snjoseph's Journal: Family-Killing Values

Reuters: US Raids Kill Family of Six in Fallujah

Is this what Big Ketchup is talking about when he promises to get tough on Fallujah? Maybe he would kill a family of eight instead (what an optimist!).

The US military denies that they killed the family. An official statement snorts:

Intelligence sources indicate a known Zarqawi propagandist is passing false reports to the media.

This is in spite of the fact that the killing was viewed by a Reuters employee; the bodies videotaped by Reuters television; and the goddamn photographic proof accompanies the article. Apparently the evildoers will spare no means to undermine our faith in the truthfulness of the American defense establishment.

Truly Satan, the enemy of mankind, is powerful!

Zarqawi...

[freejung]

is the new poster-boy badguy. All you have to do is mention his name, and all is forgiven. He is to blame for everything.

The scapegoat mentality is so blatantly silly I find it difficult to believe anyone buys this sort of horseshit. But it works every time. Just find someone to blame, and all will be well.

Of course sustained intense military attack kills families. It doesn't matter much whether it killed this particular family, (except, of course, to the family itself). We know that this sort of thing