>>To me there is no difference whether it was any military or civil authority that did it. Both are, in extension, government. And if government does nothing (much) about it, it's at least an accomplice. And if the media don't want to investigate the matter, but rather shout at those who do, they're involved in it as well.
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>I don't agree with you. The New York Times has consistently presented the POV that the higher-ups are getting a pass while the only ones punished are low level soldiers.
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>The Bush administration has certainly been guilty of playing "kill the messenger." It makes my blood boil when they try to make anyone who disagrees with their policies or actions out to be unpatriotic. Grrrr.

NYT and how many more on one side, vs the F-word news and others. And NYT also has yet to explain several things about its own behavior in some other cases.

And, um, "foreign mercenaries and domestic traitors" was the favorite club to slap the opposition with. Used a lot by, guess who: Milošević and Šešelj.