[promethius9594]

First, Aerich, i'm sure you CAN find many copies of the picture of the so-called "execution" by the police cheif in vietnam. what you won't find is the true story of what occurred BEFORE or during the picture. the caption often enough read that the police cheif shot an unarmed man. while this is true enough, it leaves out enough to create a perception of untruth. for example:

1) the man who was "executed" was a rebel who, while the city was under attack assaulted the police cheif and three others as they left a building. the other three were killed by the man before the police cheif shot him bringing him to his knees.

2) instead of remaining down, the man tried to get up and continue combat by reaching his weapon. at this point the police cheif "executed" him, before he could reach his weapon lying on the ground. technically, he was still unarmed... but certainly NOT a non-combatant.

as to insurgents: here are two of the six definitions provided by dictionary.com:

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insurgent
adj : in opposition to a civil authority or government [syn: seditious, subversive] n 1: a person who takes part in a rebellion in the hope of improving conditions [syn: insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel] 2: a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment [syn: guerrilla, guerilla, irregular]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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insurgent
\In*sur"gent\, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.] A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an established government; one who openly and actively resists the execution of laws; a rebel.
Syn: See Rebel.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc
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if one is actively (meaning agressively, not peacefully) attempting overthrow of their government, and is involved in an attack on members of that government, if they die in that attack, its water off a ducks back to me. like i said, i doubt we know the full story.