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From Laura Cruz of the El Paso Times reports:

The U.S. Army on Tuesday revealed that all records and documents about the weapons that jammed during the March 23 ambush that led to the death of nine Fort Bliss soldiers were destroyed in the Iraqi attack and that there is no way to trace the weapons' histories.

Oh, come on. The Army blames the victims:

The official 507th report, which was released by the Army on July 17, suggests that the "malfunctions may have resulted from inadequate individual maintenance in a desert environment."

But the families are having none of it.

Arlene Walters, mother of Sgt. Donald R. Walters, who died in the attack and would have celebrated his 34th birthday Tuesday, said her son was dedicated to his job and to details. She said she finds it hard to believe that her son's weapon wasn't kept clean.

"He kept his guns as clean as can be," she said. "He even talked to his dad about it."

Who will investigate? Perhaps the Inspector General of the Pentagon—Oh, wait... That would be L. Jean Lewis, an especially nasty VWRC thug, no doubt stashed in that position of trust by the Bush Gang to make sure that nothing, but nothing about military contracting problems ever comes to light in our privatized war of choice (Salon; do the one-day) .