Deadly Insurgents Feign Death in Fallujah

A press release from U.S. Central Command reports that marines killed insurgents in fallujah who were faking dead and then opened fire on the marines:

November 22, 2004
Release Number: 04-11-77
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
INSURGENTS FAKING DEAD FIRES ON MARINES
FALLUJAH, Iraq – Marines from the 1st Marine Division shot and killed an insurgent, who while faking dead, opened fire on the Marines that were conducting a security and clearing patrol through the streets here at approximately 3:45 p.m. on 21 November.

We've all heard about the marine who is being investigated for shooting an injured insurgent. Marines argued that he was faking death, and the report above demonstrates that insurgents feigning death are still a great threat to American forces. The insurgents are there for a reason, and unless they are surrending, and can demonstrate that they aren't carrying any explosives, they still pose huge threats to our soldiers. I don't know what exactly happened, but clearly the marine should not be punished for acting to protect himself. That the marines didn't shoot the other injured insurgents shows that the notion that marines acted with malice is farfethched.