Spain Reissues Arrest Warrants for 3 U.S. Servicemen Over Death of Cameraman Killed in Iraq in 2003

If a REAL American was in the White House, he would tell the Spaniards to shove that arrest warrant up their culo.  After all, war is hell and there is no evidence to suggest that the U.S. soldiers knew they were firing upon a news crew.  Friendly fire incidents are just tragic consequences of war and, usually, everybody understands that and lets bygones be bygones.  However, since we don’t have a REAL American in the White House, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to see Obama throw these three servicemen to the Spaniards as a “teachable” moment to the rest of our military:

Spain reissues US troop warrants over Iraq death

(AP) MADRID — A Madrid judge reissued arrest warrants Thursday for three U.S. servicemen over the death of a Spanish journalist killed by American tank fire in Iraq in 2003.

Judge Santiago Pedraz acted in response to a recent order from the Spanish Supreme Court that the case — twice shelved by a lower court — be reopened.

Cameraman Jose Couso was one of two journalists killed when the U.S. soldiers — members of a tank crew — responded to what they said was hostile fire from a Baghdad hotel that housed Western journalists during the invasion of Iraq.

The soldiers — Sgt. Shawn Gibson, Capt. Philip Wolford and Lt. Col. Philip DeCamp — were all from the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, based in Fort Stewart, Georgia, and have never appeared in Spain in connection with the case.

Following the incident, then-U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said American troops had opened fire after encountering hostile fire from the hotel, perhaps from a sniper. He said a U.S. review of the incident found the use of force was justified.

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