From: Bruce C. Beattie (bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu)
Date: Tue Nov 23 2004 - 09:45:25 PST
I agree 100 percent.
Bruce MVPA 23824
Nam era Marine
Jack wrote:
>The Marine did the right thing. The terrorist he shot
>was not a prisoner, was not attempting to surrender
>and was not a lawful combatant under the Geneva
>Convention. The squad had other rooms to clear, and
>couldn't afford to leave an enemy in their rear.
>
>We've had our soldiers shot at by Iraqi's waving white
>flags, playing dead, booby trapping the dead and dying
>and most recently Lance Cpl. Jeramy Ailes was just
>shot to death by an Iraqi who was playing possum. As
>Navy Seal put it, "This is a safety issue pure and
>simple, after assaulting through a target, you put a
>security round in everybody's head." Sounds ok to me.
>
>
>That's why I support that Marine and find it hard to
>understand why any decent, thinking person wouldn't,
>regardless of his home country. I signed that
>petition, not a problem. If it was off topic, this
>was one of those RARE times I think we should make an
>exception, not raise a flap.
>
>
>--- Sando <asando@prtc.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>>It's everybody's duty to sign the petition!!
>>Hell yes this is the right forum, please pass it
>>on!!!
>> Sando
>>
>>From: "Jack" <milveh@sbcglobal.net>
>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
>><mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:36 PM
>>Subject: Re: [MV] WARNING!!! O-T petition in support
>>of Marine
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Thanks for bringing this to my attention Nigel. I
>>>signed it, no problems!
>>>
>>>I would have gladly done the same thing that
>>>
>>>
>>Marine
>>
>>
>>>did, only without the TV camera rolling, that was
>>>
>>>
>>his
>>
>>
>>>only mistake as far as I am concerned.
>>>
>>>
>>>--- Nigel Hay -MILWEB <Nigel@milweb.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Sorry, it looks like you sent this to the wrong
>>>>
>>>>
>>list
>>
>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>>>>[mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
>>>>Behalf Of Richard J. Thiers, Jr.
>>>>Sent: 18 November 2004 14:41
>>>>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>>>>Subject: [MV] WARNING!!! STAND-BY WITH DELETE
>>>>
>>>>
>>KEY!!!
>>
>>
>>>>Hi List,
>>>> This petition is in support of the Marine who
>>>>
>>>>
>>shot
>>
>>
>>>>the terrorist who was
>>>>"playing" dead. The anti-American forces inside
>>>>
>>>>
>>and
>>
>>
>>>>outside this country
>>>>want this soldier punished. Please READ the
>>>>petition, and sign it.
>>>>Thank you,
>>>>Rick
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>http://www.petitiononline.com/as123/petition.html
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>>Rick Thiers
>>>>M.V. Sales & Hardware
>>>>1035B Fallowfield Rd.
>>>>Atglen, Pa. 19310 USA
>>>>610-593-1218 8-6 EST
>>>>http://www.mvsalesandhardware.com
>>>>
>>>>
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