US Marine Kills Unarmed Iraqi

Recent photos from NBC showed a US Marine shooting and killing an unarmed man in Falluja on November 13th. The US Marine had reported to be shot in the face the night before, but was able to continue fighting until the siege was over.

The action is now under investigation, however fellow marines state they would have done the same under the circumstances.

Q: Does this mean his action was justified?
A: No. Under no circumstance should an unarmed man be killed, even in battle. If he possessed any threat towards the Marine then possible action should have been taken, but since he didn