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Trump's Secretary of Defense Presided Over Slaughter of Civilians in Fallujah
Friday, 02 December 2016 00:00
By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout | News Analysis

President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Marine General James Mattis to exercise civilian control over the Department of Defense. Originally known as the Department of War, it was renamed Department of Defense in 1949. But war is precisely what Mattis, known as "Mad Dog," has enthusiastically done throughout his career.

In 2005, Mattis declared, "It's fun to shoot some people." That was one year after he oversaw the Battle of Fallujah in Iraq, which began in April 2004, after four Blackwater Security Consulting mercenaries were killed and their bodies mutilated. In retaliation, US forces attacked the village and killed 736 people. At least 60 percent of them were women and children, according to independent journalist Dahr Jamail, who interviewed doctors at Fallujah General Hospital and at other small clinics inside the city both during and after the April siege.

In November 2004 NBC News correspondent Kevin Sites, embedded with the US Marines, heard Staff Sgt. Sam Mortimer radio that "everything to the west is weapons free." Weapons Free, explained Sites, "means the Marines can shoot whatever they see -- it's all considered hostile." The rules of engagement come from the top, and Mattis was in charge.

Collective punishment against an occupied population constitutes a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. Yet, according to the Study Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, the US attack on Fallujah in November 2004 killed between 4,000 and 6,000 civilians. Targeting civilians is a war crime.

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NBC news correspondent? Like the disgraced Brian Williams?
Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 6:34PM
Steve Williams
Focus on the content and not the messenger.


Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 9:16PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
The "content" is the lugenpresse. Forget NBC.
Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 9:36PM
Steve Williams
What part of this report is wrong, Trump's Secretary of Defense Presided Over Slaughter of Civilians in Fallujah or this "It's fun to shoot some people?"


Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 9:47PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
The word "presided" Ron.
Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 8:53AM
Steve Williams
That's the red flag that tells me this report is dishonest.
Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 8:55AM
Steve Williams
Do you know what the word "PRESIDED" means? As a general don't you think that now retired Marine General James "MAD GOD" Mattis had authority over his cabinet of Generals in the decision over his troop's?

or

Do you understand the chain of COMMAND?


Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 9:22AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

I, as an American am MORE alarmed that this is one of the 'madDogs' that ADVISED the unknowledgeable

President Bush that ATTACKING Iraq was the RIGHT thing to do.....

I, as an American am MORE alarmed that this is one of the 'madDogs' that in RESPONSE to the Hanging and dragging of 4 mercenary contractors in Falluujaah THAT a TOTAL destruction of Falluujaah was in order....

LETS at LEAST get it right 12/3/2016 that Mr. Donald Trump Candidate/Citizen NEVER wanted to go to Iraq


Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 9:41AM
robert powell
Presided has connotations Ron, many positive. So when you talk about presiding over a slaughter, what are you really saying?
Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 10:55AM
Steve Williams
HE TOLD YOU UP FRONT THAT HE WANTER TO BOMD THE HELL OUT OF THEM AND TAKE THE OIL? DON'T BE ALARMED NOW!!!

WHAT IS THE MATTER ROBERT, YOU DIDNOT BELIEVE TRUMP BEFORE THE ELECTIONS?

I DID!!!




Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 11:00AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
STEVEN, I am saying he gave the WORD to LEAVE OUR TROOPS BEHIND. "He was indecisive and betrayed his duty to us, leaving my men to die during the golden hour when he could have reached us," Jason Amerine, who led the Army special forces operation as a captain, said in a Facebook post Friday morning.


Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 11:16AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
One thing is certain Ron, General James "Mad Dog" Mattis will be confirmed.
Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 12:30PM
Steve Williams

"......One thing is certain Ron, General James "Mad Dog" Mattis will be confirmed....."
Saturday, December 3rd 2016 at 12:30PM
Steve Williams

************************************************

NONSENSE....FIRST a bill or LAW has to be RATIFIED by CONGRESS>.......

----- will the christianRight want a LBGTV queer Department of Defense that ADVISED going into IRAQ?

STEVEN .... stevey ..... SW ..... first lets get over a bill or LAW NECESSARY


Sunday, December 4th 2016 at 8:50AM
robert powell
Hey Steven, Robert was talking to you...


Sunday, December 4th 2016 at 7:25PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Hey Ron, I was talking to you.
Monday, December 5th 2016 at 4:02AM
Steve Williams
And Robert is talking to you. What is the matter Steven, you don't want to talk to Robert?


Monday, December 5th 2016 at 7:50AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Robert stated what everyone knows, that there will have to be a waiver. He'll get the waiver and be confirmed. Trump wouldn't have nominated him otherwise.
Monday, December 5th 2016 at 11:15AM
Steve Williams
And you will remain unhappy Ron, unfortunately.
Monday, December 5th 2016 at 11:16AM
Steve Williams
Oh well!!! Back to the subject: "Trump's Secretary of Defense Presided Over Slaughter of Civilians in Fallujah."



Monday, December 5th 2016 at 4:37PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

And you will remain unhappy Ron, unfortunately.
Monday, December 5th 2016 at 11:16AM
Steve Williams

again, stevey, steven SW

.....your LBGTV Queer General is a 'blackHebrewIsraelite' Veterans Dream ... ron will LOVE him....




Tuesday, December 6th 2016 at 7:20PM
robert powell
WOW!!!


Wednesday, December 7th 2016 at 10:26AM
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