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xocet Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:16 PM
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Important Image: Civilian Next to Target of Hellfire Missile....video 34 m 43 s
This image is too important to let it be ignored; in synopsis,

In Iraq, there was a man casually strolling down a sidewalk.
"You're clear."
"I'm firing."
Then, there was a Hellfire missile impact, and there was no man.





Watch the Video - End the Wars - Prosecute Bush et al.

How is it even remotely justifiable to kill the guy on the sidewalk?

The aircrew had the choice to fire or not to fire, but they could not be bothered to make certain that they were attacking a legitimate target.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:19 PM
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1. "He was just the look-out"
Just wait... it's coming.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:20 PM
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3. and we all know who is gonna say it.
n.t.
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kenny blankenship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:27 PM
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7. Just look at how non-chalant he is. Nobody is that non-chalant in Baghdad.
Edited on Wed Apr-07-10 01:25 PM by kenny blankenship
Hell the city is STILL FULL of murderous Iraqis today. Despite 7 years of our best efforts!

Non-chalance like that can only be seen ONE WAY: as a mortal threat to US servicemen and the mainland of the United States of America. His dismemberment and gelatinatization was MORE than justified. He was begging for it, the little fucking prick.
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YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:31 PM
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8. I am sure a military tribunal will except "suspicion of terrorist activies due to non-chalant 'tude"
I am sure a shotgun mike could have picked up the easy going bastard whistling the Iraqi equivalent of "Everything's coming up Rosy."
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Ignis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 01:49 PM
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11. He was definitely begging for it. Look how he's dressed!
Thankfully, our brave boys could just tell that he didn't love America in his heart of hearts.

Uncanny, isn't it?
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:20 PM
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2. If Iraqi civilians didn't want to vaporized by the U.S. military
They shouldn't have continued to live in Iraq. And if they didn't want their kids to be killed by our star-spangled, all-American fightin' men and women, they shouldn't have continued having babies after we invaded. Those Iraqis better cut it out, or we'll be forced to kill more of them.

Just wanted to get that in before the usual suspects show up. Because that's what the explanation comes down to.
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 01:11 PM
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10. Amen
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Oregone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:22 PM
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4. Im OUTRAGED at your outrage!
I think this is where I cite your lack of combat experience and smear you for not supporting the troops. Let me check my Pentagon talking points and get back to you
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:23 PM
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5. Well from reading the posts on DU yesterday it seems that all Iraqis want to kill americans
Edited on Wed Apr-07-10 12:24 PM by rcrush
And that they should be blown up on site.
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Ignis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 01:51 PM
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12. Hey, don't you laugh! He might have had an RPG stuffed in his pants.
Preemptive death is obviously the only solution in what is now a glorified peace-keeping mission.

War is hell, bad things happen, kill 'em all before they grow up to be terrorists, etc.

:puke:
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quinnox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 12:26 PM
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6. Clearly that is Osama walking there
Seriously, my guess is whoever gave the all clear order to fire either doesn't consider a single Iraqi important enough to stop the attack and considers them collateral damage in a heartless and inhuman display or they made a tragic mistake and didn't see the guy.
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BreweryYardRat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 01:59 PM
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13. Your serious answer sounds about right.
Probably the first one, though. He's pretty visible there.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 01:09 PM
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9. "End the Wars - Prosecute Bush et al."
We're going to have to primary Obama to do that.
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 02:25 PM
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14. I was watching an episode of Law and Order the other day
Somehow Jack McCoy wound up prosecuting a former member of the Bush Administration for War Crimes etc. He started getting hounded by the "Current Administration" to drop the case because they were interested in "looking forward".

Jack McCoy says to the US Attorney that comes to see him to tell him to drop the case that no Administration is going to prosecute a previous administration because it opens up prescient for the next administration to dig into their dirty laundry.


I know its just a NBC cop show but that statement made some sense to me.
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FiveGoodMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-07-10 02:48 PM
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15. "Ripped from the headlines!"
I'm sure that setting a precedent is part of their concern, but this admin has been awfully kind to an awful bunch of people.

It's almost as if a deal was cut...

What am I saying? These people don't cut behind-the-scenes deals with each other!
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