But most folks only hear what they want to hear and don't like it when their meal of soundbytes is interrupted.

Media Matters lost credibility years ago. If they say it's black, it's white. If they say it's good, it's bad and if they say the weather is clear, you had better bring your umbrella.

The whole matter is inconsequential. We know that not all soldiers are wonderful specimens of humanity. If there exist US soldiers making cruel jokes, killing dogs or playing with skulls it will not be the first time.

Any excuse to drum up negative press on the US presence in Iraq - any excuse to redirect money out of US hands and diminish US influence.

Some day you'll leave your partisan prejudices behind like worn out toys, and finally see the big picture of what really is in the world's best interests and be able to discard the small voices of the riff-raff who are paid to divide and conquer for their masters.