Most of you are aware of the stories published in TNR from the infamous Scott Thomas. This "soldier" penned three articles (Shock troops) accusing his comrades of everything from mocking an injured and deformed women to running over dogs with their Bradley's. Well he's come forward to identify himself as Scott Thomas Beauchamp a member of Alpha Company, 1/18 Infantry. This offering by TNR/Thomas does nothing to corroborate his accounts it only serves to show that he is indeed a soldier and not another Jesse McBeth.
The most prescient question still remains ...is he lying. If not why did he not report these alleged abusers by his fellow soldiers to the higher ups as is required.In his self outing Thomas/Beauchamp states:
“I was initially reluctant to take the time out of my already insane schedule fighting an actual war in order to play some role in an ideological battle that I never wanted to join.”
If this is indeed the case reporting these alleged incidents to his superiors would have been the best way to avoid "some role in an ideological battle" wouldn't it? If their wasn't an agenda here why report to the notoriously leftist New Republic?
Time will tell whether this man is a liar or derelict in his duties. Either way he's got some splainin to do.
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