[antimedia] antimedia: Greyhawk has a very revealing....

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Posted by antimedia:
Greyhawk has a very revealing....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1149304589.shtml


   ....[1]analysis of how the media is building the meme that the Marines
   in the Haditha incident are guilty of murder. But there is a side
   story that is building that is revealed in the comments, and I find
   that side story very enlightening.

     However, complete evidence will never be forthcoming, because the
     Marine Corps didn't even start its investigation until four months
     after the massacre. This has insured that forensic evidence will be
     unavailble and has given the murderers times to coordinate their
     lies. The result will be mostly acquittals, and a few wrist-slaps
     of those who didn't file accurate reports.

   The charge, then, is that the leadership of the Marines is corrupt and
   will cover up crimes rather than prosecute them.
   Regular reader Dan has leveled [2]the same charge in the comments
   here.

     So, the chain of command in the military concluded that the chain
     of command in the military didn't know about crimes being
     committed? Wow. Somehow, I'm not convinced.

   So, while smiling and saying, "I support the troops", these people
   believe that the leadership is corrupt and will not prosecute criminal
   behavior. Their assumption is that military leaders' normal behavior
   is to not thoroughly and aggressively investigate alleged crimes but
   rather to cover them up.
   If the Marines are murderers and their leaderhip is corrupt, then
   exactly who in the the military do you support? The truth is, none of
   them. For if you truly supported them, you would wait to pass judgment
   until the investigation is completed, the evidence is in and verdicts
   (if any) have been rendered.
   Why is it assumed that there will be a coverup? Because you don't
   really believe that the people investigating have any integrity. Why
   are the Marines in Haditha assumed to be murderers? Because you
   already consider them killers and it's no leap at all to assume that
   they kill indiscriminately.
   So spare me the "I support the troops but not the mission" tripe. You
   may believe what you say, but I can see you're lying. Your words have
   no more integrity than the accusations you level against the military
   leadership and the grunts in the field.
   vet isn't fooled.

References

   1. http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/005349.html
   2. http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1148947846.shtml#2419