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President Bush expresses "disgust" at treatment of Iraqi prisoners
2004-05-01

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush has condemned the apparent mistreatment of some Iraqi prisoners, saying, "Their treatment does not reflect the nature of the American people. That’s not the way we do things in America. I didn’t like it one bit."

He was asked about photos showing Iraqi prisoners naked except for hoods covering their heads, stacked in a human pyramid, one with a slur written in English on his skin. That and other scenes of humiliation have led to criminal charges against six American soldiers. Arab television stations were leading their newscasts on Friday with the photos.

"I share a deep disgust that those prisoners were treated the way they were treated," Bush said.

There currently are 138,000 U.S. troops in Iraq and 24,900 troops from coalition countries.

Bush made his comments in the White House Rose Garden after a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin.
OK, boys...cingold, Anon1, sludj, rest of RB gang: Here it is!
You wanted the President to address this personally and he did!
The Left will still keep harping on it and self-proclaimed "moderates" (closet Leftists) will still profess outrage (because in their minds, nothing the United States does can be any good, especially anything done by our military), but our Commander in Chief is now making sure that something is being done to correct and punish this abuse for all the world to see and hear.
Bush is the best!
Posted by:Jen

#11  "GWB leveraged a $1,500,000 payout after participating in a drilling initiative in the UAE which yielded dry wells. And he took money from Enron. A thief is a thief."
PROVE IT abou the UAE deal, Man Bites Dog.
I know President Bush didn't take any money from Enron.
(Other than legal campaign donations.)
Clinton, Gore and GrayOut Davis took plenty from Enron and a lot of other people.
"A thief is still a thief?" That would the Clinton "Grifters."
Bush's record is clean.
Posted by: Jen   2004-05-02 2:28:45 AM  

#10  my new bong in cats' name.
Posted by: HalfEmpty   2004-05-01 5:05:53 PM  

#9  Murat..and that is Bush's fault how, you act like Bush had a personal hand in ordering this? Why don't you show pictures of how those 4 contractors were mutilated and burned and hung in falujalah? Why dont you grow a spine? Compared to Saddams legacy especially you should talk. Oh wait I forgot..you LOVE dictators who torture, rape, kill and pillage their own people.
Posted by: Valentine   2004-05-01 4:20:49 PM  

#8  A typical Bush speech "We came to liberate the Iraqi people and give the Iraqi women that what the deserved".

A tip of the iceberg: http://www.albasrah.net/images/iraqi-pow/iraqi-pow
Posted by: Murat   2004-05-01 12:33:50 PM  

#7  The real measure of disaster management is turning bad news into success. Whatch the pro at work.
Posted by: john   2004-05-01 8:54:56 AM  

#6  Real values:

http://www.employees.org/~ferguson/Patton.html
Posted by: Man Bites Dog   2004-05-01 8:45:30 AM  

#5  More "values" crap. Try to think like this: terrorist life is cheap.

What the hell are your "values" anyway? You sound like programed cultists.

GWB leveraged a $1,500,000 payout after participating in a drilling initiative in the UAE which yielded dry wells. And he took money from Enron. A thief is a thief.
Posted by: Man Bites Dog   2004-05-01 8:43:36 AM  

#4  I'm very glad Bush said this as clearly and quickly as he did. Just what he needed to do, and I'm sure Rumsfeld will get the message across to the Army. This cannot be allowed.

A suggestion: the courts martials, when held, should provide for an official Iraqi observer. No power, but permitted to attend all hearings, etc., and report back to the provisional government.
Posted by: Steve White   2004-05-01 3:07:38 AM  

#3  The SUV belongs to his family. Got that!
Posted by: Lucky   2004-05-01 1:32:44 AM  

#2  GWB has personal honor, and Kerry has an SUV that he won't admit to.
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-01 12:43:25 AM  

#1  Bush is the best! Amen to that, Jen! And dittos on the rest.
Posted by: cingold   2004-05-01 12:33:24 AM  

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