I'm going to say as an American adult, is that it would be foolish to believe the American media. Of course you will not see this story on the 6 pm news. Our government would never allow it. Unfortunately, the only way we would get a story like this would be from outside sources.

Honestly, 16 troops committing suicide would not surprise me. I am surprised that we don't hear more of it, if any at all. I pray for those poor kids every day. Most had no idea what they were getting into.

I can see why this may be propaganda because of the source. But I was thinking about how soldiers are given orders and go though with these orders because they cannot commit "mutiny" but what if these orders are so horrific that they can't live with what they have done. I would think that a story like this would not be one that our military would like leaked. I am not saying I think it's true but it got me thinking... After what went down at the RNC and seeing the types of things cops were ordered to do I can't help but think that many of these cops were just doing what they were told and/or backing up their fellow police officer because of the "brotherhood." And then when I thought of that I thought of all of the "good" cops who are at home sick to their stomachs after doing what they did. Off topic but it is where my mind went.

To try to understand why our soldiers would do and have done the horrific things that some have I can't wrap my mind around how they could do these things and remain a moral human. It is because their moral compasses are being manipulated by an outside source. I can see this to be a possible truth.

It sounds like stories I have heard about things that happened in Vietnam. We as a planet need to take heed from this story even if it is not true. I know it is idealist but how do we not see this neverending cycle show that we are killing ourselves by killing our "enemies?"

-I kind had a little tangent there. Sorry.

It never ceases to amaze me how a story can still hobble along after it is totally debunked and the appendages have been chopped off of it. Monty Python's Black Knight.

[edit on 8-9-2008 by SectionEight]

Originally posted by 20 Eyes
I'm going to say as an American adult, is that it would be foolish to believe the American media. Of course you will not see this story on the 6 pm news. Our government would never allow it. Unfortunately, the only way we would get a story like this would be from outside sources.

Honestly, 16 troops committing suicide would not surprise me. I am surprised that we don't hear more of it, if any at all. I pray for those poor kids every day. Most had no idea what they were getting into.

You think it would be foolish to believe ANYTHING the American media has to say? You are the foolish one then, champ. There is a certain amount of spin from any news agency, but very little of the stuff coming out of MSM in the USA is flat out lies. Your paranoia is showing.

And by the way, why would 16 troops committing suicide not surprise you? Soldiers are a strong breed, what makes you think you have the kind of experience necessary to even contemplate the stresses involved in that type of situation? In any case this is Iranian propaganda STRAIGHT from Tehran. The Iranians would be extremely happy to know that some idiot out there actually bought this story.

[edit on 8-9-2008 by ppskylight]

I was actually hoping to avert a big search for the "57th Company of the Airborne Division" as there is not or has there ever been such a thing, even in a support role.
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I'm sorry but you cant dismiss it as not being true yet, maybe they received half information or they got some of it wrong but i still think that there's some truth in it and its being covered up very well but we shall see over the next few days.

Originally posted by MarkAkaSilent
I'm sorry but you cant dismiss it as not being true yet, maybe they received half information or they got some of it wrong but i still think that there's some truth in it and its being covered up very well but we shall see over the next few days.

I called a friend on a DSN just now he is in Iraq just to make sure I was not posting bad info, there is no 57 airborne in Iraq just so you know.
and I asked him about this there was NO self harm today or any day this week. now he is not going to lie to me and I can say I did this all day long I can't provide proof outher than my word. and for that I am sorry.

and Mark or Silent or whatever, please allways fact check the news you post. I would hate to see something you post come back to nip you in the butt so to speek. as for there being something there you might be right but not on this news story.

That sounds fishy to me. And we are just hearing about it after 27 days. I was born at night but not last night!

Sometimes news emerges from unexpected outlets but this does not appear to be one of those times. I think we can all agree that if there was a mass suicide by narcotics that turned you into a mummy it would be worthy of discussion.