“it is rather unique for US congressman to advocate giving a pass to a member of the military that allegedly engaged in acts that violated the ROE and international treaties and then allegedly lied about it and covered it up.”
Precisely. The American public and the legislators that they have elected to represent them see this war as a political one and we can see the military chain of command struggling to maintain control of the forces with rules and laws that are obsolete in this war. At the other extreme, our president and many democrats are also confused because they want to grant the 911 terrorist civilian rights and a trial in New York. Are we at war or are we the world’s urban police force?
Justice is never obsolete—and the SEALS NOT the terrorists deserves favorable justice. The fact that the U.S. military’s judicial system lags the (political) reality on the ground, leads to these technical diversions under discussion in this blog. The fact that Abu Graib festered and became public, is no reason to punish the SEALS. Both the Abu Graib prison guards and chain of command were at fault. Even if you tell me these SEALS all have personality disorders and records documenting poor performance justifying ending their careers—I would still say, the chain of command is at fault because they allowed these SEALS to remain in their jobs long before this incident.

But you are correct, they are as accurate as any other Magazine/News outlet, our Stars and Stripes are just a hair better than them.

BTW, this Post’s Title has got to be the best Double-Entendre of the year.

Then again, when it comes to military justice matters in the press, accuracy doesn’t seem to be much of a priority — in good times or bad.