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"The killing of innocent civilians is policy. It's unit policy and it's Army policy. It's not official policy, but it's what's happens on the ground everyday. It's what unit commanders individually encourage." -- Iraq War veteran Mike Blake |
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Returning Iraqi War veterans have been charging that the unofficial Army policy on the ground in Iraq is to murder civilians, in short, war crimes. Is this condoned and encouraged because the military feels they are the biggest ape in the jungle and who will dare prosecute them?
The answer to those who feel they are beyond morality, beyond accountability: the Universe will dare.
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commanders
by Wolfie on Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 at 12:42:06 PM
Soldiers - Moral Casualties of War
by Liza Persson on Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 at 7:06:41 PM
Nice Blog
by Mac McKinney on Sunday, Mar 30, 2008 at 7:53:27 PM
Iraq war veterans deceive themselves
by Tom Murphy on Monday, Mar 31, 2008 at 3:21:50 PM
Theory and Reality
by Mac McKinney on Monday, Mar 31, 2008 at 5:45:22 PM
Uhm... mostly reality
by Tom Murphy on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:19:08 AM
Response No. 1
by Mac McKinney on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:52:34 PM
A few points on Response No. 1
by Tom Murphy on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:13:43 PM
Now You are Speaking for a Million Soldiers?
by Mac McKinney on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:39:46 PM
Now, I'm speaking for myself AND the reality of Iraq
by Tom Murphy on Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 at 3:19:32 PM
Sick of You
by Mac McKinney on Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 at 3:34:15 PM
Formal Reply
by Mac McKinney on Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 at 4:40:18 PM
Formal response
by Tom Murphy on Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:49:56 PM
Reply Again
by Mac McKinney on Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 at 11:35:44 PM
Fire for effect
by Tom Murphy on Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:26:30 AM
Speaking of Fire
by Mac McKinney on Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 at 9:37:02 AM
Response No. 2
by Mac McKinney on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:29:16 PM
Response No. 4
by Mac McKinney on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:21:14 PM
read Supreme Court Justice Jackson
by Houston Radical on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:11:24 PM
REsponse No. 5
by Mac McKinney on Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 at 7:14:26 AM
Response No. 6
by Mac McKinney on Wednesday, Apr 2, 2008 at 8:06:29 AM
Must must remember that this soulless war was created by
by ladybroadoak on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 1:30:46 AM
Depleted uranium?
by Tom Murphy on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:30:36 AM
Response No. 3
by Mac McKinney on Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008 at 7:39:12 PM
And more things, (LINKed here) prove Tommytoons a fake
by meremark on Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 at 4:20:19 AM
And...
by Tom Murphy on Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:03:11 PM
I Don't Even Dig Boxes
by Mac McKinney on Thursday, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:12:09 PM