For the record, here's a reference to this video at least two weeks ago.
http://www.network54.com/Hide/Forum/...&lp=1079223736
Not really an April's Fool joke anymore, is it?
And for reference, it's from a PBS Special. Check it out here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/truth/
The only fools involved here, my analogue friend, were those American soldiers.
Oh, and here is Deputy Sec'y of Defense Paul Mr Wolfowitz's response to a question from a Georgetown University Student who questioned him on this issue
Quote:
"We are looking into it. And mistakes, pretty ugly mistakes can get made in wartime. And that is again one of the reasons why if you can find a peaceful way to resolve things it is so much better. I would remind everybody here...it wasn't so long before that incident when people were saying 'Why don't you shoot a few looters in Baghdad because looting is causing terrible disruption...'
Looting has been a serious problem. I don't know why those mistakes were made in the particular incident that you described. I do know that the best way to change the situation is...to get more Iraqis on the front lines. They are much less likely to make those mistakes. So it's a legitimate question and we're looking into it."
REF: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontl...ws/truth/talk/
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So I guess, in summary, you
have been proved wrong.
Mr Mephisto