Thursday, March 22, 2012

Why Did The U.S. Army Try To Delete All References To Sgt. Bales From The Web



After Bales' Arrest, Military Tried To Delete Him From Web -- McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — Besides waiting nearly a week before identifying the Army staff sergeant who's accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers, the U.S. military scrubbed its websites of references to his combat service.

Gone were photographs of the suspect, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, as well as a recounting in his base's newspaper of a 2007 battle in Iraq involving his unit that quoted him extensively.

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More News On The US Army Trying To Delete References To Accused Soldier From The Web

Army tried to erase Sgt. Bales from the Internet after Kandahar massacre -- Global Post
Army tried to delete Bales from website -- The Hindu
Search and destroy: Military tries to delete Staff Sgt. Bales from Web -- RT
Robert Bales Deleted From Internet? Report Claims Military Scrubbed References To Accused Soldier -- Huffington Post

My Comment: Who knows why the US Army tried to delete all references of Sgt. Bales from their websites .... but this has only raised more questions about the army's motives on a case where full disclosure would have been best route to satisfy the American public as well as placating our Afghan allies.

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