From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Dave Ings wrote:
> Don, I think that's fair comment. What was bugging me is the sanctimony
> often displayed from Phil and Adam towards many things American. Sure they
> are sometimes just stirring the pot up, but I wish they would be more
> generous in applying the "bad day" benefit of the doubt reasoning more
> widely.
>

What bollox. Sorry but that is. 15 - 25 shot dead in cold blood by some
pissed off marines does not compare to 1 dead following a cockup but also
following agreed policy which directed them to take that action.

What makes this massacre even worse is that the soldiers are foreign
occupiers in a land where they are invaders & are seen to be.
Politically this will have large ramifications as frankly now the US mil
can really no longer pretend to be one of the "good guys". The
best they can hope for is "no worse than the average" i.e.
"we're better than Saddam's republican guard" which is like
limbo'ing under a major bridge.

> BTW I am indignant. I have strong ties to Britain and I'm appalled by the
> London police behaviour ... perhaps less so by the incredibly unfortunate
> shooting itself but more by the post incident behaviour.

Any more occurred? No? I wonder why? Because we were far more indignant than you?

Adam

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