Posted on 11/15/2005 5:41:45 AM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
ABC News is reporting the "exclusive" story of two Iraqi "detainees" who are alleging that "they were repeatedly tortured by U.S. forces seeking information about Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction."
As part of their allegations, which are being brought to light as part of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, the men allege that, in July 2003, "U.S. soldiers ...threatened [them] with live lions."
"They took us to a cage — an animal cage that had lions in it within the Republican Palace," he said. "And they threatened us that if we did not confess, they would put us inside the cage with the lions in it. It scared me a lot when they got me close to the cage, and they threatened me. And they opened the door and they threatened that if I did not confess, that they were going to throw me inside the cage. And as the lion was coming closer, they would pull me back out and shut the door, and tell me, 'We will give you one more chance to confess.' And I would say, 'Confess to what?'"
However, there's one big problem with the detainees' story: according to various news sources, the lions were removed from the palace three months earlier.
Since the detainees' story about the lions is false, it tends to indicate that, perhaps, the rest of their story is false.
Even a bit of rudimentary research was able to show the story about the lions was inaccurate. However, neither ABC nor, apparently, the ACLU bothered to conduct that research before making their charges. That failure seems to indicate both organizations are more concerned with their agendas than the truth.
We can only hope that this agenda driven story doesn't result in more violence against our troops.
Ping
But I do believe that one of the Iraqi detainees was turned into a newt. He told me so.
Darn, I was hoping the lions were real.
The ACLU - conducting traitorous activities with taxpayer money. DEFUND THE ACLU...
Anyway, after the troops opened the cage door, did the lions, er, kind of walk around, or just lie there, or roar or what?
Like, here I am in a foreign country, just arrived, and I'm in charge of the lion cage, and like I'm going to OPEN THE DOOR, right?!?!?!
The story falls down right there. On the other hand, these particular detainees knew all about the lions, and seem to have been "old friends" or something.
Could it be they used to "feed" them before Saddam's fall?
Who let these guys loose!
Maybe they were Detroit Lions.
The press puts out so much crap on this torture BS that any prisoner will claim to have been tortured and the MSM will eat it up. I don't know of any of our people being captured and being around to talk to anyone afterward. If these dirt bags are talking to ABC then we didn't torture them enough.
What does the ACLU have to do with this? I thought they were to protect the civil liberties of Americans?
Put a bullet in their head at the git go and you won't have this problem.
ping
PETA Feels Lions Should eat only vegetables.
I think they watched 'Goodfellas' once too often.
And, charge their family for the price of the bullet as they do in China.
"Even a bit of rudimentary research was able to show the story about the lions was inaccurate. However, neither ABC nor, apparently, the ACLU bothered to conduct that research before making their charges. That failure seems to indicate both organizations are more concerned with their agendas than the truth."
Unfortunately 'Federal Review' is lacking even mroe in the research department.
Apparently there were more lions.
07/26/2004
Odai's lions get a happy ending, regular diet
http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/battlefield/stories/MYSA072604.6A.saddamszoo.b84c97d.html
Yeah, but he got better. ;>)
China does a few things right.
The lions in the article you cite were not at the palace, which is where the men claimed they were "tortured."
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