God bless the US Marines....
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment were conducting counter IED operations along a route in Golestan to ensure the safe passage of civilian traffic and ground convoys when they observed four insurgents attempting to emplace an IED in the road.
Initially the Marines observed four adults and two children in a truck laden with burlap sacks and shovels. The adults began digging holes. Once the burlap sacks were removed from the truck and opened, the Marines were able to see IED materiel in the sacks and that the holes being dug in the road were for IEDs.
Marine snipers shot two of the positively identified insurgents as they emplaced an IED. After the initial shots were fired, the other two insurgents grabbed the two children they had brought with them and held them in front of them to use them as shields.
The Marines waited until the children were let go and ran away before snipers shot the remaining two insurgents. The children fled in the direction of a mosque and were unharmed.
ZIP
H/T:JDAM
See? The US does it nicely. Unlike the Koranists, who slaughter everyone in sight and play by no rules at all, as this story shows.
Posted by: Poopyhead | October 29, 2008 at 10:36 PM
How fucking awesome is that??
Posted by: JDAM | October 29, 2008 at 10:44 PM
Awesome! This should be front page news everywhere! A good example of the kind of people were fighting over there! For them to bring 2 kids along just to use them as shields is sickening! This would not have taken place if Afghanistan was a christian, jewish or buddhist country! AND THATS A FACT SO FUCK OFF ALL YOU ISLAMISTS!
Posted by: Martin | October 30, 2008 at 06:30 AM
Running to a mosque is like from the frying pan to the fire. I'm sure they were either assigned bomb vests or another human shield assignment. The work of Satan in the house of Satan.
Mosques should all be announced as legal targets, worldwide. Ten minute warning, and then level them.....foot baths and all.
Posted by: Hening | October 30, 2008 at 07:54 AM
Semper Fi.
Posted by: Snoop-Diggity-DANG-Dawg | October 30, 2008 at 09:42 AM
The children fled in the direction of a mosque and were unharmed.
I don't think it's possible to NOT run towards a Mosque in Afghanistan.
Posted by: Jigger | October 30, 2008 at 09:48 AM
were the children shields or trainees?..
Posted by: pulsar182 | October 30, 2008 at 06:53 PM