A few weeks ago there was news of US soldiers burning the dead in front of Afghanis to make a point. The act was covered world-wide. But it got barely a whisper in the US. Even the liberal blogs passed over the story quickly. Some at Kos were pissed off when I posted photos of the shameful act, with one person even asking: "Why do people need to see this?"
I was listening to conservative radio earlier today. The topic: How far should the US go with its war prisoners? It was a radio call-in show about torture. People called in with suggestions for drugging prisoners, for torturing them, for doing whatever. It was totally disgusting, and some callers actually voiced that view (military folks were the most upset).
And now there is more news about use of chemical weapons by the US in Fallujah.
All news in the US should stop and focus this story. Bloggers should write of nothing else. Not Plamegate, not Alito, not the gains for Dems in the elections matter more than this news.
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