The firefight at Bin Laden’s compound, it now appears, pitted two or three men against a dozen or more commandos. Bin Laden didn’t engage in the firefight and used no human shield. He wasn’t even armed. We shot him dead anyway. That’s the truth. Deal with it.

Bin Laden’s human shields? The myth of his life meets the myth of his death. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine

… and the biggest casualty? Once again, the USA lets itself down by aggrandising the actions of their armed forces when the truth is different?

Linda Norgrove? Patrick Tillman?

Truth, justice and the American way?