1:22:00
Sustained. Major, I'm not going
to warn you again.
1:22:06
Captain, what were the words
Colonel Childers used...
1:22:09
when he ordered you to fire
on the demonstrators?
1:22:11
I don't remember
the exact words, sir.
1:22:14
He ordered me
to open fire.
1:22:18
When you obeyed Colonel
Childers' order to open fire,
1:22:20
did you believe it
to be a lawful order?
1:22:22
Yes, sir.
1:22:23
Otherwise it would have been your
duty to disobey. Is that right?
1:22:26
Yes, sir.
1:22:27
When your men opened fire
on the attackers in the crowd,
1:22:30
did the snipers in the buildings
across the way cease their firing?
1:22:34
Absolutely, sir.
It went completely quiet.
1:22:36
It would seem, then,
1:22:37
that the two groups were
actually one working together.
1:22:38
Objection. Counselis drawing
a conclusion for the witness.
1:22:41
Sustained.
1:22:43
Were you in a position
to observe Colonel Childers...
1:22:44
when everyone was evacuated?
1:22:45
Yes, I was.
1:22:46
What was the last thing
you saw him do?
1:22:48
- He went to the flagpole.
- Then what'd he do?
1:22:51
He took down
the American flag.
1:22:53
Was he personally
under heavy fire at that time?
1:22:56
- Yes, sir.
- No more questions.
1:23:00
Captain, prior to receiving orders
from the accused to open fire,
1:23:03
where was the point of greatest
concern for the safety of your men,
1:23:05
the crowd below or the snipers
in the buildings across the way?
1:23:10
- I'm not really sure.
- You're not sure?
1:23:13
Well, I guess...
1:23:15
Don't guess.
I'll repeat the question.
1:23:17
Was the point of greatest concern
the crowd below...
1:23:21
or the snipers
across the way?
1:23:24
I would have to say
the snipers.
1:23:27
Did you feel an immediate mortal
danger from the crowd as a whole?
1:23:30
- I don't understand.
- You don't understand?
1:23:32
- No, sir.
- Let me help you.
1:23:38
Were you more worried...
1:23:39
you'd be killed by these people
or by these people?
1:23:42
I wasn't thinking about that.
Have you ever been under fire?
1:23:44
You didn't see the crowd firing, but
you did take fire from the snipers.
1:23:48
Is that correct?
1:23:55
Yes.
1:23:57
Our clinic is not too far
from the embassy.