hear proof of it before accepting it as fact.

DO NOT TAKE MY STATEMENT as somehow supporting Iraq and/or being against the US. Just pointing out we have to be careful of what we believe as truth and what can be propaganda. Every side of a conflict will bend the truth to suit their cause. They always have, they always will.
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2003, 07:21:19 AM »
I might get flamed here, but:

Did all captured Talibans enjoy Geneva convention rights ?
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Offline GRUNHERZ

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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2003, 07:22:44 AM »
They all had powderburns to their foreheads and every one of the dead that I could see had a bullet in the forehead. Maybe you think the iraq troops are that good shots, but I dont. The bastards shot them in the forehead at close enough range to leave powderburns- in other words they were executed.

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Offline GRUNHERZ

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« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2003, 07:24:00 AM »
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I might get flamed here, but:

Did all captured Talibans enjoy Geneva convention rights ?


Yes, most every taliban soldier was considered POW after some legal wrangling IIRC, al qaeda and other terrorists were not.
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« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2003, 07:25:08 AM »
Saburo..dont know. The fact that they clearly have bullet wounds in the forehead seem to show an execution like death or the Iraqi's have some serious sharp shooters...

The thing to remember is that these guys/glas would of had Kevlar Helmets on..this would of offered good protection to the forehead. This points out to a helmet removal... then being shot.

The odds are if it was an irregular force that captured them that it got out of hand...some where executed till it was decided that prisoners would better...

The Iraqi's hardcores will be doing quite abit of this sort of thing, get use to it. They are in the same boat as the Nazi's where in the final days of Hitler.
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« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2003, 07:29:28 AM »
One thing should be clear. No sides in this was will treat all prisoners fair. As the time passes, it will be more an more an exception.

Just as the time passes it will degenerate into urban fight slaughter, with reasons why it started long forgotten.
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« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2003, 07:32:02 AM »
I think we will treat them better than they will the American POW..

Sorry Hristo the USA just isn't that evil...
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Offline Hristo

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« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2003, 08:02:02 AM »
Evil has nothing to do with it.

This conflict, IMO, will degenerate into several Beiruts.
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