DaGip wrote:mrswdk wrote:A People's Liberation Army soldier would never boast of killing in this manner.
Yeah, Americans are so fucking full of themselves. He should have kept his mouth shut, along with the other traitor that wrote a book. Not only do they make themselves look bad, their leadership in the Navy looks bad, a
nd they could have possibly compromised future missions. Also, their safety and the people around them could also have been compromised.
Usually, the relevant military branch censors parts of the book, so I wouldn't worry about this. What's more worrisome is the government abusing the vague 'national security' argument to censor other parts that are already public information or aren't that relevant to 'national security'. Black Banners, written by a former FBI agent, is a good example. Government bureaus can also fire people who write critical books--e.g. Easterly's White Man's Burden and Peter van Buren's We Meant Well. Governments tend to dislike their insiders letting people know how incompetent their governments are. That's the worst aspect which people tend to overlook.
RE: the rest, the glorification of extra-judicial killings by government authorities has always made me uneasy. Before 9/11, terrorist incidents were investigated, evidence was gathered, and convictions ensued. After 9/11, it's almost nothing but extra-judicial killings.