It's obvious that this needs investigating. Soldiers throughout history....young, scared, intense young men under stress...have done such things. And usually the authorities would rather deny, obfuscate and hedge than publicize.

If it is true, it is ghastly and horrific, and ANYONE who participated should be brought to justice of the harshest kind. There are soldiers who endure the stresses of this insane 'war' without cracking in such atrocious ways, and we need to be rid of those who cannot.

I hope the clear, unadulterated truth comes out, even if it IS another My Lai.