Comments on: What it’s like to invade the home of an innocent Iraqi family http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/14/what-its-like-to-invade-the-home-of-an-innocent-iraqi-family/ Human Animals at the Crossroads of Culture, Science, Religion and Media Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:23:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/14/what-its-like-to-invade-the-home-of-an-innocent-iraqi-family/#comment-14186 Erich Vieth Wed, 05 Sep 2007 03:11:36 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1454#comment-14186 Here's other stories of some of our troops acting as bad-will ambassadors: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/04/aclu.military.ap/index.html Here’s other stories of some of our troops acting as bad-will ambassadors: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/04/aclu.military.ap/index.html

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/14/what-its-like-to-invade-the-home-of-an-innocent-iraqi-family/#comment-13762 Erich Vieth Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:19:47 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1454#comment-13762 What's it like to be a soldier in Iraq? Here's a video that will give you an idea of what it's like: http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,2125978,00.html What’s it like to be a soldier in Iraq? Here’s a video that will give you an idea of what it’s like: http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/page/0,,2125978,00.html

]]> By: Erich Vieth http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/14/what-its-like-to-invade-the-home-of-an-innocent-iraqi-family/#comment-13434 Erich Vieth Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:09:03 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1454#comment-13434 <blockquote>CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine corporal testifying in a court-martial said Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis after officers ordered them to "crank up the violence level." . . . Lopezromo said a procedure called "dead-checking" was routine. If Marines entered a house where a man was wounded, instead of checking to see whether he needed medical aid, they shot him to make sure he was dead, he testified. "If somebody is worth shooting once, they're worth shooting twice," he said.</blockquote> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070715/marines-iraq-shooting/

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Marine corporal testifying in a court-martial said Marines in his unit began routinely beating Iraqis after officers ordered them to “crank up the violence level.” . . .

Lopezromo said a procedure called “dead-checking” was routine. If Marines entered a house where a man was wounded, instead of checking to see whether he needed medical aid, they shot him to make sure he was dead, he testified.

“If somebody is worth shooting once, they’re worth shooting twice,” he said.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20070715/marines-iraq-shooting/

]]> By: Tim Hogan http://dangerousintersection.org/2007/07/14/what-its-like-to-invade-the-home-of-an-innocent-iraqi-family/#comment-13414 Tim Hogan Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:41:48 +0000 http://dangerousintersection.org/?p=1454#comment-13414 "I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever." Thomas Jefferson “I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that his justice cannot sleep forever.” Thomas Jefferson

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