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By their actions, the maverick lowlifes who perpetrated these acts have made life more dangerous than ever for American troops in Afghanistan and other Muslim nations. Such isolated instances of barbarity as these will be portrayed by the enemy as the standard modus operandi of the American military.

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Originally posted by wright35633:
Dogsoldier addressed this very incident in the news forum. Basically, this journalist sheds light on the situation from his eyes. I'm sure the real story lies somewhere in the middle.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion...istan-crying-bullst/


And your idea of "in the middle" is an opinion piece from Fox News?
wright35633, there is hope! Please refer to my new charity under the topic "more jobs" and if we have enough sponsers perhaps we can enroll you in the SAVE THE FOXOPHILES program.
Until then, be brave and avoid Glenn Beck if at all possible. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Rocky
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Originally posted by rocky:
quote:
Originally posted by wright35633:
Dogsoldier addressed this very incident in the news forum. Basically, this journalist sheds light on the situation from his eyes. I'm sure the real story lies somewhere in the middle.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion...istan-crying-bullst/


And your idea of "in the middle" is an opinion piece from Fox News?
wright35633, there is hope! Please refer to my new charity under the topic "more jobs" and if we have enough sponsers perhaps we can enroll you in the SAVE THE FOXOPHILES program.
Until then, be brave and avoid Glenn Beck if at all possible. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Rocky


You sure are dense to be such a smart guy. Allow me to translate. Someone else (as in NOT ME) posted a link from Fox. It says some thing different (as in not the same) from the original poster's link. It is a journalist's opinion of the Rolling Stone's piece. I (as in ME) choose to read both (as in NOT JUST FOX) and form my own opinion. I am sure it lies somewhere in the middle (as in NEITHER in FULL AGREEMENT with Fox or the OP's article). Hope that helped. I actually never watch Fox News.
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Originally posted by rocky:
wright35633;
It was all a joke! Big Grin
I think sometimes people do not get my sense of humor (I don't really lay awake at night worrying about it) Wink
I didn't mean to offend. If I did, I am sorry.


I had a wee bit of jest in there as well my friend. No offense taken. I think Glenn Beck is a raving lunatic. I watched his show once and when it was over I couldn't tell you anything he said. I felt like any minute an embolism would pop in his head and I would watch a man die on live TV. But to each his own.
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Originally posted by wright35633:
Dogsoldier addressed this very incident in the news forum. Basically, this journalist sheds light on the situation from his eyes. I'm sure the real story lies somewhere in the middle.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion...istan-crying-bullst/


Maybe you missed THIS from the link in my initial post:

" . . a review of internal Army records and investigative files obtained by Rolling Stone, including dozens of interviews with members of Bravo Company compiled by military investigators, indicates that the dozen infantrymen being portrayed as members of a secretive "kill team" were operating out in the open, in plain view of the rest of the company. Far from being clandestine, as the Pentagon has implied, the murders of civilians were common knowledge among the unit and understood to be illegal by "pretty much the whole platoon," according to one soldier who complained about them. Staged killings were an open topic of conversation, and at least one soldier from another battalion in the 3,800-man Stryker Brigade participated in attacks on unarmed civilians. "The platoon has a reputation," a whistle-blower named Pfc. Justin Stoner told the Army Criminal Investigation Command. "They have had a lot of practice staging killings and getting away with it."

From that, it would seem that the Rolling Stone reporter did some pretty good in-depth research.

Just wait until the Army bites the bullet and releases its own findings on this affair. I do not believe that this problem is widely systemic; but it sure looks like there were quite a few players in the platoon involved in this sordid mess.
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Originally posted by beternU:
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Originally posted by wright35633:
Dogsoldier addressed this very incident in the news forum. Basically, this journalist sheds light on the situation from his eyes. I'm sure the real story lies somewhere in the middle.

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion...istan-crying-bullst/


Maybe you missed THIS from the link in my initial post:

" . . a review of internal Army records and investigative files obtained by Rolling Stone, including dozens of interviews with members of Bravo Company compiled by military investigators, indicates that the dozen infantrymen being portrayed as members of a secretive "kill team" were operating out in the open, in plain view of the rest of the company. Far from being clandestine, as the Pentagon has implied, the murders of civilians were common knowledge among the unit and understood to be illegal by "pretty much the whole platoon," according to one soldier who complained about them. Staged killings were an open topic of conversation, and at least one soldier from another battalion in the 3,800-man Stryker Brigade participated in attacks on unarmed civilians. "The platoon has a reputation," a whistle-blower named Pfc. Justin Stoner told the Army Criminal Investigation Command. "They have had a lot of practice staging killings and getting away with it."

From that, it would seem that the Rolling Stone reporter did some pretty good in-depth research.

Just wait until the Army bites the bullet and releases its own findings on this affair. I do not believe that this problem is widely systemic; but it sure looks like there were quite a few players in the platoon involved in this sordid mess.


I didn't miss it. I figured someone with your intelligence could appreciate multiple viewpoints.

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