Ever since this story re-surfaced on Monday with the der speigel thing, Ive been reading and searching for the details that will give me more of a Big Picture view as well as more facts of the matter. It aint easy, lotta ugly.
But there’s one surprise.
I’m not 100% certain that I have it right, but … well, okay I admit it. Maybe I’m just a sap, a sucker, a bleeding heart liberal, a naive hopeful vulnerable peaceloving DFH flower power peacenik heart on my sleeve bleeder. …
I want to tell you about this one “starfish” in this godawful mess.: Specialist Adam Winfield. And that I support him.
In war, truth is the first casualty.
Aeschylus, Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC – 456 BC)
A simple and essential truth appears to be that Spc. Adam Winfield has been wronged. He is accused of the May 2010 murder of an Afghani civilian. In fact, he tried, (and failed obviously), to blow the whistle in Feb 2010 on his squad-mates. Follow below for more.