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Military Murder or Friendly Fire?

By Sean Sirrine

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As if it wasn't enough that this family lost their daughter in the war effort, that they lose her in a senseless murder suicide AND were lied to by the U.S. military is too much to fathom. Someone needs to get control of this military propaganda machine before the idiots in charge drive away the good men and women needed to protect our country.

From the Editor & Publisher:

For five years now, E&P has been chronicling the disturbing number of ?noncombat? deaths in Iraq, often suicides, which usually come to light only due to the diligence of local newspapers. As part of that effort, last August I briefly described yet another case, involving a 20-year-old Texas woman named Kamisha Block, who apparently was much loved in her Vidor hometown. It was said to be death by ?friendly fire,? which officially is fairly rare in Iraq, so I kept an eye on it for days, in case of an update.

. . . . .

Forget friendly fire. It turns out that Spc. Block was actually murdered, and the killer, another soldier, Staff Sgt. Brandon Norris, then turned the gun on himself.

And more: Her parents were misled at the start, and only after the mother noticed a suspicious head wound at the funeral (it turns out she was shot five times) and asked why, were they informed a few days later about the murder angle.

Full post as published by Objective Justice on June 20, 2008 (boomark / email).