Of course it is! The US Govt commands such things all the time!

Say what you want about wikileaks but they understood media/marketing. Releasing so much stuff so frequently makes it difficult for the media to absorb and create a media frenzy, which is the only way the plebes ever even hear about stuff like this.

From their Twitter account: "We think, actually we may not release emails from The Sun, simply because it may compromise the court case."

That's awesome, actually. Well, thank him for /that/ particular service, has to be rough if he's open about it.

Like I said... I'm biased... I look at a lack of hesitation as good training. I heard a saying in basic - "Ready, aim, fire, yours, theirs, bodycount and regrets - in that order." and while we could argue all day about the morality of striking targets with no feasible means of fighting back (foot vs chopper) they did everything according to procedure - a procedure that's designed to protect your significant other and my friends when they've got boots on the ground, so... that's a win in my book.

It sucks... but war isn't pretty and it never will be. I would butcher 100 to save 1000 - and our ROE save lives every day - don't forget it.