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Iraq-Jordan
U.K. probes Black Watch shooting
2004-11-23
An investigation has been launched into the shooting of a suspected suicide bomber by British soldiers in Iraq, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. The man was shot by Black Watch soldiers as he drove towards a checkpoint near their base at Camp Dogwood Nov. 7, an MoD spokesman told reporters in London. The vehicle had pulled out of traffic and accelerated towards the checkpoint, he said. The soldiers fired warning shots but the car continued, and only stopped with the death of the driver.
BANG! "I said Stop, dammit!"
The spokesman reported there were people in the area wearing black clothing similar to that of insurgents. "It was a tense situation," he said. A military spokesman in Iraq told journalists the soldiers were aware of a suicide attack moments earlier in which the legs of two British soldiers were blown off.
The MoD said there was no evidence of improper conduct by the soldiers and an investigation into procedures was standard.
After action reports are standard procedure, sounds like a good shooting.
Posted by:Steve

#9  "After an incident like this it is standard proceedure to investigate..."

Sounds to me like thy have too much time and not enough war.

(don't mean to sound snide, just observing that these folks might still be in peace time mode)
Posted by: Michael   2004-11-23 5:30:31 PM  

#8  Sorry, Mrs. Davis, forgot that the UK signed on to the ICC. We didn't, so it never enters our thought processes.
Posted by: RWV   2004-11-23 4:09:03 PM  

#7  Soldiers with rifles in their hands have always despised the REMFs. In this case, the REMF may save the fighti8ng soldier's life as Britain is a signatory to the ICC. Failure to conduct the investigation would leave the individual soldier subject to prosecution in whichever of the Low Countries the ICC sits.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-11-23 2:50:00 PM  

#6  The paperwork gives the REMFs an excuse to be REMFs, otherwise they might actually have to take a rifle in hand and do something useful.
Posted by: RWV   2004-11-23 1:16:46 PM  

#5  On this side of the pond, too, the best defense is a good offense.
Posted by: lex   2004-11-23 11:23:42 AM  

#4  It also means that when some LLL jerk comes back later to claim it was wrongful, there is a thick file of evidence to the contrary collected right after the incident when memories are freshest and physical evidence available. The best defence is a good offence.
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2004-11-23 9:54:37 AM  

#3  This is the military. Somebody's gotta produce and file a piece of paper somewhere...
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-11-23 9:52:01 AM  

#2  busybody: After an incident like this it is standard proceedure to investigate. What that usually means is everyone involved is questioned about their recollections of the event and when the questions are asked and answered there is usually a "Good job". This doesn't mean the Brass thinks anything wrong was done.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2004-11-23 9:48:56 AM  

#1  Why would younk guys volunteer for the army when their obvious correct actions are investigated?

What is wrong with the higher ups that they even show an interest in investigation? What should these soldiers be doing? Waiting for themselves to be blown up?

Why volunter for this job if you work is not only not appreciated but you may be PROSECUTED!
Posted by: busybody   2004-11-23 9:40:11 AM  

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