We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:52:56 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification In this post about the deaths of Specialist Babineau, and Privates Menchaca and Tucker, I made the following observation: Lastly, this result needs to inform the Courts Martial of those soldiers whose actions seemingly sparked this event, if that connection can be made with evidentiary rigor. Not in the guilt or innocence phase - but in the punishment phase. If that connection can be made with evidentiary rigor... Heh. 'No Evidence' Ties Dead Soldiers to Mahmudiyah Crimes American Forces Press Service | September 05, 2006 Washington D.C. - Citing media reports suggesting a possible connection between three U.S. soldiers killed... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:48:50 -0600 What perturbs me about it is that 'we' will do the right thing and investigate. The sad part about this is all someone has to do is point a finger and accuse. Facts don't matter. The scary part we have to be seen showing that we back what we say about being a democracy. We're damned if we do and damned if we don't. Since the other three were killed out of revenge, I would be inclined to flatten the village. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html#comment-50188 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html#comment-50188 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 19:08:35 -0600 I've always maintained that using the rape/murder case was a convenient excuse for killing our boys. If they had killed them for participating in any crimes against Iraqi's, they would have made it VERY clear from the get-go. Using the rape/murder excuse was just that- an easy excuse. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html#comment-50171 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html#comment-50171 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:39:42 -0600 real evidence is presented. This lesson should be applied universally, but unfortunately it will be forgotten yet again in the heat of political idiocies.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html#comment-50168 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/09/exonerating_the_dead.html#comment-50168 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:33:51 -0600