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In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher Blasts ‘American Sniper,’ Calls Chris Kyle A ‘Psychopath Patriot’ [View all]JonLP24
(29,846 posts)say snipers in Fallujah were, indeed, shooting anybody they see. I certainly agree top snipers or snipers in general don't do that but certainly rogue elements & potential rogue elements do exist not just with snipers but with anybody. All these different people making the same claims, who were on the ground, would have to be a part of an organized conspiracy to accuse snipers of killing civilians. Fallujah was also a city were many rogue elements, not just snipers committed atrocities. We even used chemical weapons there.
Everything to the west is weapons-free, radioed Staff Sgt. Sam Mortimer of Seattle, Wash., which means the Marines can shoot whatever they see its all considered hostile.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6450268/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/marines-let-loose-streets-fallujah/#.VMQxH8kXEtT
The military says it has received reports warning that insurgents will drop their weapons and mingle with refugees to avoid being killed or captured by advancing American troops.
As it believes many of Fallujah's men are guerrilla fighters, it has instructed U.S. troops to turn back all males aged 15 to 55.
"We assume they'll go home and just wait out the storm or find a place that's safe," one 1st Cavalry Division officer, who declined to be named, said Thursday.
Army Col. Michael Formica, who leads forces isolating Fallujah, admits the rule sounds "callous." But he insists it's is key to the mission's success.
"Tell them 'Stay in your houses, stay away from windows and stay off the roof and you'll live through Fallujah,'" Formica, of the 1st Cavalry Division's (search) 2nd Brigade, told his battalion commanders in a radio conference call Wednesday night
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2004/11/13/us-wont-let-men-flee-fallujah/
Bear with me when it comes to the Fox News link, they're likely telling the truth because this is embarrassing to their war propaganda at-the-time. However, it backs up every single claim & the fear of the windows thing.