Sgrena Report Update
Well, not necessarily an update. This is more like a set of collected thoughts now that I have finished reading the report. Very few news organizations, newspapers, or other assets within the MSM are even paying this story any attention. A total of four blog sites, thus far, have even picked up on this story.
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002293.htm
http://sydandvaughn.blogspot.com/
http://journals.aol.com/republicanjen/RepublicanJen/
(Just a note, We have not dug up much, and Jen's site is linking back to us. But we are the only four to pick up on this so far.)
Our searches on the ‘Net have been aided through links to other sites, but only four sites have even paid it any attention. Thomas picked it up this afternoon on a random link. He tracked it, has two different sites to get the report from, and then he read it. Then he gave me a chance to read it. Needless to say, we are both pretty hot over what is revealed in this report.
There are three things, thus far, that stick out in my mind. Grid locations is the first thing that caught my attention. This report lists several grid locations of assets we have in Iraq. For those people, like Kevin Drum, that find the release of this report and what is presented "hilarious", I propose to you a simple question: Would it have been equally as funny had the locations of the beach landings at Normandy been given out to the public? It would have been a worse meat-grinder than what it was—guaranteed.
We have already seen the utter ineptitude of our own media in "war zones". Anyone remember Geraldo drawing a map in the sand when we landed in Iraq to depose Saddam? He was transferred to Kuwait because he put American troops in jeopardy with that little stunt. What about CNN meeting our troops on the beaches of Somalia when they arrived to go after Aidid? Lights blazing, and cameras rolling, Aidid knew we were there despite our best efforts to land quietly and clandestinely.
Traffic Control Points (TCPs, or checkpoints) are another area where I have gripe. The report lists the rules of engagement for the troops manning such a point, and the measures that have been taken for security. Further in the report is a subsection that deals with IEDs and like devices—including how we find them and disarm them. Thanks. We sure do appreciate that. We love having our strategies given away.
In regard to the incident the report is addressing, the military admits that they could not conduct a thorough investigation of the incident due to the site no longer being "sterile." Vehicles at the TCP had been used to medevac Sgrena and Carpani (he was the driver) to the nearest hospitals. The road was cleared so traffic could progress. But the military revealed they had satellite surveillance of the incident, which has proven Sgrena to be a liar. End of story.
But the part of this report that has us both equally incensed is the release of the names, the ranks, and the units of the ten US servicemen involved in the incident. With so much information available at a keystroke I am concerned for the families of these soldiers, and for the lives of those soldiers. A soldier is tasked to fight for his country should the president call for such a move, and Congress approves of it. But thanks to this report going public, now our enemies have that information, too.
We have active al-Qaeda cells in the US. Anyone want to take the chance that they may retaliate against those families if they can find them? What about the extremist Left that despises this nation, it’s president, it’s principles, and the GWOT we are in the middle of. Anyone want to see these families hurt or harassed by these nuts? The Italian government may have made an extremely deadly mistake in this war. If that is the case, there should be a level of diplomatic retribution on them. I am sorry, but as many know, I do not suffer fools.
Point being, this report should not have been published as it is—as I have seen it. Much of this report should have been redacted, including the names of the troops. But those names were not, and neither was the sensitive operations data. Someone made an egregious and unforgivable mistake, and I want their head. In all honesty, if my brother’s name had appeared in a report that should have been classified I would—at the very least—want the job of the idiot making the mistake. If it were done deliberatley, I would want their head stuffed and mounted on my wall.
The Bunny ;)
Well, not necessarily an update. This is more like a set of collected thoughts now that I have finished reading the report. Very few news organizations, newspapers, or other assets within the MSM are even paying this story any attention. A total of four blog sites, thus far, have even picked up on this story.
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/
http://michellemalkin.com/archives/002293.htm
http://sydandvaughn.blogspot.com/
http://journals.aol.com/republicanjen/RepublicanJen/
(Just a note, We have not dug up much, and Jen's site is linking back to us. But we are the only four to pick up on this so far.)
Our searches on the ‘Net have been aided through links to other sites, but only four sites have even paid it any attention. Thomas picked it up this afternoon on a random link. He tracked it, has two different sites to get the report from, and then he read it. Then he gave me a chance to read it. Needless to say, we are both pretty hot over what is revealed in this report.
There are three things, thus far, that stick out in my mind. Grid locations is the first thing that caught my attention. This report lists several grid locations of assets we have in Iraq. For those people, like Kevin Drum, that find the release of this report and what is presented "hilarious", I propose to you a simple question: Would it have been equally as funny had the locations of the beach landings at Normandy been given out to the public? It would have been a worse meat-grinder than what it was—guaranteed.
We have already seen the utter ineptitude of our own media in "war zones". Anyone remember Geraldo drawing a map in the sand when we landed in Iraq to depose Saddam? He was transferred to Kuwait because he put American troops in jeopardy with that little stunt. What about CNN meeting our troops on the beaches of Somalia when they arrived to go after Aidid? Lights blazing, and cameras rolling, Aidid knew we were there despite our best efforts to land quietly and clandestinely.
Traffic Control Points (TCPs, or checkpoints) are another area where I have gripe. The report lists the rules of engagement for the troops manning such a point, and the measures that have been taken for security. Further in the report is a subsection that deals with IEDs and like devices—including how we find them and disarm them. Thanks. We sure do appreciate that. We love having our strategies given away.
In regard to the incident the report is addressing, the military admits that they could not conduct a thorough investigation of the incident due to the site no longer being "sterile." Vehicles at the TCP had been used to medevac Sgrena and Carpani (he was the driver) to the nearest hospitals. The road was cleared so traffic could progress. But the military revealed they had satellite surveillance of the incident, which has proven Sgrena to be a liar. End of story.
But the part of this report that has us both equally incensed is the release of the names, the ranks, and the units of the ten US servicemen involved in the incident. With so much information available at a keystroke I am concerned for the families of these soldiers, and for the lives of those soldiers. A soldier is tasked to fight for his country should the president call for such a move, and Congress approves of it. But thanks to this report going public, now our enemies have that information, too.
We have active al-Qaeda cells in the US. Anyone want to take the chance that they may retaliate against those families if they can find them? What about the extremist Left that despises this nation, it’s president, it’s principles, and the GWOT we are in the middle of. Anyone want to see these families hurt or harassed by these nuts? The Italian government may have made an extremely deadly mistake in this war. If that is the case, there should be a level of diplomatic retribution on them. I am sorry, but as many know, I do not suffer fools.
Point being, this report should not have been published as it is—as I have seen it. Much of this report should have been redacted, including the names of the troops. But those names were not, and neither was the sensitive operations data. Someone made an egregious and unforgivable mistake, and I want their head. In all honesty, if my brother’s name had appeared in a report that should have been classified I would—at the very least—want the job of the idiot making the mistake. If it were done deliberatley, I would want their head stuffed and mounted on my wall.
The Bunny ;)
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