The American Spectator

Band of Brothers made one colossal mistake. Band of Brothers , both the book and the TV series made it clear that Bill Spears was only alleged to have shot a bunch of German prisoners in Normandy — nobody ever said that they actually saw him do it, although there were many men in the company who claimed that they knew somebody who had seen it. It was nothing but latrine gossip, from beginning to end. Bill Spears was also alleged to have shot one of his own men who was drunk while on sentry duty at night, but nobody ever claimed to have seen that themselves either. Bill Spears was never charged with an offense, let alone convicted of one (and murdering one of your own men is one hell of an offence, in anybody’s book), because the simply fact was that there was no evidence against him — scuttlebutt is not evidence, as any half baked, barrack room lawyer knows. If military lawyers are comparing Ilario Pantano with Lieutenant Bill Spears and confusing facts with mere gossip then it is easy to work out where the problem lies, and it sure isn’t with Lieutenant Pantano by the sounds of things. br> — Christopher H. /p> p> If Pantano is found guilty, America will be dead one year later. If this young warrior is sentenced to die for this ridiculous charge then America is truly finished. Who will Congress get to fight her wars then, more little private Englands who stand all of 5 feet tall and weigh roughly 100 pounds? You think it is tough being a recruiter, now wait until America starts refusing to send her sons and daughters off to war. What will you do then, Mr. Bush? I have three teen sons and after this court martial is finished I know none of my sons are going anywhere. More and more vets are saying the same thing and will not allow their sons to serve if it means their own government could kill them for what amounts to doing their duty. Just whose side is the Pentagon on anyway? br> — unsigned /p>