US soldiers targeting militant accidentally shoot and kill Iraqi woman: military

[Barrett808]

Source: Associated Press

BAGHDAD: U.S. soldiers accidentally shot and killed an Iraqi woman while targeting a man planting a roadside bomb in Baghdad, the military said Thursday.

The soldiers were on a foot patrol Wednesday in northeastern Baghdad when they fired three rounds at the suspect, killing him, according to a statement. The troops then opened fire on another man trying to remove the roadside bomb from the site as a crowd gathered.

The military said the man was wounded along with one of two local women he was using as shield against the soldiers. "After the engagement, the woman died of her wounds," the military said.

It also said the roadside bomb and the wounded woman had been taken away by the crowd when the U.S. patrol approached the site of the incident.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/03/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Civilian-Killed.php

[sabra]

1. this is the report today of various Iraqi casualties due to US troops

:-(

[MadAndy]

2. The woman is shot acting as a human shield for someone planting an IED and its OUR fault?

[KansDem]

3. How do you know he was using the woman as a shield?

Certainly not from reading "news" from CorpMedia?

And besides, all this became "our fault" when we invaded under false pretenses five years ago.

[TomInTib]

5. I don't doubt it.

It would take a fool to attempt to plant such ordnance without some kind of diversion or screen.

I don't fault the shooter at all, he was just doing his job.

[MadAndy]

6. The article says he was using her as a shield.

[KansDem]

8. "So?"...the "news" media also told us Saddam had WMDs...

Put this in google: saddam "weapons of mass destruction" site:reuters.com

...and you'll find 854 articles telling us Saddam had WMDs. All from Reuters...

[KansDem]

9. Put *this* in google...

saddam "no weapons of mass destruction" site:reuters.com (notice I added "no"), and you'll find...6 articles!

HAHAHA...:rofl: F**king media whores!

[MadAndy]

11. By a similar argument, how do we know she was killed, by who, or that she even existed?

[seriousstan]

13. So you believe the rest of the article, but not that part? AMAZING!!

[KansDem]

14. HA!!! Nice try, pal...

But where do I say I believe the rest of the article?

[seriousstan]

15. Then you are just stupid enough to argue details of an article you don't believe.

Even more amazing.

[KansDem]

16. Give it up!

You're out of your league! :rofl:

And answer my question, if you can...

[Magleetis]

4. Yes

it is.

[MadAndy]

7. She was just an innocent bystander right? And the IED guy too?

[mbperrin]

10. So it would be too simple to shoot the guy, if we need to shoot

anyone? Since we're there for no good reason anyway, just put 'em on the planes and boats and bring 'em home.

I mean, this wasn't a shot at night from 1000 yards, was it? What was the urgency? Actually could have waited until the bomb was buried, then grab the guy and dig up the bomb? No time? What, is Howdy Doody on?

[High Plains]

12. Our soldiers wouldn't have to worry about IEDS and civilian casualties

...if they weren't in fucking Iraq!

[Ordr]

17. Civilian casualties are an unfortunate consequence of warfare and our troops defending themselves.

That said, if we weren't there in the first place it wouldn't have happened.