Saturday, January 17, 2004
When In Baghdad...
NY Times: Inquiry Ordered Into Reports of Prisoner Abuse0 comments
This article outlines a string of American military abuses of Iraqis held prisoner.
And, we're supposed to be the good guys.
These four episodes are only the ones mentioned. These men and women are the ones who got caught, and were brought up on charges.
How many weren't caught? How many American soldiers continue to beat, abuse and, in some cases, even kill their Iraqi prisoners?
Have we placed our troops in such a horrific position that they're just snapping now?
Or has the volunteer military done an exceedingly poor job of weeding out the assholes you wouldn't want on your local police force?
Plus, if their Commander-In-Chief has shown them that international law is only to be acknowledged and/or followed when convenient, how do we hold our troops to centuries old law meant to force soldiers into holding on to some shred of their humanity while they're in the psychotic world of a battle zone?
posted by Gotham 11:47 AM
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