The U.S. government uses these young men to appease Iraqi sheiks and corporate oil companies, which make record profits at the cost of American lives. The trials of our troops are not about guilt of supposed crimes; it's political. Our generals are not loyal to their own troops, they are motivated to get their next promotion, that next star. Our young men can't tell these generals they need their loyalty and respect, but Americans can stand up for our warrior troops.We, Pendleton demonstrators, have not forgotten what happened to the Pendleton 8 and we won't stand by and let them destroy more young men who fought for this country. Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins is a victim who got 15 years for killing a road bomber. We believe it was the road bomber he killed because the bombing stopped, according to returned Marines.Patricia WalkerFallbrookPlans for road widening are confoundingOn the article about the widening of Scott Road ("Widening of Scott Road to take six months," Feb.
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