bml00 said:

There was a time when Chivalry was the name of the game

.......but chivalry only applied to people  who could be ransomed or exchanged. The ordinary troops sensibly ran away when their betters started losing. The rules that came in during the 17th and 18th centuries about protecting people who surrendered, didn't really work when the prisoners of war were stuck in camps where disease was rife and food and clean water were short or non-existent. After the battle of Dunbar in 1651, the victorious English released the wounded and sick, but marched the able bodied survivors to Durham. About 1000 died on the way from dysentery, exhaustion and hunger and the remainder, (about 3000), were imprisoned in Durham Cathedral and castle. Most died from starvation and disease.  150 survivors were transported to America as indentured labourers. Others were enlisted in the English army and sent to fight in Ireland and France. Others were sent as labourers (probably indentured), to help drain the East Anglian Fens. After indentured servitude, the ex-prisoner became a free man. (The indenture was usually between 4 and 7 years.)

I do not condone wanton killing but I KNOW that in war there are times that such acts send a very clear message to the other side and in the end unless you want to win then there are times when moving beyond the acceptable occurs

Making public the dirty laundry of ones army serves no purpose but to weaken the resolve that serve , let punishment be served behind closed doors beyond the eyes of the enemy that seeks to weaken every single facet of your abilities to operate

BM

"Making public the dirty laundry of ones army serves no purpose but to weaken the resolve that serve , let punishment be served behind closed doors beyond the eyes of the enemy that seeks to weaken every single facet of your abilities to operate"

Quite.  

What does Australia hope to gain by releasing this alleged dirty laundry?

AH! No surprises that we would find you skunking around lending support to haji clans!

> "What does Australia hope to gain by releasing this alleged dirty laundry?"

Accountability is part of what it means to live in a democracy.

Have you ever visited the Statue of Liberty since you came here to my country?

SQUADDYB said:

What does Australia hope to gain by releasing this alleged dirty laundry?

Atonement?

SQUADDYB said:

AH! No surprises that we would find you skunking around lending support to haji clans!

I gave Berry another chance, just asked for no hijacking.

He lasted ALMOST two days!

I cant talk for Squaddy but you dont atone with your military by making public such issues , you weaken the moral of your troops and their resolve and you expose your weakness to the enemy - it is not a strength it is abject weakness to do dirty washing in public the more Liberal countries become the more they seem to want express their sorrows in the most public manner and achieve nothing in doing so

BM

What makes it YOUR country, per se?