"The military has begun punishing some of the 19 Army reservists who balked at what they called a "suicide mission" and a "death sentence" in Iraq last week.
Some members of the South Carolina-based 343rd Quartermaster Company refused to transport fuel between the Iraqi cities of Tallil and Taji Wednesday morning, saying they had no protection for the dangerous trip.
And yesterday, as the Army started demoting or reassigning the suspected ringleaders of the mini-mutiny, unit members told families back home that not only was the mission suicidal, it was pointless because their helicopter fuel was contaminated with diesel, and had already been rejected at one air base.
"The fuel was contaminated for the helicopters," said Harold Casey of Louisville, Ky., whose grandson, Justin Rogers, told him yesterday that he and others were detained under guard for several days..."
La prensa ha hecho mucho eco de lo sucedido. Associated Press dice que algunos soldados ya fueron liberados. No era buena idea tener soldados americanos presos en tiempos de elecciones... No es buena temporada para hacer martires. Pero ésto demuestra el grado de desesperación de la jerarquía militar en Irak, que es tan alta que no le importa sacrificar 19 soldados.
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