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Friday, May 06, 2005

NO COURT-MARTIAL IN IRAQ MOSQUE SHOOTING 

Video Still of Marine Allegedly Shooting Unarmed Iraqi, 16 NOV 04 (MSNBC)

From the AP via ABC News:
A Marine corporal who was videotaped shooting an apparently injured and unarmed Iraqi in a Fallujah mosque last year will not face court-martial, the Marine Corps announced Wednesday.

Maj. Gen. Richard F. Natonski, commanding general of the I Marine Expeditionary Force, said that a review of the evidence showed the Marine's actions in the shooting were "consistent with the established rules of engagement and the law of armed conflict."

The corporal was not identified in a two-page statement issued by Camp Pendleton, the headquarters of the expeditionary force north of San Diego.
You can view the original story and video here (courtesy MSNBC).
Posted by: Centrist / 15:19 (Cosmos) |