Originally posted by NUKE
When was that proven?
It's in the US Army's report on the incident.
What about throwing people into wood chippers,cutting out tongues, chopping off limbs, sending body parts to family members in trash bags, raping children in front of the parents, etc..? I didn't see you protesting any of that news.
I didn't see anyone supporting it or trying to rationalise it either.
Originally posted by capt. apathy
but my gut reaction is that, if this is true, I don't like it. what the hell is a military inteligence contractor? and why would we need to hire private companies to handle this work. is this just someone who we hire so we can distance ourselves from things that shouldn't be going on. should private companies be given authority to issue orders to our soldiers? my answer to that would have to be a big assed no.
Even more disturbing is that one of the two murders that the US Army is investigating was apparently commited by a "CIA contractor".
Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
eally have to wonder if she (the reserve one star who was in charge of the prison) is not just attempting to redirect blame in a desperate attempt to CYA. I'm not saying that her excuses are totally implausable, just that it sounds real suspicious.
Ya know, I thought of that also. But that would mean that there is some kind of conspiracy between the General, her staff and the enlisted men directly involved in the abuses. I find that hard to believe. "I know lets make up a convoluted story that is easying disproven so we can torture some guys."...I don't buy it.
Originally posted Eagler
looks like we may have some bad apples ... pls point out an army that doesn't
Actually it looks like a policy enacted by someone vis-a-vis the miliary intelligence contractors. And I think that that is the most important issue here, and one that is being mostly ignored by the press. These enlisted men and officers that have been charged and reprimanded are reponsible for thier crimes, but they are starting to look like scapegoats as well.