Eight Marine reservists under investigation for mistreatment of Iraqi pris

[RapidCreek]

Eight Marine reservists under investigation for mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners-of-war


GREG RISLING, Associated Press Writer
(10-18) 18:12 PDT LOS ANGELES (AP)

Eight Marine reservists accused in the mistreatment of prisoners of war in Iraq were being held Saturday at Camp Pendleton on charges ranging from negligent homicide to dereliction of duty, military officials said.

Meanwhile, a lawyer representing one of the men said the Army did not have the necessary personnel to run the detention camp and the reservists were untrained for the job.

"In the rush to war with Iraq, providing the mandatory training to reservists seems to have had little if any priority with the Pentagon," Donald Rehkopf Jr. said in a statement released Saturday....The rest of the story...

Christ...how pathetic. Winning the hearts and minds of Iraqi's. You just gotta wonder....how many incidents like this we don't hear about.

RC

[displacedtexan]

1. 'mistreatment'

is such a pansy-assed word!
especially when it is used in the same sentence as 'negligent homicide.'

[RapidCreek]

2. that's putting it mildly....and good point btw

Quaint headline...isn't it?

RC

[lebkuchen]

3. Their civilian jobs are likely law enforcement

...harassing African Americans, mostly, bringing those ass-kicking "skills" with them to Iraq. Their abuse of the Iraqi citizenry has resulted in the deaths of more of our military at the hands of Iraqi citizens out for revenge.

http://armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292925-2169332.php

“I catch fish in the morning and Americans at night,” he said. “Catching Americans is easier than catching fish.”

He wouldn’t give his real name, instead calling himself Salahuddin, the name of the 12th century Muslim liberator known to the West as Saladin. His account, which mixes verifiable facts with extravagant claims, gives a rare insight into the secret world of Iraq’s anti-American resistance, which has killed more than 60 troops since May 1.

He insisted he wasn’t motivated by any loyalty to Saddam Hussein or principled Islamic opposition to the U.S. presence. He said he was driven by what he sees as the Americans’ heavy-handed treatment of ordinary Iraqis during anti-guerrilla operations.

[saigon68]

4. dupe

dupe

[TahitiNut]

5. Not LBN

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=172649

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