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shield772 · Oct 12, 2006, 01:33 am

Vietnam vets open war crime defense fund - Yahoo! News

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BROCKTON, Mass. - Gray-haired Patrick Barnes still wears a crew cut and sits ramrod straight in his chair. Before clamping his cell phone shut, he says "Semper Fi" to a buddy instead of "bye."

Barnes, a 58-year-old Marine veteran of Vietnam who earned a Purple Heart for wounds suffered during the 1968 Tet Offensive, is still military through and through. And he knows that in war, things happen "Boom!" — just like that — and triggers are pulled in split-second decisions.

That's why Barnes and fellow Vietnam veterans are starting a legal defense fund for Americans charged with war crimes in
Iraq and
Afghanistan

The Architect · Oct 12, 2006, 03:36 pm

If our soldiers are comminting crimes in other country they should be given a warning, except if they kill someone.

Milton Bradley · Oct 12, 2006, 03:52 pm

Too bad they are not going after the real crooks, the guys that wrote the foreign policy that lead to the "Police Action" in the first place.

As always, the philosophy of arming, and sending the troops into battle is not called into question, only the actions of the people doing the dirty work. I guess it's because they used a gun in the commission of the "crime".

Nono · Oct 14, 2006, 06:46 am

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Things happen "Boom!" — just like that — and triggers are pulled in split-second decisions.

Oh well, I guess that's OK then. Thanks for the enlightenment, shield.

Oct 12, 2006, 03:36 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
The Architect Agnostic, Cynic Location: New York Posts: 285	If our soldiers are comminting crimes in other country they should be given a warning, except if they kill someone.

Oct 12, 2006, 03:52 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
Milton Bradley BANNED Location: Ohio Province, Rep. of Comerica Posts: 7,320	Too bad they are not going after the real crooks, the guys that wrote the foreign policy that lead to the "Police Action" in the first place. As always, the philosophy of arming, and sending the troops into battle is not called into question, only the actions of the people doing the dirty work. I guess it's because they used a gun in the commission of the "crime".