Except the soldiers who are guilty of these atrocities WEREN'T being shot at. They were safely ensconced inside an American prison. Which makes it all the more disturbing.

And as I said, I will not take on the apologists' "war is hell" mantle. That just excuses the military, and leaves the wall between military "values" and civilian intact, unchallenged, and easily redeemed by the military propaganda machine.

Maybe it is time we held ourselves to the actual standard the propaganda machine claims for it's 'honorable' soldiers, and the troops AND the military AND the politicians accountable.

Wouldn't that be the American thing to do?

Naw. Time for another dirty, sleazy cover-up. An election is on the horizon, and we have two pro-war candidates running the nation.