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While reports are put out, DeltaAlum, you can verify this, that Govt. Reports and Media Reports can be very one sided!
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Tell me about it.... reports that were scewed by the media is one of the reasons that the Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded following the Somilia Incident.
However in this case both the Canadian and American inquires and reports placed the blame on the pilots and Mj. Schmidt in paticular. It was these reports that led to the initial charges being filled against Mj. Schmidt.... 4 counts involunatry manslaughter and 8 counts of assault; all of which added up to a possible 64 years in prison.
That possible sentence was scene as a little harsh even up here in Canada. Basically most of the families and military felt that if spent 2 years in prison and was dishonourably discharged that was fine. However as it stands he faces 6 months jail time, a dock in pay (which he is fighting the hardest), after which he returns to active duty with the Air National Guard. Quite frankly that is what has pissed off the most people.... along with the press confrences that his defense fund has held.... blaming "go-pills", blaming the Canadian soldiers, blaming the AWACs personnel, blaming the length of his breifings, blaming the "Air Force brass", blaming Canadian politics (this one changed alot following Canada's refusal to join the coalition), and blaming command staff in Kandahar.... in effect blaming everyone and everything but himself.