Marine Inquiry Into Afghan Killings to Look at 2 Officers, Lawyer Says

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:08 AM EDT

Article Source: The New York Times

nytimes, afghanistan, world, asia, marine-corps

A Marine Corps inquiry investigating the killings of at least a dozen Afghan civilians last March will only focus on the actions of two officers in charge.

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Some how I think they will get off easy; its not like they killed white people, and thats all that seems to matter to the White House.

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#1 - Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:11 AM EDT

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Our officers are frequently found innocent. The guilty ones, of course, should be punished--and they have been.

"Speaking to journalists in Washington, retired General Ricardo Sanchez hammered the Bush administration for its poor war planning. He then accused the press of 'perpetuating the corrosive partisan politics that is destroying our country and killing our service members." The general, I believe, is talking about liberal media outlets like the New York Times and NBC News, both of which trumpeted the general's criticism of the Bush war plan but ignored his media attack. The Times gave the Sanchez war view extensive coverage, but completely ignored Medal of Honor winner Michael Murphy, the Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan. Since Lt. Murphy lived on Long Island, it is hard to believe the paper would not mention this incredible honor. Also, the Times initially reported on murder accusations against two Green Berets in Afghanistan, but ignored the conclusion of the story, as the men were acquitted.

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#2 - Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:57 AM EDT

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