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...Have we lost all sense of moral proportion? The al-Zarqawi TV network, also known as Al-Jazeera, has broadcast the tape to the Arab world, and U.S. media have also played it up. The point seems to be to conjure up images again of Abu Ghraib, further maligning the American purpose in Iraq. Never mind that the pictures don't come close to telling us about the context of the incident, much less what was on the mind of the soldier after days of combat. Put yourself in that Marine's boots. He and his mates have had to endure some of the...

The Source for Navy News   Official U.S. Navy file photo of The Sullivans (DDG 68). View Larger Download HiRes   Three Surface Ships Deploy from MayportStory Number: NNS040823-08Release Date: 8/23/2004 12:56:00 PMFrom Naval Station Mayport Public AffairsMAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- Nearly 1,000 Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), the guided-missile destroyer USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and the guided-missile frigate USS Underwood (FFG 36) departed Naval Station Mayport Aug. 20 for deployment in support of the global war on terrorism. As part of the USS Saipan (LHA 2) Expeditionary Strike Group, Hue City, The...