Honestly, I have not followed the case that closely so it is difficult for me to pass judgment. It just seems to me there must be some 'outside' influence required to get people to eat their own for no reason.
From what I’ve seen here, the NCIS is civil and so are not necessarily ‘eating their own’ (except in the sense that the Marines are, like themselves, Americans), which calls into question what political “orientation” the members of the NCIS tend toward. I don’t know enough to do more than idly speculate.
I think you are right. It’s difficult to prove—unless someone from the inside has the integrity to speak out.
Why would elements within the DoD want to do the opposite with the Haditha Marines? Why make them into villains?
All the leaks that have come from "senior defense officials" have been calculated to have that effect.
Are the leakers Clinton appointees out to embarrass Bush? Or is there some kind of deal with the Maliki government? Or are they lackeys for Murtha? If I knew the answer, this farce could end.