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Old 10-14-2006
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Re: Coroner finds US troops guilty of killing journalist

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Originally Posted by Meridious View Post
Any action involving military fire and civilians that cannot possibly be the results of collateral damage should be investigated fully and a trial conducted if necessary. This incident is not as if a drone dropped a weapon on a target and civilian casualties resulted as collateral damage.

Burying firefights or the evnts leading to firing upon civilians in close-contact is detrimental to the reputation of our soldiers. Nothing good can come of it.

The reputation of the soldiers on the ground AS A WHOLE are at stake constantly.

It should be out in the open unless its disclosure is a matter of national security...as in the information puts our country at a tangible risk.

This is scary, we agree......
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