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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy in the hell will they not release the name of this soldier - murderer?
It is very unusual that no name has been released yet.
Many civilian suspects names are released before formally charged.
Seems odd.
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But it is odd to me how very solicitous and nuanced we can be when someone accused of a heinous crime is "one of our own."
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)the family in the U.S. has been relocated for their own protection. If I was them, I would not want his name released.
onenote
(42,715 posts)Do you think that they're not concerned about the safety of his family? In any event, its actually not uncommon for the military to withhold the name of an accused member of the service until formal charges are filed.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I'm sure the military is VERY concerned about the safety of some families, and is VERY careful about releasing some names, depending on the circumstances.
Shankapotomus
(4,840 posts)charged to protect the United States are doing the most damage to it.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)Logical
(22,457 posts)proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Unless the name is "Person of Interest" 
Logical
(22,457 posts)Many times they name the person once in custody! No charges filed!
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)we're militarily "waging diplomacy" (!!!) in a place where blood feuds last for centuries.
his kids, parents, wife, etc. should be protected from reprisals
this event has ramifications for the mil regarding our troops fitness for duty. bigtime shit. it's a diplomatic nightmare here as much as there, for different reasons. if he becomes a flawed human in the eyes of america -- if he elicits one ounce of sympathy for cracking under unimaginable stress, US support for this boondoggle gravytrain will stop, pronto.
support the troops - bring them home now
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)Just because he wears the uniform of the US military doesn't make him any less so
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)
NotThisTime
(3,657 posts)in, just shows how desperate our military is for anyone who has a pulse, including those seriously injured already....
Dan
(3,570 posts)Mr. Bush, the wars have broken the back of the volunteer army.
And, I would bet my pension, that if we embrace the stupidity of a conflict with IRAN, there will be a draft, boys and girls.
The sad part is, if such an event were to occur, then the draft should be limited to only people 40 years or older... that would bring an end to all this mess in a hurry.
if your point is that the mil justice system should come down on him like an avalanche, I get you.
My point is that his family is in danger and should be protected. aND tptb DEOSN'T WANT TO OPEN UP A NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR TROOPS. oops didn't mean to hit all caps.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)and the military pronounced him "fit to serve" despite it or after a shamefully short treatment time.
Call me a cynic but honestly, I thought the military was probably taking the time to scrub his records before they released his info. :shrug
It's quite possible the delay is to protect his family but that particular rationale doesn't seem to have been utilized for others (like Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter who was identified almost immediately for example).
underpants
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treestar
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bluestate10
(10,942 posts)I want him under heavy lockup. I want psych evaluation done on every active soldier. Naming the soldier that went on a rampage accomplishes nothing to prevent future incidents of murderous rage by american soldiers.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)So that argument doesn't fly.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)i'm exaggerating, but I bet it has something to do with getting the story straight. Because you know they're going to have a story to tell us.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)annm4peace
(6,119 posts)Shame on the military, shame on Congress members who have totally neglected our Troops and haven't listened to the Veterans for Peace and Iraq Veterans Against the War and Military Members speak out.
The blood is on Congress, the President and all of the taxpayers hands.
riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)and attend to all the details about his breakdown ahead of the groups like Veterans for Peace and the Iraq Veterans against the war... I think they are scrubbing data right now to cover up TBI or PTSD and that he never should have been sent back into a war zone.
Probably also moving the family to ensure their safety (or putting them under deep wrap).
Call me a cynical old woman....
Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)that the military has some serious culpability; the soldier in question supposedly suffered a traumatic brain injury in a vehicle rollover incident in Iraq (brain injury can cause serious loss of impulse control, rage, and personality changes; it's perhaps significant that traumatic head injury is something found in most serial killers). Add to that that this was his fourth deployment, and one has to question whether the military has some ultimate responsibility for the incident.
mackattack
(344 posts)Military is afraid of reprisals against the family or that his unit will be targeted. Sure the name will be released once charged/sent o trial/whatever. But the REMFs want to do as much damage control as possible.
trust me.
