It sure didn’t take long:
 BAGHDAD, Iraq – A military investigation into allegations that American troops intentionally killed civilians in Ishaqi, a village north of Baghdad, has cleared them of misconduct, the U.S. said Friday — even though it acknowledged the deaths of up to 13 Iraqis in the March raid.
(2nd paragraph typical “I hate the (U.S.) military screed)
The investigation of the March 15 attack in Ishaqi concluded that the U.S. troops followed normal procedures in raising the level of force as they came under attack upon approaching a building where they believed an al-Qaida terrorist was hiding, said Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, a U.S military spokesman.
You think that any of the media will acknowledge their jumping the shark? Naa. While most of the MSM’s have this store prominently displayed, none of them, including the BBC, who first released the story, make any mention that “woops, we may have shot our wads prematurely.”
The Huff Puff, who was pushing this story? Just a tiny headline, no spot for comments.
Crooks and Liars, who was all over this, has a little blurb. Typical loon commenters, who take the position that the military must be covering this up, you know, because their evil.
Maybe the Lefties should try taking the position that Americans, including the military, are innocent until proven guilty. That, and giving our troops the benefit of the doubt. For a change.
Web Reconnaissance for 06/03/2006…
A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention….
Now a high ranking Iraqi official has stated that the left wings latest dream attack has been overstated. Do the lefties ever have a full dream or do all of them turn into nightmares that make them jump out of bed. I’ll bet they have a lot of ‘i’m falling’ nightmares.
And they probably think that Bush pushed them out the window. They are all a bit snapped.