Well, after a week of the non-stop "culture of life" rhetoric--though somehow Georgie couldn't be bothered calling the Red Lake Chippewa Tribe to offer his compassion over their loss--it appears that the Pentagon, or whoever is in charge of making such decisons, has concluded that,

Despite recommendations by Army investigators, commanders have decided not to prosecute 17 American soldiers implicated in the deaths of three prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and 2004, according to a new accounting released Friday by the Army.

Investigators had recommended that all 17 soldiers be charged in the cases, according to the accounting by the Army Criminal Investigation Command. The charges included murder, conspiracy and negligent homicide. While none of the 17 will face any prosecution, one received a letter of reprimand and another was discharged after the investigations.

The Orwellian language coming out of the Pentagon leaves me just speechless.

'We take each and every death very seriously and are committed and sworn to investigating each case with the utmost professionalism and thoroughness. We are equally determined to get to the truth wherever the evidence may lead us and regardless of how long it takes.'

Presumably the spokesperson said this with a straight face and doesn't have a drinking or sleeping problem or anything like that as a result of his job.
posted by Idle Crank at 3/26/2005 07:16:00 AM