The American Spectator

? It is simply beyond dispute that these would be far better suited to provide an accurate perspective of operations and of the soldiers themselves. p>Second, regardless of their attitude or journalistic “integrity,” this one fact (as put by John of the milblog Op-For ) is inexorably true: BR>

None of this detracts from the fact that, of the 160k troops in Iraq, TNR choose a real dirtball to serve as their correspondent. When other soldiers are out building schools, providing medical care, and running security operations for the Iraqi people, TNR decided to highlight a real slug of a mechanic who mocks the disfigured and disrespects the dead for kicks.

BR>This situation is still far from over, and the next step in the aforementioned progression is, of course, casting blame on others, which TNR unflinchingly and unfailingly did, saying: BR>

Although we place great weight on the corroborations we have received, we wished to know more. But, late last week, the Army began its own investigation, short-circuiting our efforts. Beauchamp had his cell-phone and computer taken away and is currently unable to speak to even his family. His fellow soldiers no longer feel comfortable communicating with reporters. If further substantive information comes to light, TNR will, of course, share it with you.

BR>That's right: it's the Army's fault. The same army, according to TNR , that condones the abuse of the dead, that laughs at reckless and deadly behavior, and in whose ranks Scott Thomas Beauchamps are the rule, rather than the exception, has enforced its own rules and is conducting an investigation into the alleged incidents of wrongdoing that TNR