Kevin Sites is the reporter who shot the video footage in Fallujah of the Marine who allegedly shot a wounded, unarmed insurgent in a mosque. He also has a photoblog
full of amazing, wonderful, and disturbing images.
Previously, he was working for CNN, who shut his blog down for a while in 2003. The blog is shut down again, along with the commentary forum, which had predictably enough filled up with screaming ranters of the “Support Our Troops!!! Or Else You Hate Amerikkka!!!!” flavor.
I hope he’s able to start it up again.
In the meantime, what a mess:
The Marine who shot the man was removed from the field and returned to headquarters. The investigation will address why the wounded men were left behind for 24 hours, why four of them were shot Saturday and whether the killing observed by Sites was illegal.
At the same time the incident was taking place in the mosque, a U.S. Marine was killed and five others were wounded when the booby-trapped body of a dead insurgent exploded. The judge advocate general heading the investigation of the mosque incident, Lt. Col. Bob Miller, told NBC News that depending on the evidence, it could be reasonable to conclude that the Marine was acting in self-defense.
It’s a chaotic mess. Our guys are freaking out and their dead guys are blowing up.
I just hope Kevin can continue to update his still images, because some of them are just amazing.
