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2004-08-08 Iraq-Jordan

US Soldiers Told to Ignore Sight of Iraqis Abusing Prisoners

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-08-08 10:09:28 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Here are some photographs of the prisoners at the site.

Posted by Anonymous6014 2004-08-08 10:54:01 AM|| 2004-08-08 10:54:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Mike, were you abused as a child? Just wondering...

Posted by .com 2004-08-08 10:55:54 AM|| 2004-08-08 10:55:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#3
My Mom served over-cooked peas, and my Dad insisted I eat them. Ever since then, my heart has bled for abused prisoners who might be innocent of any wrong-doing.
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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-08-08 11:07:05 AM|| 2004-08-08 11:07:05 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 spotted a man beating a prisoner June 29 â Iraqâs first official day as a sovereign country

In other words, some of our soldiers saw agents of a sovereign nation doing something we didn't like, and were reminded that Iraq is, in fact, a sovereign nation.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-08-08 12:00:26 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-08-08 12:00:26 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Beating prisoners is bad, I agree. But what, exactly, did the Oregonian WANT them to do about it do now that Iraq was sovereign? Beat them if they didn't stop?

Funny, the LA times, Oregonian, CNN CBS/NBC/ABC etc. never had their panties knotted when Sadaam or Iran or any other Muslim country was busy torturing their citizens, but when an American soldier witnesses the bruises (not the event itself) somehow GW is to blame.

Posted by B 2004-08-08 12:05:18 PM|| 2004-08-08 12:05:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 MS: Ever since then, my heart has bled for abused prisoners who might be innocent of any wrong-doing.

I know - better that a whole country revert to Saddam than one innocent jihadi get beaten up.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2004-08-08 12:32:01 PM|| [http://www.polipundit.com] 2004-08-08 12:32:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 RC brings up a good point here. Iraq is a Sovereign nation right now, but the moonbats who called for Iraqi Sovereignty/No US Imperialism are going to be the same who call on us to stop this.

So what's it going to be: Play the "role" of Imperialistic overlords or allow "innocent" Jihadi's to be beaten for information?

Posted by Charles 2004-08-08 5:02:46 PM|| 2004-08-08 5:02:46 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Mike---all we are saying, is give peas a chance.

Posted by Seafarious 2004-08-08 7:24:03 PM|| 2004-08-08 7:24:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 The prisoners, many whom appeared to be non-Arab immigrants ...

Chechens? Pakistani?

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-08-08 7:36:42 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2004-08-08 7:36:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 The prisoners, many whom appeared to be non-Arab immigrants ...

Pursian (i.e. Iranian 'Undocumented ~~freedom~~ fighters')....

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-08-08 7:46:00 PM|| 2004-08-08 7:46:00 PM|| Front Page Top

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