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Originally Posted by soot
When a dead Iraqi is found on the side of the road all you can tell is that he's a dead Iraq. Since he doesn't wear a uniform or carry "insurgent" ID or bear any other marks distinguishing him as an insurgent there's no way to reliably label him as an insurgent.
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A body can be checked for gunpowder or explosive residue. It seems like a good way to distinguish bystanders from combatants. Unless they've been blown up, of course.