tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post6234305602455830607..comments2023-11-20T05:27:02.037+00:00Comments on GrogNews: Self-described "Kill Team" Ringleader Linked to Iraqi DeathsBranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5737853305204847838.post-52254303528368818692010-10-01T15:33:24.865+01:002010-10-01T15:33:24.865+01:00Boy, we're getting pretty good at self-inflict...Boy, we're getting pretty good at self-inflicted wounds, eh?<br />- Abu Ghraib<br />- Throwing puppies off cliffs<br />- Shooting Korans<br />- Flushing Korans<br />- Black site detainee centers<br />- Pat Tillman coverup<br />- Drone strikes killing random families<br />- Nisoor Square<br />- Haditha<br /><br />and now this...<br /><br />It doesn't matter that over half of them are bullshit. What matters is that the get reported at all, and then story takes on its own legs far before the damage control can go into effect.<br /><br />It won't matter how much we prosecute these guys. The fact that we're talking about the investigation *before* they're being sentenced makes us look like we're only reacting to the news, instead of getting in front of it. Whether we are or not, it's all about how it looks, and the stories being told on barstools and from pulpits, rather than the truth being printed in a Pentagon report.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482746543829626805noreply@blogger.com