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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (131006)	5/2/2004 5:43:32 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The entirety of US military follow orders. They do? Well apparently you've never served in the US military, nor are you familiar with the numbers of people locked up in Ft. Leavenworth.. Do you always obey the law? Never speeded? Never lied? Never Jaywalked? Never tried to sneak a peak at someone's proprietary solution to a programming problem so that you can copy their solution? Never cheated on an exam? So let's get real here... Not every soldier, let alone non-military individuals, obey the rules. And that's why we have a legal statute (and UCMJ) to deal with violators and anyone who directed, or facilitated, those violations. But please don't claim that all soldiers are directed to disobey lawful orders. All soldiers are trained that they are not required to obey unlawful orders. Because that's just as ridiculous as some criminal claiming that they committed their crime because someone told them to do it.. A rather poor excuse that WILL NOT hold up in court. But just for the sake of argument, was the soldier who obtained and turned in the evidence of this crime to Military authorities disobeying his orders? Should he be punished too? As for why the evidence of these atrocities was not released earlier, that's the way investigations are conducted (or should be). One should NEVER let the perpetrators, or suspects, know all the evidence that you have against them. If you do, you might limit the number of participants/witnesses who might have been directly involved. It's also to prevent innocent individuals from being falsely accused.. Hawk