AB> Not sure I agree totally that the American torture is directly
AB> comparable with what went on in Saddam's regime. Under Saddam you
AB> had a system of institutionalised and officially-approved torture,
AB> rape and murder.
AB>
AB> With the Americans, on the other hand, you have frustrated soldiers
AB> without adequate backing from the Pentagon being put in charge of
AB> large numbers of prisoners they have no idea how to deal with. A
AB> lot of them aren't trained to guard prisoners, and a fair few of
AB> them are probably inclined to do stupid, petty-minded, vindictive
AB> and cruel things to the prisoners off their own bat - perhaps
AB> because they buy into the "Saddam helped plan 9/11" crap, or
AB> because they believe the super-patriotic propaganda that demonises
AB> resistance to the Coalition, or because they're just dumb hicks.

You missed how the soldiers were ORDERED to do these tortures AND ordered to
photograph it!

The Pentagon has thrown these poor soldiers out as food for the Iraqi
malcontents who don't like the continued American overextended presence in
THEIR country, taking THEIR oil!

The American leaders are hoping that this sacrifice will sufficiently appease
the Iraqis so as to possibly prevent retaliatory strikes against the U.S.A.
__IN__ the USA!

AB> I really don't think the American torture was officially sanctioned
AB> by the US government, even if representatives on the ground did

I do know that it was officially sanctioed!

Your friend,
<+]::-{)}  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))


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