Rob, who’s releasing this information? The so-called MSM is reporting, so where are they getting the information, from the military. Why aren’t you livid about that?
puzzlefeet - 11:05am on 05/31/2006
Was I not clear enough about being angry at the person who leaked the information in addition to the reporters who diseminated it?
Try reading the posts before you comment.
Rob - 11:05am on 05/31/2006
I did read it and re-read it and it is still clear that your venom is directed at the “MSM”. so No, Rob, it isn’t clear.
Puzzlefeet - 11:05am on 05/31/2006
Must have missed this part then:
Look at the statement bolded above. The official who gave these details to the press did so anonymously because of the sensitivity of the matter. That’s baloney. He/she did so because if they didn’t they’d be fired from their job.
Or conveniently overlooked it.
But, if it makes you feel better, I think the leaker should be fired for leaking this information. And shame on the media for reporting it.
These troops deserve better than this. There should be a presumption of innocence, and they aren’t getting it.
Rob - 11:05am on 05/31/2006
Rob: I thought you were very clear on the matter. Furthermore, the anynomous leaker was only identified as a “defense official”. That could be anyone, including a janitor in charge of emptying wastebaskets at the DOD. The other lie here is that there was a coverup. The military prefers to keep politics out of its investigations; that’s not a coverup.
robert108 - 11:05am on 05/31/2006
Rob: I thought you were very clear on the matter.
Of course you did. That’s because I was clear.
Puzzle doesn’t get it because she’s a partisan who can’t see past her biases and has an axe to grind.
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN)—It actually took me a while to put all the pieces together—that I know these guys, the U.S. Marines at the heart of the alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha.
WOOF - 11:05am on 05/31/2006
Regarding leaks, it’s OK to be angry at both the leaker and the reporter who quoted them anonymously. Both are complicit in establishing a very dangerous atmosphere for all of our soldiers over there.
Interesting side note; I got banned from someone else’s weblog because I dared to point out that using information like this was gossip. Oh well.
(and no, I’m not going to name names!)
Robert Perry - 12:05pm on 05/31/2006
Doc I posted the intro paragraph and the link for people to read it. I hid nothing.
WOOF - 01:05pm on 05/31/2006
Peace it is Doc. Your comments were not extreme by local community standards.
Rob, who’s releasing this information? The so-called MSM is reporting, so where are they getting the information, from the military. Why aren’t you livid about that?
Was I not clear enough about being angry at the person who leaked the information in addition to the reporters who diseminated it?
Try reading the posts before you comment.
I did read it and re-read it and it is still clear that your venom is directed at the “MSM”. so No, Rob, it isn’t clear.
Must have missed this part then:
Or conveniently overlooked it.
But, if it makes you feel better, I think the leaker should be fired for leaking this information. And shame on the media for reporting it.
These troops deserve better than this. There should be a presumption of innocence, and they aren’t getting it.
Rob: I thought you were very clear on the matter. Furthermore, the anynomous leaker was only identified as a “defense official”. That could be anyone, including a janitor in charge of emptying wastebaskets at the DOD. The other lie here is that there was a coverup. The military prefers to keep politics out of its investigations; that’s not a coverup.
Of course you did. That’s because I was clear.
Puzzle doesn’t get it because she’s a partisan who can’t see past her biases and has an axe to grind.
CNN on the troops involved
Regarding leaks, it’s OK to be angry at both the leaker and the reporter who quoted them anonymously. Both are complicit in establishing a very dangerous atmosphere for all of our soldiers over there.
Interesting side note; I got banned from someone else’s weblog because I dared to point out that using information like this was gossip. Oh well.
(and no, I’m not going to name names!)
Doc I posted the intro paragraph and the link for people to read it. I hid nothing.
Peace it is Doc. Your comments were not extreme by local community standards.