Fear the Reaper
By Jamie McIntyre on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 
A U.S. military investigation delivered a scathingly critical assessment: showing not only how screw-ups can get innocent people killed, but also how the U.S. military really does take seriously the investigation of unintended civilian casualties. It does not simply write off the deaths of women, children, and other non-combatants as “collateral damage” –a term that has increasingly taken on an unwarranted pejorative tone, implying that U.S. forces are uncaring and unfeeling about the loss of innocent life.
