I am not an American and I don't usually post on topics like this.

However, I really believe that the USG should explain why nobody was seriously punished for the apparent murder of twenty four Iraqis. To the rest of the World it appears as if different standards of justice apply to the US Military, that the US does not practice what it preaches.

And this is coming on the heels of Abu Ghraib.

Many of you Americans don't really grasp how far the perception of the US and its Military has fallen this past decade. You might brush it off and say it doesn't matter - it actually does.

This is a PR problem that needs to be handled extremely carefully. To remain silent or to conceal information will do more damage in the long run.