Posted by: McQ on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Three US soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have been charged with murder in an incident involving 3 Iraqi detainees. "A noncommissioned officer and two soldiers each have been charged with violating several articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice including murder, attempted murder, conspiracy, communicating a threat, and obstructing justice," an announcement said.Now I bring this to light for one reason and one reason only. After the feeding frenzy that is Haditha, I heard various sources wonder out loud at the military's ability to investigate itself. In fact, I heard it broadly hinted that if it weren't for the media events such as Haditha would most likely be quietly swept under the rug. The point of this story is it was brought to military authorities by an enlisted soldier, his story was taken seriously, an investigation was initiated and subsequently, based on that investigation, charges of murder have been brought. That points to a system with integrity which is not inclined to sweep such incidents under the rug, but which confronts them, and does the right thing. It is one of the reasons I'm content to let the military handle the Haditha incident without all the second-guessing by the media about if they should be trusted to do so. |
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