Comments on: Still the Best Weapon

By: walter huffman

walter huffman — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:40:00 +0000

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By: Max

Max — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:00:42 +0000

“The depressing thing is that the crimes and alleged crimes by US troops get no media reaction in Iraq because “many Iraqis shrug it off as an every day fact of life under occupation.“
Or maybe because te Iraqis are somewhat happy with our work?
Or possibly because they are aware the insurgency actively manipulates the media.
Or perhaps because most journalists are clueless.
Certainly we can’t rule out the fact that journalists will jump on a scandal faster than a Kennedy on a hooker. The media is doing it’s job, for the most part these “crimes” aren’t happening.

By: Wembley

Wembley — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:04:11 +0000

The depressing thing is that the crimes and alleged crimes by US troops get no media reaction in Iraq because “many Iraqis shrug it off as an every day fact of life under occupation.“
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/GEO843166.htm
What we see as extaordinary lapses are viewed as normal behaviour for US troops by the Iraqis. That ‘best weapon’ needs to get a lot better to win hearts and minds.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:57:37 +0000

My guess? The initial investigations of Haditha caused various levels of command to kick into high gear and begin investigating their own actions. That more thorough investigation has kicked up a number of cases that had been poorly hidden so we're seeing them all appear 'at about the same time.' The bottom line is that you don't find what you aren't looking for. At the same time, the US military is doing a much better job of understanding the non-kinetic side of this fight. Because of this, they are re-investigating incidents that a year or two wouldn't have caught a second glance. That's a good thing. What it really indicates is the military doing a much better job of internal policing as opposed to a rash of crimes from 'burnt out soldiers.'

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:01:01 +0000

Perhaps it was decided to consolidate all such cases so the media only need cover it once. It’s partly a media war afterall.
To be honest, I’m more worried about the ratio of terrorists created to terrorists destroyed.

By: os

os — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 00:08:23 +0000

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By: fronten

fronten — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 22:33:30 +0000

Oh?
Finally some Update..
Took you very very long ^^