From ABC News yesterday, an Army commander heralded in film after Black Hawk Down apparently writes a dark new chapter in his life and career:
Aug. 1, 2006 — Col. Michael Steele, whose heroics were portrayed in the movie "Black Hawk Down," is under investigation for allegedly encouraging his men to go on a killing spree. The investigation begins just as the Army has started to make its case against four soldiers who are charged with murdering three Iraqi civilians while under Steele's command, ABC News has learned.
The soldiers' defense is that they were under orders to kill all military-age males.
ABC News has learned that Steele has already been reprimanded for the incident. ...
...Steele has a storied military career and it was his unit that came under attack in 1993 in Somalia, as was portrayed in the movie "Black Hawk Down." During the current conflict, Steele has been heard boasting about his unit's record of killing insurgents. Last November he said, "We are absolutely giving the enemy the maximum opportunity to die for his country."
A source familiar with the investigation said Steele kept a "kill board" tallying the number of Iraqis killed by units under his command, and in some cases he gave out commemorative knives to soldiers who killed Iraqis believed to be insurgents.
Steele has not commented publicly about the allegations against him. But a source close to him said that he categorically rejects them.
Meanwhile, the Haditha report is coming, and it ain't good. ...
Iraq's leaders say they will control security in their country ... eventually.
On antirely different note ... From Rawstory: some staffers and members of the 9/11 commission saw criminality afoot in the response to the terror attacks.
And if you're a true tin foil hatter, Raw also has links to the newly released Moussaoui - 9/11 evidence. Cue the creepy music...
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