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Friday, Nov. 26, 2004 11:38 p.m. EST
'Dead' Iraqi Insurgent Opens Fire on Marines
When a U.S. Marine in Fallujah shot a wounded Iraqi insurgent who was pretending to be dead two weeks ago, it generated wall-to-wall media coverage and global outrage.
However, the big media has been silent about an episode in Fallujah five days ago - which illustrates what might have happened if that Marine had reacted differently.
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Here's the CENTCOM press release that has so far generated only yawns from the folks at NBC, CBS, the New York Times and the Washington Post:
FALLUJAH, Iraq – Marines from the 1st Marine Division shot and killed an insurgent, who while faking dead, opened fire on the Marines that were conducting a security and clearing patrol through the streets here at approximately 3:45 p.m. on 21 November.
For more information, please contact Capt Bradley Gordon, public affairs officer, 1st Marine Division, gordonbv@1mardivdm.usmc.mil
Judging from the coverage so far, Capt. Gordon's phone hasn't exactly been ringing off the hook.
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