Pantano

Six years later Pantano is on the verge of a stunning electoral victory that could send him to the US Congress in Washington.

US veteran who killed unarmed Iraqis wins Tea Party support Ed Pilkington in Wilmington 2010

Pantano is also a former US Marine who shot dead two unarmed Iraqis in Falljua in 2004, leaving on their corpses a placard inscribed with the marine motto: "No better friend, No worse enemy".

Midterm elections live blog - Tuesday 26 October Richard Adams 2010

Associated Press Ilario Pantano is a Republican with tea-party support.

State's Swing Status Put to Test Valerie Bauerlein 2010

Pantano is fighting the election on a national manifesto for change.

US veteran who killed unarmed Iraqis wins Tea Party support Ed Pilkington in Wilmington 2010

Pantano is one of the new breed of hardline Republicans thrown up by the turmoil of the economic meltdown and the ensuing Tea Party explosion.

US veteran who killed unarmed Iraqis wins Tea Party support Ed Pilkington in Wilmington 2010

Pantano is not the only one to use a shooting gallery as campaign spot in North Carolina.

Yuna Shin: Ilario Pantano to Hold Fundraiser at a Shooting Range Yuna Shin 2010

Pantano is not the only one to use a shooting gallery as campaign spot in North Carolina.

Yuna Shin: Ilario Pantano to Hold Fundraiser at a Shooting Range Yuna Shin 2010

I've detained Iraqis, and in my view Pantano is no war hero, he said.

US veteran who killed unarmed Iraqis wins Tea Party support Ed Pilkington in Wilmington 2010

While Democrats didn't seek to make an issue out of the Iraq story and Pantano argues that voters were on his side, but it came up often in press reports on the race.

Can Ilario Pantano get to Congress? 2011

For his part, Pantano says he's prepared for any scenario.

Can Ilario Pantano get to Congress? 2011