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2009-08-06 Home Front: WoT

Michael Yon: Help needed re: Amicus brief to protect soldiers

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Posted by mom 2009-08-06 09:07|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 As with Hillary Clinton's regret statement, on Drudge right now, that the US has not joined the ICC, the message is clear:

"Take no prisoners. Leave no witnesses."

In the 19th Century, the federal courts ordered the US Navy to return pirates captured off the African coast to the US for civilian trial.

This nonsensical decree was met by the US Navy discovering that when they captured pirates, they were invariably in British waters, so had to turn the pirates over to the British Navy for immediate execution.

The British would then hang the pirates on their own, slowly sinking pirate boats, both to prevent their own decks from being soiled, and as a message to other pirates.

To the Special Forces, in fact to all combat servicemen, the message is the same, but without the convenience of friendly executioners. So they must no longer take prisoners, nor permit witness to their execution.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-08-06 10:01|| 2009-08-06 10:01|| Front Page Top

#2 hang the pirates on their own, slowly sinking pirate boats,

I love it.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-08-06 14:27|| 2009-08-06 14:27|| Front Page Top

#3 "So they must no longer take prisoners, nor permit witness to their execution"

Considering where they're operating, that works for me.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-06 16:00|| 2009-08-06 16:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Hey Shrks gotta eat too.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-08-06 17:28|| 2009-08-06 17:28|| Front Page Top

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