"Don't Shoot !" 'Michael Herr' (Aloha Friday)

Renowned author Michael Herr is back guest-blogging on this awesome Aloha Friday talking about another possible conspiracy theory.... Make sure and check out Michael's website at; http://www.michaelherr.com/

ALOHA FRIDAY

October 28

It's Aloha Friday.

"Don't Shoot !"

When I was a kid I had an uncle who might have been a little wacky. He was a fun guy for a kid to be around because of his off-beat humor. One of his favorite expressions whenever I confronted him about anything was "Don't Shoot! I'm out of Season."

I picked up that expression from him and have it used it repeatedly over the years myself. I thought about it again recently when Moammar Qaddafi was captured. As he was confronted by rebel soldiers, hiding in a large pipe/culvert under the road, he is reported to have said, "Don't Shoot! Don't Shoot!"

He didn't say, "All right, you got me". He didn't say, "Okay, I surrender". He didn't even say, "I give up". No, all he said was, "Don't Shoot!".

A while back Saddam Hussein was likewise caught hiding in a bolt hole. I believe he also pleaded with his captors, U.S. soldiers in this instance, not to shoot him.

Both men whined their way into captivity. Neither had the force of personality to stand up and admit who they were and go along with their captors willingly. They both had to be dragged out of their rat-holes.

And now we're done with them, right?

Maybe. Maybe not. I recall seeing a news piece at one time about the large number of body doubles Saddam had. This made it difficult for us to target him. Of course when we caught Saddam, we were able to verify that it was actually him that we had captured.

Not so with Moammar. Moammar was shot almost immediately. In the heat of the moment? Or was he shot to keep anyone from questioning him? From verifying his identify? They did an autopsy on his body, but that was to determine cause of death. Did anyone ask, "Hey, is this him or is this one of his body doubles?" I'll bet we never know the answer to that question.

Keep an eye out for a swarthy guy with a terrible taste in clothes. And if you see him . . . Don't shoot. He's out of season now.

Much aloha.

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