http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/11/09/marine-murder-insurgent_n_4244907.html Army Chiefs Call For Leniency For Marine Who 'Executed' Injured Afghan Insurgent Major-General Julian Thompson When is a war crime, not a war crime? Judging by many of the “comments” against this Huffington Post article, it seems that the indiscriminate killing of an unarmed, wounded enemy while in the custody of soldiers, (particularly if those soldiers are British troops) qualifies only for praise and commendation. Is it not the case that a war crime is a war crime, whether committed in Deir Yassin, or Mai Lai, or at Saarbrücken, or in Hellmand province? The is no doubt that the British service personnel currently serving in Afghanistan, and those who have died there, are deserving of the greatest praise and respect. That in itself does not justify or excuse behaviour of the type described in the court. Nor does it warrant intervention by Major-General Ju...
