[Darkwolf377]

Read carefully. This isn't a story symapthetic to the accused, but a "banality of evil" story--what Bush's war is doing to nice, ordinary Americans.

[pissant]

there is some of that. But she obviously liked the guys. that's a far cry from the suits in Atlanta or NY.

[gondramB]

>>Read carefully. This isn't a story symapthetic to the accused, but a "banality of evil" story--what Bush's war is doing to nice, ordinary Americans.<<

That's the theory that people like Eichman who carry out atrocities "may not be crazy fanatics at all, but rather ordinary individuals who simply accept the premises of their state and participate in any ongoing enterprise with the energy of good bureaucrats."

I see your point but i think I read more sympathy and empathy than that in the piece.

[em2vn]

You're reaching.

[siunevada]

Read carefully. This isn't a story symapthetic to the accused, but a "banality of evil" story--what Bush's war is doing to nice, ordinary Americans.

Maybe I'm dense but I'm not getting that. She's asking the 'Can you believe it?' question to her colleagues but never gives her or their answers.

It seems like they would only ask 'Can you believe it?' if their own experiences with those Marines would make them question the allegations.

[Jeff Chandler]

a "banality of evil" story--what Bush's war is doing to nice, ordinary Americans.

That's Murtha's angle: Something happened, let's assume the worst and blame Bush.

[eleni121]

I agree...nowhere does she say the Marines are innocent. CNN is still what it is. The most important part of this non story is this:

"After being hit by an IED, his men were searching the area and found a massive weapons cache in a mosque. Although it wasn't his company that we were embedded with, the Marines had taken me to the mosque so we could get footage of the cache."

more weapons - lots more in a "mosque" - using "religious" sites to store weapons...not reported enough IMO.