Curtis CCR wrote:

"The Todal" wrote in message
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"Bystander" wrote in message
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"= Vox Populi ©" wrote in message (snipped):
Six U.S. troops charged with Iraq torture

I have seen the photos and they are appalling.

The treatment of prisoners is utterly indefensible.

At least America is dealing with it, and has admitted it. Many
countries that use torture would never dream of allowing these reports.

Well, perhaps it would be more accurate to say: now that it's in the
public domain the PR people in the White House and the Pentagon can see
that it is indefensible and they are duly blaming it all on renegade
troops or (better
still) outside contractors. Meanwhile, all the other torture will not be
admitted until it has been discovered.

This incident was being investigated before it came out in the news.
The first news reports I saw of this (I think CBS was the network that
"broke" the story) said that dicipline was already being handed out to
those directly involved and to several officers, including a general,
in the responsible command.

Those were at the Abu Grhaib prison. So far I've not heard that those who
took the photos were arrested.

Here's a revisionist thought: What if the photos were taken by the Iraqis
themselves for propaganda purposes?

BTW, if the photos were taken by American soldiers I expect to see
courts-martial for them, and nice long prison sentences - with Iraqi
guards!

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Cheers,
Bama Brian
Libertarian
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