[siunevada]

Read carefully. This isn't a story symapthetic to the accused, but a "banality of evil" story--what Bush's war is doing to nice, ordinary Americans.

Maybe I'm dense but I'm not getting that. She's asking the 'Can you believe it?' question to her colleagues but never gives her or their answers.

It seems like they would only ask 'Can you believe it?' if their own experiences with those Marines would make them question the allegations.

[Burr5]

This story starts off encouragingly enough, and then goes absolutely nowhere. I have no idea what her point is supposed to be.