"If it wasn't on the news, it didn't happen."

Marines Held in the Slaying of Iraqi Man
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-marines28may28,0,2689.story?coll=la-home-headlines
"In the Hamandiya incident, an Iraqi was allegedly taken from his home and shot to death, officials said.Troops may have planted an AK-47 and shovel near the body, Marines said, to make it appear that the man was an insurgent placing an improvised explosive device to detonate beneath a military vehicle.The Marines were brought back from Iraq for the investigation."

I don't mean to come off as being to hard or unfair on our soldiers who are fighting under pressures and conditions that I couldn't imagine.
But my broader point is this: You cannot rely on the mainstream media to give you information that accurately depicts the reality of what is going on in the world. As our access to alternative forms of information (mainly web-based) grow, the consolidation and politicization of the corporate-controlled mainstream press will also grow. "If it isn't in the news, then it didn't happen". It is a means of SOCIAL-CONTROL and PROPAGANDA. Don't believe the hype. Dig deeper.

- Vox