Let’s see now … we’ve invaded without just cause, killed thousands of civilians, dropped bombs on wedding parties, used drones for random killings … what else can we do …what else can we do to help these people? Thinking …. thinking…
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PS: The War Department says that the four soldiers have been identified and that charges could be brought as early as today (Friday, 1/13). This sends a powerful message to all other soldiers in our various wars: “Dammit, you guys, would you poleeeeease fer Chrissakes look around as see if someone has a camera running?”
PPS: I don’t see any weaponry around the dead guys, probably stripped of guns, but then there is always the possibility that these are not soldiers. The War Department says they are “Taliban Fighters,” which roughly translated is like “Al Qaeda'” or a name we use to designate subhumans that are OK to kill or torture (killing being the easiest way out for them). For all we know, these could be perfectly innocent people, not even fighting back. The one on the left could even be female, or perhaps quite young.
How easy it is to make people believe a lie, and how hard it is to undo that work again! (Mark Twain)
Piece of Mindful 
From Bill Kristol.
If they need some reassurance as to where public opinion might be, they can take a look at the results of a poll on the website of, yes, the Washington Post. The question is, “What was your reaction to the video that appeared to show Marines urinating on three Afghan corpses?”
So far, with over 20,000 votes cast, here’s how the responses break down:
It’s an unacceptable desecration – 11 percent
It’s an embarrassment – 7 percent
It’s not surprising — things like this happen in war – 82 percent
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No surprises here. I was just reading tonight that the German people were pretty much aware of what the Nazis were doing and were not upset, mostly supported Hitler and his efforts.
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