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.
But not really.
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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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