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ok, thanks, that's all I wanted.

of course not, you weren't there.



can't get the link to work cuss:

from the the article in reference to the context:

"Troops were involved in running battles with hundreds of screaming demonstrators armed with stones, sticks, shovels and home-made grenades.

A DIY grenade lands and explodes inside the compound—blasting out shrapnel and a cloud of grey-white smoke. A fire blazes just outside the perimeter wall sending up a pall of black fumes as crowds of rioters chant abuse at the soldiers. Dozens of youths run towards the compound hurling stones, but suddenly turn on their heels—chased by a unit of squaddies in combat helmets with riot visors and desert camouflage.Some of the soldiers are wearing flak vests and are armed with batons and rifles.

A crackling radio message to the troops pinpoints a target: "Black top, blue bottoms! Black top, blue bottoms! GO!" "

I know a couple soldiers that told me stories of what iraqis would say sometimes.

"fuck you americans"
"i'm gonna rape your girlfriend"
"burn america"

I'm sure teenagers are the same everywhere. Antagonizing and belligerent little bastards. Soldiers are human. But that's not excuse for it. They should be courtmarshalled or whatever they do in brit.

well its not as if it wasnt provoked, but at the same time its not as if it was the correct manor to deal with it.

[quote="Eight Ace":903a9]of course not, you weren't there.
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I think that is incredibly obvious... rolleyes:

[quote=Machette]I think that is incredibly obvious... rolleyes:[/quote:d01d8]
well "you didn't see rockets flying", what a ridiculous, shit-stirring comment rolleyes:

you didn't see home made explosives either but that doesn't mean they weren't being thrown

...you seem to need to have the obvious pointed out to you.

I meant in the video for crying out loud..

but you can't tell what happened before the video started rolling, what happens before the camera is turned on or out of camera view is very important.

[quote="The Article":29cb1]The beating sequence on the video, which appears to be a series of excerpts from the incident, takes up 60 seconds of the 3minute 12second tape.[/quote:29cb1]
not sure how long the actual rioting/attacks were going on for.

I think its important to note that it was sarcastic...everyone overlooked that, including me.

good, they deserve it.

[quote="Jimmy Paterson":a9ec2]good, they deserve it.[/quote:a9ec2] rolleyes: oOo:

[quote=Machette] rolleyes: oOo:[/quote:d3107]don't doubt the world known Political Scientist Jimmy McFagerson.

One soldier was jailed.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/ ... index.html

But I think the cameraman's words were aweful. "Die! Ha ha ha ha"

It's life...hell school is like that...people mad at others...but if you kick the shit outta them you get suspended...throwing stones does not equal almost beaten to death.

it is like syaing if the iraqis also had a gun at their ankle and then killed the soldier it owuldn't be murder...it would be justified.