My point is that hardly any of the allegations of abuse are even mentioned by the MSM, unless they have photos that can be used to sensationalize the story. This investigation, like the one at Abu Ghraib had been going on for some time, and it was the pics that pushed the publicity, not any burning desire to get at the truth.
So I fail to see the public utility of such activities of a "free" press, and therefore believe such activities in wartime should be suppressed.
But the MSM have video of French troops firing on unarmed peaceful demonstrators and fleeing refugees in the Ivory Coast and you have not seen any of that on the nightly news, though Fox showed a little on it on one of their shows. So I think it goes beyond "if it bleeds, it leads" type mentality. I think there is an unhealthy dislike of America and what it stands for in the MSM.