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The sputtering and spoiled Spanish have gone MAD. First they wimp out and leave Iraq, after the Islamafreakoids bombed their trains in Madrid. Now they’ve joined the “International Condemn America Club”.
They’re seeking criminal charges against US soliders for the death of a journalist-in the war zone- a couple years ago.

MADRID, Spain (CNN) — A Spanish judge issued an international arrest warrant Wednesday for three U.S. soldiers, charging them with murder in the death of Spanish TV cameraman Jose Couso in Baghdad, Iraq.

Couso, who worked for Spain’s Telecinco network, died at the Palestine Hotel on April 8, 2003, as U.S. forces advanced to take control of the city in April 2003.

Investigating magistrate Santiago Pedraz of the National Court will seek the extradition of the soldiers to Spain, a court spokeswoman told CNN.

They are wanted for “murder” and “a crime against the international community,” according to the warrant, a copy of which was viewed by CNN partner network CNN+.

This happened in the opening days of the war. Journalists knew of the danger and knew of the risk. The soldiers involved with this have a different story to tell. They did not target this hotel (Hell, to do so would have meant they targeted American journalists who were staying there as well.)

The warrant said the soldiers were assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division and identified them as Sgt. Thomas Gibson, commander of the tank that allegedly fired a projectile at the hotel where Couso was filming; Capt. Philip Wolford, Gibson’s superior; and Lt. Colonel Philip D. Camp, the captain’s superior, CNN+ reported.

It said the United States provided “no judicial cooperation” in trying to resolve the death of the cameraman.

The judge previously had sought to question the soldiers but received no response from U.S. authorities.

Why does the US have to provide anything? The cameraman died because of injuries he sustained-while doing his job. The soldiers were doing their job too. No one sought to kill innocent people. It was tragic for sure. But not intentional. It’s convenient how these foreign journalists who were staying at this hotel never saw anyone firing at the troops down below…but others did. Maybe their vision isn’t as good as the others.

It gets old…these attempts by International “authorities” to prosecute and judge the American military. Who are the world’s best and brightest fighting men and women. Who would go in, without question, to defend the very same nations who are trying to tear them apart. Some say America is a wild and untamed youthful nation. I say we are full of patience and wisdom. We understand history and respect it, and learn from it. It’s obvious the Spanish don’t get IT.

Cross Posted @ ARS

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