tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612844.post110925730063996496..comments2023-10-02T04:25:26.717-04:00Comments on Prophet or Madman: The Saga of Lt. Ilario PantanoBrainwisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612844.post-1114515600167336772005-04-26T07:40:00.000-04:002005-04-26T07:40:00.000-04:00Ric Fields, you are either droping some facts or y...Ric Fields, you are either droping some facts or you don't read well.. THEY WERE UNARMED THEY WERE NOT IN THAT HOUSE,THEY WERE PASSING THROUGH THAT STREET,THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH AS MUCH AS YOU DONT UNDERSTAND NIETHER ARABIC OR ENGISH...you fall under the great golden quote "KILL THEM THEN LET GOD SORT THEM OUT".shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612844.post-1114515174173663582005-04-26T07:32:00.000-04:002005-04-26T07:32:00.000-04:00Is it that simple to shoot men? in Iraq it is, wit...Is it that simple to shoot men? in Iraq it is, with this trial men will think twice before shooting unarmed HUMANS.two men speaking Arabic...."thats because they are Iraqis-->Arabs-->language=Arabic".<BR/>now..don't even think "why do those Arabs hate us?" this is why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612844.post-1112903512474692632005-04-07T15:51:00.000-04:002005-04-07T15:51:00.000-04:00Someone once said, " war is hell ", and so it is. ...Someone once said, " war is hell ", and so it is. We are in a war, and in war, one kills the enemy. If they weren't the enemy, what were they doing in that house, with weapons and bomb making material? Never the less, when the enemy charges you, there is only one thing to do... defend yourself. Keep in mind that Lt. Pantano took a raggedy, poorly trained platoon, and retrained then, and made them one of the finest platoons in the regiment. A " quick response team ". He is the only platoon commander who fought in the "triangle", that did not lose a man, and only one slightly wounded man. He fought as an enlisted man in the first Gulf War, and came home when his time was up, and finished his college. He was making a ton of money, as a civillian. But here is a man , that had such deep feelings for his country, that he begged for a full year, to become active, as an officer. He was told, at 30, he was to old. Now, I don't know how the rest of you feel, but this Marine should have medals and parades in his honor. I am a former Navy Corpsman ( combat trained medic), who spent time with the Marines. Not taking anything away from the other services, but it seems that the Marines always get the most deadly jobs. I have a son that is a Lt. Col. in the corps. I would have expected him to act in the same way that Lt. Pantano did. <BR/>If you would like to personally answer me, I am<BR/>tomofwarrick@hotmail.com <BR/>Semper Fi !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612844.post-1109268469394563712005-02-24T13:07:00.000-05:002005-02-24T13:07:00.000-05:00Agreed. That is the frustrating aspect of this ca...Agreed. That is the frustrating aspect of this case. Thoughts and opinions can fly amock, and emotions can run very hot, on the basis of a few very brief blurbs of the whole story. From all accounts thus far, the "premeditated" thing doesn't seem to wash. BUT, that is the problem when one does not have the whole story. <br /><br />For me, the issue is in the timing. Why did it take so long to charge him? And why did it only occur after his tour of duty ended? Maybe the bureaucratic follow-up to field investigations typically take more time. And maybe they are trying to be very, very careful in the wake of the prison scandals. But the timing seems questionable to me.Brainwisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05365589218358614091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8612844.post-1109266995102359082005-02-24T12:43:00.000-05:002005-02-24T12:43:00.000-05:00I've been concerned about this, too, but I think t...I've been concerned about this, too, but I think that in the end this is why we <I>have</I> a justice system... Someone in a position to know and do something abou it believes that there is evidence of wrong-doing. I agree that it appears, from the news reports, that whoever believes that is wrong,... but on the other hand, he may be right and we may not have all of the facts. Enter the justice system. If he was engaged in some form of wrong-doing, then there is a chance for justice to be served. If he is innocent, then he should be exonerated by the trial. <br /><br />Of course, the justice system is imperfect, and it gets some things wrong. But, we cannot survive as a society without some mechanism of this type, and the only answer is to keep vigilance to make sure that the system is as fair as possible and gives a defendant every opportunity to avoid conviction by way of reasonable doubt. <br /><br />I hope that the news reports are accurate, that the soldier was innocent, and that he will be acquitted and reimbursed for any pay or benefits he lost while undergoing trial. If he is guilty, I hope he will be dealt with justly under the law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com