London paper claims US GI shot unarmed civilian in cold blood on tape

Sunday's London Mirror is claiming that video of an American Marine shooting an unarmed civilian in Fallujah, Iraq, has been shown on television in the UK.

A US marine has sparked world-wide revulsion after being seen shooting an injured and helpless Iraqi.

The sickening scene was broadcast by Channel 4 News after a fire-fight in the rebel stronghold of Fallujah.

The trigger-happy soldier had been asked to get nearer to the injured man.

But instead of trying to capture him, the marine is seen leaning over a wall and cold-bloodedly shooting him.

He then turns to his colleagues and says: "He's gone". Coalition chiefs were last night under pressure to investigate the incident.

I question the assertion by The Mirror, because, we haven't been made aware of the circumstances behind the incident. This, to me, sounds like someone grabbing a snippet of tape and jumping the gun in order to further their political agenda -- or to smear the United States and the Bush Administration.

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