Torture photos - look at them from another angle

[ps1074]

It was sometimes last year before May 1st. There were still major battles. 7 US soldiers were captured by the Saddam army. They were effectively POW. And they didn't even get scratched while in custody.

Some food for thought :think: .

[Alpharetta]

1. think of how Matt Maupin is being treated right now

if he's alive

[Failure]

2. don't forget Hamill, who was provided with medical treatment...

food and water...

Lynch too....didn't an Iraqi risk his life to save her?


failure,.

[On the Road]

3. Yup -- How Some People Can Defend This Treatment

and simulataneously hold the belief the US is morally superior is completely beyond me.

[LizW]

4. And don't forget all the outrage

when our captured soldiers were shown on television. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth about how it violated the Geneva Convention to show their their faces on tv.

[patrice]

5. Who's responsible for the picture/blackmail policy?

I was having some trouble understanding why people would take photographs of their mis-deeds. Yes, some warped types would take photos to brag on, but mostly people don't want evidence of their sins wandering through the world.

Scenario: Someone is somewhere in Iraq trying to get "support" for the "new democracy" created by the U.S. You've got some recalcitrant locals, maybe some of these obstinate types are even in the Iraqi police. What better way to convert them to happy citizens of our "big rock candy mountain" client state than to threaten them with the most embarassing images possible. "Pssst, hey Ahmed, you know Muhamar? You know why he won't cooperate with your political group? He's a pervert! A friend of mine surprised him in prison one night. My buddy happened to have a camera and he got photos. Believe me Muhamar and his friends are sexual perverts."