...and more:
..."I believed that by firing the number of rounds that I did, I was sending a message," Pantano told the New York magazine.
After killing the two Iraqis, he left a placard inscribed with the Marine motto "No better friend, No worse enemy."
A few months after the alleged incident occurred, Coburn reported him to senior officers.
All charges against Pantano, who was facing a possible death sentence, were later dropped due to insufficient evidence.
Although his opponent, incumbent Democrat Rep. Mike McIntyre, has not brought the issue up, Pantano's defeated primary opponent has.
Will Breazeale, a former lieutenant colonel who served in both Iraq wars, says Pantano has "no excuse for what he did."
"To shoot two unarmed prisoners 60 times and put a sign over their dead bodies is inexcusable," Breazeale told The Daily Beast. "And once people know the real story, he has no chance of winning in November. I know people think it's sour grapes, but I have nothing to gain by opposing him except clearing my conscience and fighting for good government."...
Of course he also gets the backing of the Tea Party Movement too. :)
(Another feather in the cap of 'democracy'. And you thought we were bad for electing Jamshed Dasti over a fake degree)
