US Marine stood with gun over Iraqi: witness

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France-Presse

US Marine stood with gun over Iraqi: witness

4 hours 40 mins ago

A US Marine charged with killing an unarmed Iraqi was found by fellow troops pointing his pistol at the man and standing over his body, a witness said.

Former private first class Cory Carlisle told a court martial for Sergeant Ryan Weemer that they and several other Marines had entered a house to search for insurgents and weapons during the battle of Fallujah in November 2004, 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Baghdad.

Weemer, 26, is one of three Marines based at Camp Pendleton in California who had been charged with killing four Iraqi detainees at the house. Weemer is charged with unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty.

He claims he shot the Iraqi in self-defense when the man lunged for his gun. The government contends he took the man into the kitchen and shot him.

Read more: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090403/twl-us-marine-stood-with-gun-over-iraqi-3cd7efd.html

[Bonobo]

1. Big deal, we killed over a million Iraqi. What's another between friends, right? nt

[geckosfeet]

2. Jeez. Train a man to kill and send into harms way then bitch cause he kills somone.

Not saying what he is accused of is sane, just that we train them to kill and then expect something else. Seems like the training for when NOT to kill needs a little work.