Military Struggles To Regulate Information On Afghanistan Suspect -- McClatchy News
For nearly a week, the military kept a lid of secrecy over the Army soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord suspected of killing 16 Afghan villagers.
At the base south of Tacoma, officials cautioned Army families in his unit to stay quiet and admonished the press to respect their privacy.
At the Pentagon, senior officials leaked out selected details of the soldier’s background even as they removed links to public-affairs articles that detailed some of his experiences in Iraq and his involvement in a training exercise in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: On big stories it is very hard for anyone to control the media narrative and it`s desire to report on a story. And lets face it .... Staff Sgt. Robert Bales is a big story that many in the media and the public want covered.
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