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Skriven 2004-12-18 08:38:00 av LEE LOFASO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JOHN HULL
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Hello John,

>AH>The Marine had no idea whether the man was hiding a grenade,
>AH>or was otherwise booby-trapped.

>LL>All of the prisoners in the mosque were disarmed.  Including the
>LL>prisoner who was shot and killed.  Furthermore, the Marine knew
>LL>there was no hostile intent before he shot the man dead.  Remember,
>LL> there were eyewitness accounts, including that of a cameraman who
>LL>took the video.

>RH>That is a lie.

>LL>Are you calling Kevin Sites (the cameraman who took the video) a
>LL>liar?

>RH>Those Marines entered that mosque while engaged in hostile fire.

>LL>Of course they did.  But only on the first day.  After securing
>LL>the prisoners in a mosque, the Marines left.  With nobody guarding the
>LL>prisoners.  The next day, the Marines returned, not being engaged in

JH>Then they aren't prisoners anymore, butt head.  Or is that too subtle a
JH>distinction for you?

They became prisoners the day the Marines entered the mosque.  They
remained prisoners even after the Marines left.  However, the prisoners
were left unguarded for a period of roughly 24 hours.  But they were
still prisoners when the Marines returned.  IOW, the Marines did not
free them upon leaving.  Had the Marines done that, the prisoners
would have been free men, and would have been far away from the mosque
long before the Marines returned.

>LL>hostile fire.  Upon re-entering the mosque, the Marines harrassed
>LL>the prisoners, killing one of them in cold blood.  All the while
>LL>Sites was taking video.  For all the world to see.

JH>That's a lie, Lee, and you know it.

Just the facts, ma'am.  Just the facts.

JH>And no, I don't give a rat's ass what the reporter says he say.
JH>He's full of crap.

If he is so "full of crap", why is it he is still on assignment for NBC?

>LL>Guess who disarmed the prisoners?  The same Marines who entered
>LL>the mosque.  Guess who interviewed the prisoners?  The same Marines
>LL>who entered the mosque.

>RH>That is a lie.

>LL>Are you calling Kevin Sites a liar?  My, my.  Perhaps you should
>LL>read his blog before saying anything.  That way, you would at least
>LL>know what this thread is all about.  Here's the url -

JH>Just because this newspaper wienie says so, you accept it as gospel truth, e

Kevin Sites is a freelance cameraman on assignment for NBC.  You do
realize that NBC is not a newspaper, and that most cameramen have a very
difficult time selling video to newspapers...

JH>What about the stories I've heard about this guy being anti-military and
JH>looking for any story he can get to make our troops look bad?

It matters not what "stories" others say.  Read the article I cited.
Draw your own conclusions.  In fact, read all the articles on Kevin's
blog.  They are all quite good.

>LL>http://www.kevinsites.net/

>LL>The article is titled "Open Letter to Devil Dogs of the 3.1"

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