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2004-04-15 Iraq-Jordan

Encore - Boucher deals with Fallujah attrocity allegations

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-15 3:25:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It is my understanding that if one side refuses to follow the Geneva convention, the other side is no longer bound by it. Since the Fallujah gangsters were not following it, we don't have to.

Posted by Ben 2004-04-15 4:49:59 AM|| 2004-04-15 4:49:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The Jenin Massacre was some time ago, there has been time to prepare for the inevitable false claims that everyone knew would be made.

There were a lot of claims of Police brutality in the US so the cops started putting cameras on their cars so they'd have evidence against false claims. Time for the military to start thinking along those lines as well since they don't want journalists in the way.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-04-15 12:06:41 PM|| 2004-04-15 12:06:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Ruprecht, how many kids, women and old folks will we find in he graves on the two football fields? After this is over I call for them to be exhumed and for the tally to begin. I speculate that we won't even find bodies in all of the "graves."

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-15 1:11:02 PM|| 2004-04-15 1:11:02 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I agree to some extent the graves are designed to hide numbers, nationalities, and methods of execution. I imagine any women or children found will have been excuted with an Ak-47 round not by a marine weapon. My point is the seeds of doubt will still be out there among the conspiracy addled minds of the Islamic world and among our own LLL who think the US capable of such crap. Video evidence helps somewhat.

Posted by ruprecht 2004-04-15 7:50:34 PM|| 2004-04-15 7:50:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I agree with you ruprecht. The military does use video in cases like the specops rescue of that girl soldier. In most combat situations you would have a tough time convincing me to trade a weapon for a camera, though. Certainly videoing the exhumation would be a must. Don't forget that video does lie, though, usually when al Jezeera or a Palestinian is holding the camera. It's better to count the really dead bodies so they don't get up and walk away when the director yells, "cut."

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-15 11:05:03 PM|| 2004-04-15 11:05:03 PM|| Front Page Top

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