http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/04/army-says-soldier-charged-murder-afghan-civilian-deaths/
I looked at the story of a US soldier, Jeremy Morlock, who is being charged with killing three Afghan civilians and attempting to cover up their murders. I first found the story on MSNBC, then found it on CNN, and on Fox. MSNBC gave the reader the most information about the gruesome details of the crime, Fox informed its viewers most about what punishment Morlock would likely face, while CNN touched on both topics. The biggest difference in the stories is that MSNBC and CNN both put out updates of the story because Morlock’s military tribunal is this Monday. To find the story on Fox I had to use an article they wrote in June. Fox’s article definitely omitted the certain details of Morlock’s crimes, for example, that there were pictures and body parts taken as souvenirs. MSNBC drew parallels between these “trophies” and Abu Ghraib. MSNBC and CNN both make it clear that a total of 12 soldiers are being charged with varying degrees of crimes in this investigation, while Fox estimates the number to be around 10 (again, the story was just breaking so the information might not have been available). Overall, we should definitely know and be concerned about this story. Its hard to claim that the soldiers at Abu Graib were “just bad apples” if similar actions are taking place throughout our army. The United States is being watched by the world and these acts, which are terrible in and of themselves, undermine support for our army abroad, at home, and especially in Afghanistan
Wow, it seems like Fox dropped the ball about some important details.
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